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Importing a File Share into Document Library via PowerShell

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So today I was asked for a way to automate importing files from a file share into a document library.  For this, ACL's were not an issue, however using PS's Get-ACL function can get you that as well to match the insert.

Here is what I came up with as a quick and dirty response.  I though it might be nice to post for other people to use as a base script for things like synchronizing file shares with document libraries etc.

 #Variables

 $targetLibrary = "Imported Documents"

 $sourceDirectory = "\\somemachine\someshare"

 $siteUrl = "https://localhost/sites/somesite"

  

 #open the SPWeb/SPSite

 [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SharePoint")

 $site = New-Object "Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSite" $siteUrl

 $web = $site.OpenWeb()

  

 #get all the files and directories on the share and iterate them

 foreach ($file in get-childitem $sourceDirectory -recurse)

 {

     $fileName = ($file | Select-Object Name).Name    #get the base file nname

     $parentPath = ($file | Select-Object PSParentPath) #get the path

     #eliminate everything in the path prior to the root folder

     $parentPath = $parentPath.Substring($parentPath.PSParentPath.ToLower().IndexOf($sourceDirectory.ToLower())+$sourceDirectory.Length)

     $parentPath = $parentPath.Replace("\","/")    #make the path url friendly

     $targetPath = "/$targetLibrary$parentPath/$fileName" #combine for a full url

     #check if this is a directory or file

     if (($file.GetType() | Select-Object Name).Name -eq "DirectoryInfo")

     {

         "Adding Folder: $targetPath"

         $web.get_Folders().Add($targetPath)    

     }

     else

     {

         $parentFile = ($file | Select-Object FullName).FullName #gets the full path to the file

         "Adding File: $targetPath"

         $fileBytes = [System.IO.File]::OpenRead("$parentFile") #read the file to a byte arry

         $web.get_Files().Add($targetPath,$fileBytes)

     }

 }

  

 #dispose of the web/site

 $web.Dispose()

 $site.Dispose()

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