Create new folder in picture library using SharePoint 2010 web service in powershell

In this blog you will how to create new folder in picture library using SharePoint 2010 web service in powershell

In this you will see how to create a new folder with the name "New folder" in the specified picture library and folder.

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 new folder in picture library using SharePoint 2010 web service in powershell $uri="http://serverName:10736/sites/ECT2/_vti_bin/Imaging.asmx?wsdl" ## $listName is a string that contains the picture library name in which new folder has to be created $listName="PL1" ## $strParentFolder is a string that contains the parent folder relative path inside which you need to create the new folder ## For example if you want to create a folder inside the folder specify the relative path from the root of the list to the parent folder. $strParentFolder="" ## Web Service Reference - http://Site/_vti_bin/Imaging.asmx $imagingWebServiceReference = New-WebServiceProxy -Uri $uri -UseDefaultCredential [System.Xml.XmlNode]$xmlNode=$imagingWebServiceReference.CreateNewFolder($listName,$strParentFolder)

Output:





If a folder named "New folder" already exists in the specified folder, the CreateNewFolder method tries to create "New folder(1)", "New folder(2)", and so on.