Hi, I have a custom ASPX page in SPO that creates/uploads documents into a library, and in said library there are multiple document types with templates set. Ideally I would like to replicate the behaviour of the New > Content Type name UI in the document library shown below. So far I have tried Creating file with empty byte array via CSOM & REST, then setting content type. Template doesn't load. Creating file with SP JS - CoreInvoke('createNewDocumentWithRedirect2' ...) Appears to do nothing, so guessing this method is 2013 JS method Copying template .dotx to desired destination and renaming to .docx via REST, file is empty Any info on how SP JS creates files from templates would be much appreciated, or if CoreInvoke('createNewDocumentWithRedirect2' is still valid, what the correct properties are.

Hi @Connor Johnston , Please take a reference of below code, it fetches the content type template and uploads it through rest API. https://github.com/kongmengfei/sp/blob/master/w3c/createfile-Contenttype/setcontenttype.html I have tested it in a Content editor web part and it works well in my SPO environment: The reason why the file is empty is that the file format gets broken during the upload. Another possible method: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/client-developer/office-uri-schemes <a href="ms-word:nft|u|https://abc.sharepoint.com/sites/testprivate/mytestdoclib/Forms/CTName/CAT.docx|s|https://abc.sharepoint.com/sites/testprivate/mytestdoclib"><h2>New Document</h2></a> Best Regards, Baker Kong If an Answer is helpful, please click " Accept Answer " and upvote it. Note: Please follow the steps in our documentation to enable e-mail notifications if you want to receive the related email notification for this thread.

SPO JS Create new file from template

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Baker Kong-MSFT 3,801 Reputation points

2020-10-19T10:31:04.507+00:00
Hi @Connor Johnston ,

Please take a reference of below code, it fetches the content type template and uploads it through rest API.

https://github.com/kongmengfei/sp/blob/master/w3c/createfile-Contenttype/setcontenttype.html

I have tested it in a Content editor web part and it works well in my SPO environment:

The reason why the file is empty is that the file format gets broken during the upload.

Another possible method:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/office/client-developer/office-uri-schemes

<a href="ms-word:nft|u|https://abc.sharepoint.com/sites/testprivate/mytestdoclib/Forms/CTName/CAT.docx|s|https://abc.sharepoint.com/sites/testprivate/mytestdoclib"><h2>New Document</h2></a>

Best Regards,
Baker Kong

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Connor Johnston 31 Reputation points

2020-10-19T12:18:32.963+00:00

hi @Baker Kong-MSFT

Thank you for replying, unfortunately your git link is a 404.

We did consider using the office URI link however as part of creation of the document with a template I stamp the document with meta data that a user chooses in a UI I've custom built, so its not a desirable work around.

Your gif looks promising

Baker Kong-MSFT 3,801 Reputation points

2020-10-20T01:12:40.6+00:00

I am sorry. the link was misformatted in the edit tool. The URL is:

https://github.com/kongmengfei/sharedproject/blob/master/jssharing/createfile-Contenttype/setcontenttype.html

Thanks
Baker Kong

Connor Johnston 31 Reputation points

2020-10-20T09:02:53.94+00:00

hi @Baker Kong-MSFT

Perfect, thank you for the link.

Using your code I managed to create a new file from the template using .docx template, however the CT never gets applied.

Not the end of the world, I can apply this as a separate update after file create. But curious as to why your gif shows the CT getting applied, is that CT the default for the list?

Baker Kong-MSFT 3,801 Reputation points

2020-10-20T10:23:10.11+00:00

Hi @Connor Johnston ,

CT is not the default type of my test list. And both dotx and docx work fine on my side.

The only issue is that when I use a dotx file as a template, then I copy it through the code, it cannot be previewed correctly. I suspect that is because I rename it as a docx file but it internally is still a dotx file.

https://github.com/kongmengfei/sharedproject/blob/master/jssharing/createfile-Contenttype/test01.gif

After I open it in word online or word desktop, it will get fine. In fact, if I manually rename a dotx file to docx and upload to the library through UI, it will get the same result.

If I use a docx file as a template, then everything is OK. I will test it on another tenant/sites later.

Thanks
Baker Kong

Connor Johnston 31 Reputation points

2020-10-20T12:03:49.097+00:00

hi @Baker Kong-MSFT

I think I have found why no CT is being applied, in your snippet you do a check for valuesBag.TargetContentType == null, and checking this property is returning null.

Any idea why this is null? And can I hard code the values that should be here, I already have the CT name and ID for updating the file manually however I'd prefer for it to be there on initial create.

Baker Kong-MSFT 3,801 Reputation points

2020-10-21T10:49:54.317+00:00

Hi @Connor Johnston ,

I tested it on another 2 tenants and both get the same result. You can hard code content type (id or template URL) in the demo. The reason why I do a check is that I do not want it requests the duplicate content type info on every click.

When you use jquery ajax to get the file, the doc format may be changed. So I prefer to use XMLHttpRequest in the demo.

You can use this code to download the file then manually upload it to see what type it will be.

Test:

https://github.com/kongmengfei/sharedproject/blob/master/jssharing/createfile-Contenttype/upload.gif

Thanks
Baker Kong

Baker Kong-MSFT 3,801 Reputation points

2020-10-25T12:44:15.407+00:00

Hi @Connor Johnston ,

How's going today?

Is this issue on the right way? is there any other question that we can help with? If the above info is helpful to this question, you can accept it as an Answer.

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Baker Kong

Baker Kong-MSFT 3,801 Reputation points

2020-10-30T09:21:55.047+00:00

Hi @Connor Johnston ,

This issue has idled for a long time, If the above info is helpful to this question, it would be appreciated if you can mark it as an answer so that others who stuck in similar issues could get answered quickly. And if you want to receive the related email notification for this thread, please follow the steps in our documentation to enable e-mail notifications

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Connor Johnston 31 Reputation points

2020-10-30T10:12:53.757+00:00

Hi

Sorry for the delay, its been a long few weeks working on this issue.

Your code was perfect for creating the file from template however I had to resort to using the "_api/Web/Lists/GetByTitle('VMS%20Documents')/Items(" + item.ID + ")/file/listitemallfields/ValidateUpdateListItem" endpoint to update the file properties and content type as there are Taxonomy fields that needed updating.

Thanks for the help :)
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