How to edit content of sharepoint in visual studio 2010

Question

Hi Guys i have to make changes on the Sharepoint2010 UI. suppose say my site name is http://demosite/sites/pages/default.aspx. on this perticular site i have a series of tabs. on click of particular tab it opens two sections on the same page i.e default.aspx. i have to add one more section appending with the existing sections. i don't have complete knowledge on sharepoint. when i searched on net people have advised to open .wsp through sharepoint solution package. when i searched on iis there is no wsp for this application please advise me on how to edit this particular section. also in the solution  i didn't any wsp i believe this is definitely a web part deployed in sharepoint. Regards Sivaprataap.

Vijay S · Answer

To import a solution package by using Windows PowerShell Verify that you meet the following minimum requirements: See Add-SPShellAdmin .. On the Start menu click All Programs . Click Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products . Click SharePoint 2010 Management Shell . At the Windows PowerShell command prompt type the following command: Add-SPSolution -LiteralPath To deploy a solution by using Central Administration On the Central Administration Home page click System Settings . In the Farm Management section click Manage farm solutions . On the Solution Management page click the solution that you want to deploy. On the Solution Properties page click Deploy Solution . On the Deploy Solution page in the Deploy When section select one of the following: Now At a specified time . If you select this option specify a time by using the date and time boxes. We recommend that you select a time when the load on the destination servers is low. In the Deploy To? section in the A specific web application list click either All web applications or select a specific Web application. Click OK . Please Mark as Answer if it helps You. Thanks is advance.

sivapratap Kurapati · Answer

Thanks for your time Vijay Regards Sivapraatap

sivapratap Kurapati · Answer

Hi Vijay I figured out on how to get the wsp solution But when i opened it through import sharepoint solution package on visual studio 2010 it asked for the path to the site and type of the solution(sand box/farm based) and then the sharepoint solution got imported successfully. Now this landed me up in a different problem. I am able to open the webpart say defaultwebpart.ascx which opens with a design view and solution view. it doesn't have any ascx.cs files attached with it. Then i browsed for the solution then i got inputs saying the wsp solution has to extracted (like change .wsp to cab extension) i used a tool of codeplex to extract the wsp but i doesn't have idea on how to work with extracted solution in visual studio means there is no wsp or .sln after extracting it. The business scenario of my project is to edit reference link of button to new link where it is placed in the webpart. this operation is not available in the design solution i have to check whether it is getting called from .cs Please help me with this issue. Regards Sivapratap

sivapratap Kurapati · Answer

Hi Vijay S If i make changes in this way how to make it redeployed on the sharepoint site. I am actually not clear about this  so raising this question. Regards Sivapratap

Vijay S · Answer

To get the WSP file in the Solution you need to create a package. To Create a Package In visual Studio 2010 : Right Click the solution and click on package then WSP for your solution will be created. Mostly you will be finding it in the solution folder/Bin under Debug or release based on your configuration. In Visual Studio 2012 : You have to right click the solution and click Publish to get the WSP To Configure Release or Debug mode. In Solution Explorer  select the project. On the View menu click Property Pages . Click the Build or Debug tab in a Visual C# or a Visual F# project the Compile or Debug tab in a Visual Basic project or Configuration Properties  in a Visual C++ project. In the Configuration drop-down list click Debug or Release .