Windows PowerShell is Microsoft's task automation framework, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on top of, and integrated with the .NET Framework. PowerShell provides full access to COM and WMI, enabling administrators to perform administrative tasks on both ...
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Deploy with PowerShell issue
When I deploy my project from visual studio everything is fine, I have a module with some pictures in it and a stylesheet that get replaced on deployment, from the output window:
Retracting ...
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Error while updating SiteLogoUrl with Powershell
I am trying to update the Site Logo Url for all the sites in my web application with powershell. The script executes correctly in my dev environment but fails to execute in production and gives an ...
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how to Update/Add list items via New-WebServiceProxy in powershell?
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I’m trying to automate updates to a SharePoint list using PowerShell via the Web service object.
The end goal is to remove items all from the list, then import new data via a csv file.
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How to programmatically determine which application pool a service application is using?
Is there a way to programmatically determine which application pool a service application is using?
Further i would like to get the information about the service account the app pool is using.
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Finding which site collection has output cache enabled through powershell
I have a SharePoint 2010 production farm where a Web Application running on port 90 always ends up with heavy memory usage , even during non-peak hours. My guess is some site has output cache enabled ...
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Is it possible to Enable SP SessionStateService for “a specific” SP Web application?
I have a SP2010 Server (enterprise edition) that hosts many web applications. Only one application requires a SQL Session State service.
The Powershell command Enable-SPSessionStateService does not ...
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Error on Feature Deactivation with Power Shell Script
I have written some code in my feature receivers on feature activation and deactivation for my SharePoint 2010 site.
Basically some contents are added on feature activation and same are deleted when ...
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Get Identity of my Service Application
I have written following powershell code
$list = Get-SPServiceApplication | ?{$_.DisplayName -eq "AmOwaWordSvcApp"}
| %{$_.ServiceInstances} | ?{$_.Status -eq "Online"}
For these 2 online ...
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Why are my list.view.query changes not being committed?
I'm using powershell to try to change the query for every view called either 'View Title 1' or 'View Title 2' in every list called 'News' in every subsite.
The script doesn't throw any errors but the ...
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Why is my SPD 2010 workflow running twice?
I've got a support case for a client, and they have a super simple workflow on a list. It simply sends an email to a user from a person field, whenever an item is added to the list. The client ...
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Need help with the powershell script
I need some help with a power shell script. That is
using a power shell I need to activate all the features of all the site collections by iterating each site collections in a web application.
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Power Shell List Item Copy
I am trying to copy a list from one web app to another web application .All the list items are copying fine except for Contact Details (which is column of type person).This column is showing empty . ...
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How do I update an already existing wsp on farm? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Update-SPSolution does not Deploy Solution
I have a wsp that is already deployed on the farm. I made some code changes. I cannot use the Add-SPSolution command because I ...
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PowerShell System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException on Line 1 - Permissions?
I've adapted a PowerShell script from Harry Chen's "SharePoint Connoisseur" blog to solve the broken Navigation Up issue he describes. My code is slightly modified, but only to reduce the data ...
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How do you prevent “Disable-SPFeature : Cannot complete this action. Please try again.” errors?
When I try to run this cmdlet, I receive the following errors (only sometimes):
Disabling feature: SPFeatureDefinition Name=FeatureDefinition/b89234a6-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-200dd03e1fdd ( ...
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Sharepoint 2010 404 Error after Renaming Subsite
We are still in the process of rolling out SharePoint, but we’ve got the server up and running and the primary site is working. We set it up as sharepoint.mydomain.com. I then created a new site ...
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Create a site collection policy programmatically
I have a requirement to create a site collection policy (retention policy) programmatically. It can be either a powershell script or in C# using Visual Studio 2010. I did a lot of research and am not ...
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An empty pipe element is not allowed - the Powershell I copied fails
I am just trying to fix something to get my BCS external list created. All indications are that the server has too many rows for BCS so here is what I put into the Powershell IDE running as ...
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power shell set web application property bag doesn't work
i have this power shell script
function SetPropertyBag ($webAppUrl, $key, $value) {
$spwebApp=Get-SPWebApplication -Identity $webAppUrl
Write $spwebApp
if($spwebApp.Properties.ContainsKey($key) ...
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Unable to create inheriting content types - A duplicate content type was found
I'm trying to create several content types via code, and they are all inheriting from a custom content type which was previously deployed.
Here's the weird part, i can deploy once from Visual studio ...
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Hide a feature in Site Collection Administration => Features area
I have a feature with webparts that needs to be activated using powershell. I need a way to either hide the feature on the Site Collection Administration => Features (under Site Settings) or to ...
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Methods to obtain a list/map of permissions throughout the web application?
Are there any scripts that list out the permissions for all the site collections>>sites>>lists and libraries within a web application?
My objective is to obtain a list showing inherited as well as ...
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Powershell and CredSSP in Production Environments
I try deploy Sharepoint WSP projects using PowerShell Remoting.
See PowerShell Remoting Sharepoint 2010 Error
Solution is configure CredSSP for Sharepoint.
But Microsoft says:
Caution: Credential ...
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PowerShell Remoting Sharepoint 2010 Error
I use PS Remoting 2.0 for deploy WSP projects in Sharepoint 2010 in Windows 2008 server (named DESMOSSW03). My client is Windows 7 64 bits (named MyUser).
I use this credentials ...
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Emptying SharePoint Recycle Bin
Our SharePoint 2007 installation has a particularily immense First-Stage Recycle Bin. I wrote a PowerShell script a while back that deletes old items. Just for fun, that's posted below.
UPDATE2:
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PowerShell version of SPWebapplication.FormDigestSettings.Enabled?
Does some one know the PowerShell equivalent version of the following SharePoint object model code:
SPWebapplication.FormDigestSettings.Enabled = false;
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how to paste powershell script onto the Shell
I am trying to paste powershell script from a website but it doesn't let me right click on powershell console neither "Crtl + V" is working
i downloaded powershell V.1
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Error while executing Powershell Script SharePoint 2010
I am writing a PS script to add,deploy solution and deploy the features. The sequence is as follows
Check if solution already exists, if yes then
Disable -SPFeature (Runs for around 10 features)
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Powershell script to update all users
Okay I am half asleep, what did I do wrong with my powershell script (modified with I have just watched the A-Team in mind)
function update-fields () {
#Set up default variables
#My Site URL
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PowerShell and the client object model: “The collection has not been initialized”
I'm trying to grant a user permission to a SharePoint site using PowerShell and the client object model. The code I'm using is as follows:
# Setup context
$context=New-Object ...
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Feature Activation with Powershell
I am looking for a good example of powershell script for SP2010 with which I could activate my features with prior check if feature has been deployed (some are "web" and some are "site" scoped. Could ...
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SP 2010: Set RSS settings for a web application with powershell
PowerShell allows to set/retrieve web application settings e.g.
$webApp = Get-SPWebApplication $siteURL
$webApp.DefaultTimeZone
Will return the Default Time Zone of the web application.
I'm now ...
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Powershell script taking too long to finish
i wrote a power shell script to deploy my wsp to to SP 2010 server. It first checks if the solutions is already there and deployed if yes then retracts and redeploy again. It deploys to a specific web ...
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Powershell Script for Deployment and Activating Features SharePoint 2010
I am writing Powershell script for adding my solution,activating solution and at last activation features on my SP2010 server. There are no issues in adding solution and deploying the solution. Issues ...
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Update Managed Data Source Stored Credentials with Powershell?
I have over 200 sites and I am using SSRS reporting. Each site has 20 reports. When the credentials change this is an obvious headache. Is there a powershell script to update the username/password of ...
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Not able to get Cells.Items method of the work sheet object in power shell
I need to read cells values from worksheet and i am referening folowing piece of code, however i don't get .Items() method
Code Refered: $objWorksheet.Cells.Item(2,1).Text
Also is there any other ...
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Erro while assing permissions to group
I used the folowing stmt to add permissions to group:
$spWeb.RoleAssignments.Add($roleAssignment)
gives following error
Exception calling "Add" with "1" argument(s): "This operation is not
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Gives Error while assing permissions to group
New-Object : Cannot find type [Microsoft.Sharepoint.SPRoleAssignment]: make sure the assembly containing this type is loaded.
Note: i have added the snap-in as follows
Add-PSSnapin ...
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Is there a way to move files with the SP Object model in MOSS whilst retaining meta data?
Is there a way in SharePoint 2007 to move a file from one document library to another, in the same site collection programatically? I made this post about this on StackOverflow, with a bounty not too ...
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Create a site using powershell for a custom site definition
I have created a custom site definition which I can see and create a site using my custom definition with the UI. However, if I try to create a site using powershell I get an error saying WARNING: ...
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Modify document library view on all subsites in a site collection
I have close to 1000 subsites in a site collection. I would like to remove the country column from the defualt view in each site with one power shell script. This is how I would do it for one site, ...
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How can I export external content type as a BDCM file with powershell?
I can export external content type from SharePoint Designer or Central Administration. However, I want to export ect as bdcm file with powershell in order to export ect automatically.
There is an ...
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Removing Orphaned WebParts via PowerShell - CheckIn/CheckOut Requirement Loop
A client migrated from 2007 to 2010 doing a database detach/reattach without checking the database for orphaned objects first. I whipped up a PowerShell script to programmatically remove orphaned ...
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Extracting Comments from Version History in Powershell
So I am trying to extract version history from a document library in Powershell. I have found the commands/scripts to do this. However I cannot seem to get the comments.
From my script I can get ...
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sharepoint 2010 Remote Blob Storage , RemoteBlobStorageSettings is false
Im following this article for enable RBS on sharepoint 2010 i thinks its best article for that after a lot of search :
http://www.simple-talk.com/content/print.aspx?article=1280
when I try the Step ...
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Restore-SPSite fails without any useful error
I'm trying to restore from a backup via PowerShell with the following commands:
add-pssnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell
restore-spsite -Force -Confirm:$false -Identity ...
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Extending the SharePoint PowerShell Console
I have written a bunch of PowerShell functions mostly related to SharePoint, but not only SharePoint.
I'd like to extend the SharePoint PowerShell console to make my functions always available from ...
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Stop Powershell Script asociated with list sharepoint
I created the next script with powershell and it updates all the items in a list:
Add-PSSnapin "Microsoft.Sharepoint.Powershell"
$site = Get-SPWeb -identity "http://mywebsite"
$list = ...
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What's wrong with Uninstall-SPSolution and AllWebApplications parameter?
When I try to uninstall WSP with following line, everything is ok:
Uninstall-SPSolution project.wsp # no error - OK
When I try to add switch parameter -AllWebApplications, I get error (something ...
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How do I add a new ContentType using Feature Upgrading?
I have created a new Content Type. How do I publish it using Update-SPSolution and feature upgrading?
I added the following Code to my Feature Manifest:
<UpgradeActions>
<VersionRange ...
