Known Issues

This topic describes known problems and issues associated with the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Software Development Kit (SDK).

Description of Problem SDK Version that Will Contain Resolution Workaround

The Add Reference dialog box in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 displays ambiguous and confusing component names for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 dlls.

Not an SDK issue, but will be fixed in the future versions of the product.

  • For Microsoft.Office.Server.dll, use: Microsoft Office Server Component

  • For Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal dlls, use: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Components

  • For Policy and Workflow DLLs, use: Microsoft Office Server DLC Components

  • For Excel Web Services, use: Excel Web Services

  • For Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.dll, use: Microsoft Content Publishing and Management

  • For Microsoft.Office.Server.Search dll, use: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Search

  • For Microsoft.SharePoint.Search dll, use: Windows SharePoint Services Search

  • For other Microsoft.SharePoint dlls, use: Windows SharePoint Services*.