Check in a file in SharePoint 2010 document library using web service in powershell

In this blog you will see how to check in a file in SharePoint 2010 document library using web service in powershell

Steps Involved:

1. Open SharePoint 2010 Management Shell by going to Start | All Programs | SharePoint | Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products | SharePoint 2010 Management Shell (Run as Administrator).
2. Run the following script.

Powershell script:

## Input Parameters required to check in a file in SharePoint 2010 documnet library $uri="http://serverName:10736/sites/ECT/_vti_bin/Lists.asmx" ## File Url that has to be checked in [string] $pageUrl="http://serverName:10736/sites/ECT/Shared Documents/BIVisioDiagram.vsd" ## Check in comments [string] $comment="File checked in using web service" ## CheckInType values 0, 1 or 2, where 0 = MinorCheckIn, 1 = MajorCheckIn, and 2 = OverwriteCheckIn [String]$CheckinType="0" $listWebServiceReference = New-WebServiceProxy -Uri $uri -UseDefaultCredential $listWebServiceReference.CheckInFile($pageUrl,$comment,$CheckinType)

For more information on New-WebServiceProxy please refer http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd315258.aspx.