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    Hi

    I was wondering if it was possible to only allow folders with certain names to be created. For example, when you are in a document library and open the 'new' drop down menu you will be presented with 6 pre-named folders to choose from.

    We had a real problem on our last drive of people just creating folders with any name they wanted which made it unbelievably difficult to find anything.

    I have been playing around with Content Types but I am not entirely sure if this is the correct place to be looking.

    Cheers  

    Monday, August 1, 2011 8:35 AM

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    No, there are no out of the box ways to do it. Creating Event Handler will be your best solution for this problem.
    Nikolas Charlebois-Laprade Microsoft Certified Professional Software Engineer and Project Manager http://nikcharlebois.sharepointspace.com
    • Marked as answer by jimbob79 Monday, August 1, 2011 3:24 PM
    Monday, August 1, 2011 2:00 PM

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    It can be achieved from Visual Studio development approach.  Does your environment permit you to develop the solution using Visual Studio?
    Thanks & Regards,
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    Monday, August 1, 2011 9:13 AM
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    Unfortunately not at the moment. I am assuming then, that there is no simple out of the box options for doing this? 
    Monday, August 1, 2011 10:26 AM
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    No, there are no out of the box ways to do it. Creating Event Handler will be your best solution for this problem.
    Nikolas Charlebois-Laprade Microsoft Certified Professional Software Engineer and Project Manager http://nikcharlebois.sharepointspace.com
    • Marked as answer by jimbob79 Monday, August 1, 2011 3:24 PM
    Monday, August 1, 2011 2:00 PM