PowerShell and using .Net enum types

re: PowerShell and using .Net enum types

James Kendig — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:00:51 GMT

Can you please post your final code for this piece including the value of your variable $viewfields.

I am trying to create a new Calendar View inside of a Calendar List and have not been able to successfully figure out the syntax.

Thanks.

James

re: PowerShell and using .Net enum types

Alex — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:43:34 GMT

Found it: nested types should be referenced using <namespace>.<enclosing type>+<nested type>

i.e. in my case

[Microsoft.SharePoint.SPViewCollection+SPViewType]::Gantt

Cheers,

Alex

re: PowerShell and using .Net enum types

Alex — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:16:51 GMT

Hi Serge,

thanks for this. I am trying to create a view on a SharePoint list using PowerShell. One of the parameters is the type of the view, and in C# it should be of type Microsoft.SharePoint.SPViewCollection.SPViewType. So that is an enum within a class.

This is what I've got:

PS> $asm = reflection.assembly]::loadwithpartialname("microsoft.sharepoint")

... stuff to initialise $splist and $spfields

PS> $splist.Views.Add("New view", $viewFields, '<OrderBy><FieldRef Name="ID" /></OrderBy>', 100, 1, 1, [Microsoft.SharePoint.SPViewCollection.SPViewType] "Html", 0)

The last line gives the error "Unable to find type [Microsoft.SharePoint.SPViewCollection.SPViewType]: make sure that the assembly containing this type is loaded."

If I try to fetch the type from the assembly like this:

PS > $asm.GetType("Microsoft.SharePoint.SPViewCollection.SPViewT

ype", 1, 1)

Exception [...] "Could not load type 'Microso

ft.SharePoint.SPViewCollection.SPViewType' from assembly 'Microsoft.SharePoint,

Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c'."

In contrast the following works:

PS> $asm.GetType("Microsoft.SharePoint.SPViewCollection", 1, 1)

I can't get this to work, perhaps you have some tips?

Thanks.

Alex

re: PowerShell and using .Net enum types

CumpsD — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 13:54:42 GMT

Have you tested it with bitwise added enums as well? :)

Like the regexoptions.

Enum1 | Enum2

My guess is it would work when passed as "Enum1 Enum2", but I'm not sure. Might be interesting to test since you're dealing with powershell and enums. (I haven't tried powershell yet)