I'm looking for a solution that displays the number of items that are stored in a folder of a list. Maybe this can be done with javascript/jquery, but I actually don't want to reinvent the wheel. If anyone has seen such a solution, I would very much appreciate any hints :) Thanks in advance Tobi
3 Answers
First check out this link to learn how to turn on metadata for Folders:
http://sharepoint-guru.blogspot.com/2007/06/adding-metadata-to-folder.html
Second check out this link for adding the ItemChildCount to your folder:
For a Javascript variation check out this cool link on how to write HTML in a calculated column (which includes some Javascript.) It's not the full answer but I think you will get what you want out of the first two links:
h____ttp://blog.pathtosharepoint.com/2008/09/01/using-calculated-columns-to-write-html/
- Did this answer the question for you?Kristopher– Kristopher2013-04-04 15:15:59 +00:00Commented Apr 4, 2013 at 15:15
Have you tried out setting the Totals property in the View settings? I believe you can set the Totals to count the number os Title in the list. This sould be applicable on folders as well...
- yes this gives me a count on the current items in the list. But it does not fit my requirements. Imagine a list with items and folders in it. And next to every folder icon there should be the number of items inside the folder. -foldername (3) -foldername2 (5) -item ... this won't work with the described count property :( thanks anyway for your reply :)Tobi– Tobi2010-10-11 07:50:25 +00:00Commented Oct 11, 2010 at 7:50
Upgrade to sharepoint 2010 :-P. Maybe this could help you out:
