Upload file to SharePoint Document library using powershell

Question

I want to upload the same file to multiple site collections with the same hierarchy in all the site collections. I want to use PowerShell and include auto check-in/check-out functionality.

I have able to upload the file in SharePoint. Below is the code. :

[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SharePoint") > $null

# create the Variable Path and Pass the source folder path
$path = “D:\ABC\DEF\26Nov\”;

# create the Variable destination and pass the URL of the SharePoint List
$destination = "complete URL of File will be mentioned here";

# Store the current user default credentials in the Variable Credentials
$credentials = [System.Net.CredentialCache]::DefaultCredentials;

# Create the object of the Webclient
$webclient = New-Object System.Net.WebClient;

# Pass the user credentials
$webclient.Credentials = $credentials; Get-ChildItem

# “For Each” loop will upload all of the files one by one onto the destination using the UploadFile method
Get-ChildItem $path | ForEach-Object { $webclient.UploadFile($destination + “/” + $_.Name, “PUT”, $_.FullName)};

By this code the file is uploaded but checked out. I want it to be checked in automatically. In case the file is there then first automatically check-out and then check in.

Answer 1

Here is simple script in layman style which is tested and working fine to upload files from your drive to SharePoint document library

http://soreddymanjunath.blogspot.in/2014/07/add-file-to-document-library-using.html

cls

asnp "*sh*"

$url=Read-Host "Enter Site Url" 

$web=Get-SPWeb -Identity $url

if($web)
{
try
{
$list = $web.Lists.TryGetList("Documents")

$files = Get-ChildItem -Path "D:\Manju" -Force -Recurse

    foreach ($file in $files)
    {
      $stream = $file.OpenRead()

      $done= $list.RootFolder.Files.Add($file.Name, $stream, $true)

      Write-Host $done.Name  "Uploaded into the Site" -BackgroundColor Green         

    }
}
catch
{
$ErrorMessage = $_.Exception.Message
Write-Host $ErrorMessage
}
}

else
{
Write-Host "Site Doesn't exist"
}

$list.Update();

Answer 2

I ran this script successfully on my server. It uploads all documents from C:\Users\student\Documents\My Documents with a docx file extension to a document library called Upload Demo. After upload it checks in all the documents in that library.

I used scripts from these two references:

• http://consultingblogs.emc.com/robertoortega/archive/2012/03/03/checking-in-all-files-in-a-document-library-from-powershell.aspx
• http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2010/09/23/use-powershell-cmdlets-to-manage-sharepoint-document-libraries.aspx

.

Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell 
[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SharePoint") > $null
$spWeb = Get-SPWeb -Identity "http://mia-sqlbi.adventureworks.msft/"
$spFolder = $spWeb.GetFolder("Upload Demo")
$spFileCollection = $spFolder.Files 

Get-ChildItem "C:\Users\student\Documents\My Documents" -filter ?*.docx? | ForEach {
    $spFileCollection.Add("Upload Demo/$($_.Name)",$_.OpenRead(),$true) 
} 

function global:Get-SPSite($url) {
    return new-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSite($url)
}

$siteColletion = Get-SPSite("http://mia-sqlbi.adventureworks.msft/");

$folder = $siteColletion.RootWeb.Folders["Upload Demo"];

$collFiles = $folder.Files;

for ($intIndex=0; $intIndex -ne $folder.Count; $intIndex++) {
    if ($folder[$intIndex].CheckedOutBy.LoginName -eq "adventureworks\student") {
      $folder[$intIndex].CheckIn("");
   }
}

$siteColletion.Dispose()

Here's a screen shot of what it should look like:

Answer 3

Thank you so much for the response, I tried to do the same way you suggested.

Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell     

[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SharePoint") > $null

$spWeb = Get-SPWeb -Identity "//abc/enterprise/en-sg/RenderingAssets/" $spFolder =  $spWeb.GetFolder("oneMSCOM") $spFileCollection = $spFolder.Files 

Get-ChildItem "D:\test" -filter ?*.txt? | ForEach {
    $spFileCollection.Add("oneMSCOM/$($.Name)",$.OpenRead(),$true) 
}

function global:Get-SPSite($url){ 
    return new-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSite($url) 
}

$siteColletion = Get-SPSite("://abc/enterprise/en-sg/RenderingAssets/");

$folder = $siteColletion.RootWeb.Folders["Upload Demo"];

$collFiles = $folder.Files;

for ($intIndex=0; $intIndex -ne $folder.Count; $intIndex++) { 
    if ($folder[$intIndex].CheckedOutBy.LoginName -eq "FAREAST\v-kisriv") { 
        $folder[$intIndex].CheckIn(""); 
    }
}

$siteColletion.Dispose()

In this the complete URL where file should be upload is :

://abc/enterprise/en-sg/RenderingAssets/oneMSCOM/

RenderingAssets : Document Libray
OneMSCOM : folder.

Answer 4

Add-PSSnapin microsoft.sharepoint.powershell
$web = Get-SPWeb "http://dc01:9876"
$lst = $web.Lists.TryGetList("Style Library")
$DirLoc = "C:\Work\Style Library\20April2015"

$relativeUrl = $lst.RootFolder.ServerRelativeUrl;

function UploadToLibrary($spurl,$filepath){
    Get-ChildItem -path $filepath -Directory |ForEach-Object {
        $FldrName=($spurl,$_.Name -join "/")
        $CheckFolder= $web.GetFolder($FldrName)
        if(-not $CheckFolder.Exists)
        {
            $tmp=$web.GetFolder($spurl).SubFolders.Add($FldrName);
        }
        UploadToLibrary ($spurl,$_.Name -join "/") ($filepath,$_.Name -join "\") 
    }
    $FilesToAdd=$web.GetFolder($spurl)
    Get-ChildItem -path $filepath -File |ForEach-Object {
        $_.FullName
        $bytes = [System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes($_.FullName)
        $x=$FilesToAdd.Files.Add($_.Name,$bytes,$true);
    }
}

UploadToLibrary $relativeUrl $DirLoc