Fetching full folder URL in Powershell

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2014-07-09

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_{Wednesday, July 9, 2014 8:56 AM}

Hi,

I am trying to upload some images to a sub-folder in a library.

However, the folder path does not seem to be correct, and the image is not getting added.

The actual url will be : http://server/Lists/LibraryName/subfolder

But when using the powershell, the path is coming as : http://Server/LibraryName/subfolder/

Below is the powershell code used:

function UploadImages($weburl)
{
$docLibraryName = "TestLibrary"
$localFolderPath = "C:\Users\Test\test_image" 

Add-PsSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell -erroraction silentlycontinue 
$web = Get-SPWeb -Identity $webUrl

$docLibrary = $web.Lists[$docLibraryName] 
$subFolderName="test_image" 

#Attach to local folder and enumerate through all files
$files = ([System.IO.DirectoryInfo] (Get-Item $localFolderPath)).GetFiles() | ForEach-Object { 

    #Create file stream object from file
    $fileStream = ([System.IO.FileInfo] (Get-Item $_.FullName)).OpenRead()
    $contents = new-object byte[] $fileStream.Length
    $fileStream.Read($contents, 0, [int]$fileStream.Length);
    $fileStream.Close(); 

    write-host "Copying" $_.Name "to" $docLibrary.Title "in" $web.Title "..." 

    #Add file
    $folder = $web.getfolder($docLibrary.Title + "/" + $subFolderName) 
    write-host "folder is " $folder
    write-host "whole url is " $folder.Url + "/" + $_.Name
    [Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFile]$spFile = $folder.Files.Add($folder.Url + "/" + $_.Name, $contents, $true)

    $spItem = $spFile.Item 

  }


Write-Host -f Green "Added Images to Library !!!"

$web.Dispose() 
}

The below line is throwing error:

  [Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFile]$spFile = $folder.Files.Add($folder.Url + "/" + $_.Name, $contents, $true)

The write host output is showing the below:

Copying ab_small_gif.gif to testLibrary in testLab ...

folder is  testLibrary/test_image

whole url is  testLibrary/test_image + / + ab_small_gif.gif

864

ForEach-Object : Exception calling "Add" with "3" argument(s):
"<nativehr>0x80070003</nativehr><nativestack></nativestack>There is no file
with URL 'http://server/testLibrary/test_image/ab_small_gif.gif' in this Web."

How to fix this?

Thanks

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_{Thursday, July 10, 2014 11:56 AM ✅Answered}

Your mistake is in

$folder = $web.getfolder($docLibrary.Title + "/" + $subFolderName)

The $docLibrary.Title value doesn't give you the URL of the library in a reliable manner. For example the title of a SP2013 Shared Documents library is actually 'Documents' but the URL is 'Shared Documents'.

If there's any variation in that then the script will get the wrong URL and fail to upload the document.

Try using this instead:

    $folder = $web.getfolder($docLibrary.rootFolder.URL + "/" + $subFolderName)

Also you can improve the script dramatically by only getting the library once, you'll also get less silly mistakes if you create all your strings only once rather than re-creating them (as seen in the quoted line) each time you need them.

_{Thursday, July 10, 2014 3:14 AM | 1 vote}

Hi ,

According to your description, my understanding is that you encountered the error “There is no file with URL 'http://server/testLibrary/test_image/ab_small_gif.gif' in this Web” when you try to upload some images to a sub-folder in a library using PowerShell script.

Per my knowledge, the URL of a SharePoint library should be as this : http://servername/LibraryName

Such as : http://sp2013/Shared%20Documents

The URL of a SharePoint list should be as this: http://servername/Lists/ListName

Such as : http://sp2013/Calendar

So please make sure the location you want to upload the images to is a library.

Also you can try to create a new Document Library and upload your images.

Thanks,

Eric

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_{Thursday, July 10, 2014 5:48 AM | 1 vote}

Hi Venkatzeus,

One finding, i believe you are trying to upload image in List, your actual url is pointing to list path:

The actual url will be : http://server/Lists/LibraryName/subfolder

In this case you cannot upload the image in list subfolder, you can attach the image/files to the list item

your code will work only with document/Picture library in short for all library not with list

Thanks, ShankarSingh

_{Thursday, July 10, 2014 8:22 AM}

Hi,

Thanks for the reply.

If using a list, how should the above code be modified. I want to add the images to the sub-folder inside the list.

Thanks

_{Thursday, July 10, 2014 9:14 AM}

You don't add documents to a list, you might attach them to an item within a list but that's a different thing.

Is this a list or a library? Are you trying to upload a document or attach a document to a list item?

_{Thursday, July 10, 2014 11:07 AM}

HI,

Thanks for the reply.

I am using a Publishing site. It is a library only. The reason is , when I open the library in UI with the URL:

http://SITE/Lists/TestLibrary/Forms/AllItems.aspx

I can see the option as "Add Document" and not "Add Item".

_{Thursday, July 10, 2014 12:41 PM}

Hi,

Thank you very much for the reply.

That worked.

_{Friday, August 18, 2017 8:58 AM}

Ploughing in very late to this thread, but not sure "Url" is a property of RootFolder. Comes back blank for me. This page doesn't document it either:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sharepoint.client.folder_members.aspx

It does mention ServerRelativeUrl which can be used instead with a bit of string concatenation.

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