Create folder in the document library for the document workspace site using SharePoint 2010 web service in powershell

In this blog you will see how to create new folder in the document library for the current document workspace site using SharePoint 2010

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:

## Create folder in the document library for the document workspace site using SharePoint 2010 web service in powershell $uri="http://serverName:10736/sites/ECT2/DWS/_vti_bin/DWS.asmx?wsdl" ## $folderURL is a string which contains the url where the folder has to be created - "Shared Documents/folder_name". [String]$folderURL="Shared Documents/NewFolder" ## Web Service Reference - http://Site/_vti_bin/DWS.asmx $dwsWebServiceReference = New-WebServiceProxy -Uri $uri -UseDefaultCredential [String]$createFolder=$dwsWebServiceReference.CreateFolder($folderURL)

Output:

Navigate to the document workspace site and click on Shared Documents. You could be able to see a new folder created in the Shared Documents.