Comments on: SharePoint Tricks: Allow Duplicate Column Names

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:02:03 +0000

I figured it out. Once the page(FDLEDIT.aspx or FDLNEW.aspx) has loaded you can simply type this into the address line(replacing everything in there): javascript:g_FieldName={};clear Then simply change the name to use another column name and press OK and done!

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:09:20 +0000

I dont get it! Please use an example including a sample URL. At what point do you add the code simple adding it replaces the whole URL to say javascript:g_FieldName={};alert(‘ok’); which does nothing when hitting Ok and hitting enter take you to that page!?

At what point do you add the java code? after fldedit.aspx? After work? Add= then java code?
_layouts/FldEdit.aspx?List=%7B832E2BCD%2DEEAE%2D4AFB%2DAF34%2D4646D411A5BD%7D&Field=Project%5Fx002f%5FWork

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Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:58:29 +0000

[...] and it needed to be a site column, so off to google I went and found a post on Tomblog on how to allow duplicate site column display names. Since sharepoint already uses them, there [...]

By: Diego

Diego — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:38:39 +0000

a fantastic reflect save!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:17:46 +0000

Thanks man! You saved my day!!

By: Sashi

Sashi — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:06:08 +0000

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By: Sashi

Sashi — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:58:45 +0000

Great tip,.. Thanks much!
I always had to think of a different name that conveys the same meaning or add a pre/post-fix to make it different.