When creating a new List or Library in SharePoint, or even creating a new Folder inside the list or library, the URL generated by SharePoint may not match the name entered by the user.
I need to programmatically construct the same URL as SharePoint from the same data a user might manually copy and paste into the Create dialog's textboxes, but I don't know the algorithm it uses.
I'm using K2 Studio to create workflows that integrate with SharePoint 2010. Management strongly prefers a no-code solution, but I do have access to Visual Studio and am willing to use it. With the hassles of connecting to a claims-authentication environment, I'd prefer any .Net code use K2's built-in features or not connect to SharePoint.
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Example of problem:
Incoming data which a K2 Blackpearl workflow uses to create a new library: abc-123 (def@ghi.jkl). If that data is pasted into name field of SharePoint's "Create" dialog when creating a new list or library, many of the characters will be dropped from the resulting URL. The URL will probably end up like this: ...\abc123%20defghi.jkl. Similar (or even identical) logic is applied when a K2 Blackpearl workflow creates a new list or library in SharePoint.
I have not found any documentation for what characters are kept, which are dropped, and which get URL encoded. Without that knowledge, I cannot ensure that the URLs I attempt to construct from the same data used to construct the library names will actually match the URLs created by SharePoint.
Secondary question:
If the generated URL matches an existing URL, what does SharePoint do? Throw an error, append a counter? Something else?
