Workflow Power Pack 1.1 — Embed C#/VB Code in SharePoint Designer Workflows

I can’t believe it has only been 6 weeks since we launched the Workflow Power Pack for SharePoint. We are getting great feedback from our customers, who seem to universally love the product. The support call from one frustrated SharePoint Designer workflow developer who was almost in tears stood out particularly.

The version released today adds support for the number one user request, which is the ability to add your own custom methods to the code to allow some degree of usability and reduce the size of scripts.  Read this post for more details about how to use this new functionality.

A quick introduction for those not familiar with the product: The Muhimbi Workflow Power Pack for SharePoint allows custom C# or VB.NET code to be embedded in SharePoint Designer Workflows without the need to resort to complex Visual Studio based workflows, the development of bespoke Workflow Activities or long development cycles.

We have been working very hard to write as many blog posts as possible to provide examples of what can be achieved using the product as well as how to integrate the WPP with our other products such as the PDF Converter and URL Shortener a look at the following posts:

• Automatically mirror / sync a SharePoint folder structure.

• Adding a watermark to a PDF file from a SharePoint Workflow.

• Create Shortened (‘TinyURL’) links from your SharePoint Designer Workflow.

• Synchronise SharePoint Lists such as Calendars and Tasks.

• Send rich emails with attachments from a SharePoint Designer Workflow.

• Configure PDF Security from a SharePoint Workflow.

• User Guide - Language Features

• User Guide - Embedding .net code in a Workflow Condition.

• User Guide - Embedding .net code in a Workflow Action.

  

Embed C# code directly into a SharePoint Designer workflow

The main changes in version 1.1 are as follows:

743Add Support for Custom methods using Delegates (See details in User Guide)763Trial version causes an error when used after a Pause For Duration activity.

For more information check out the following resources:

• Product Page.

• Release Notes.

• Administration Guide.

• User Guide.

• Screenshots.

• FAQ.

• Message Board.

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