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I have always wanted to know where exactly the custom list forms are stored in SharePoint. I would rather do the editing with a text editor rather than use SharePoint designer.
Please let me know where they are if you know where it is.
The version my company is using is SharePoint 2007 WSS 3.
Thanks in advance.
It depends on whether or not you have edited it already in SharePoint Designer, if you have, it is stored in the database and you cannot open it with a text editor. Otherwise, it is stored on the file system of each WFE server, this is what is called a “ghosted” file, meaning that the original file is not stored for each list instance, but rather the main master copy is used for all of them. Although you can edit it directly, this is highly unadvised, as the change will apply to all lists of the type, existing and future, you will need to make the change on all servers and any future service pack can potentially undo your changes.