Export Sharepoint list to XML file

20/03/2012 10:00

We had problems to export list items with localized names (list name, column names). We should use column names from schema.xml.

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#input parameter

$siteUrl="https://td_sp_ui/portal"
$exportFile= "C:\InstallFolder\glo.xml"

add-pssnapin microsoft.sharepoint.powershell

# create a template XML to hold data

$template = @'
<glossary>
<point>
<term></term>
<description></description>
<languageindex></languageindex>
</point>
</glossary>
'@

 


$template | Out-File $exportFile -encoding UTF8
# load template into XML object
$xml = New-Object xml
$xml.Load($exportFile)
# grab template point
$newpoint = (@($xml.glossary.point)[0]).Clone()

#get glossary list
 $subsiteUrl=$siteUrl + "/Helpdesk"
 $web=get-spweb $subsiteUrl
  
    $glossaryUrl=$subsiteUrl + "/Lists/Glossary-ListInstance1"
 $glo=$web.GetList($subsiteUrl + "/Lists/Glossary-ListInstance1")
    foreach($item in $glo.items)
    {
    # use template to add point to xml

    $newpoint = $newpoint.clone()
    $newpoint.term =  $item.item("Title")
    $newpoint.Description = $item.item("GBP-Glossary-Description")
    $newpoint.languageindex = $item.item("avd-GBP-PageLanguage").substring(0,1)
 
    $xml.glossary.AppendChild($newpoint) > $null
      
    }
$web.dispose()  
  
# remove term with undefined name (remove template)

$xml.glossary.point |
Where-Object { $_.Term -eq "" } |
ForEach-Object  { [void]$xml.glossary.RemoveChild($_)
}# save xml to file
$xml.Save($exportFile)
# play with results
$xml.glossary.point | Sort-Object term | Format-Table term, description, languageindex
& $exportFile

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