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Andrew van Renen's avatar
Andrew van Renen
Brass Contributor
Mar 20, 2017

Exception calling SPListCollection.Add: : Invalid field name. {1faa4902-9115-44b9-bba7-791441ca1d6f}

I get an exception when trying to create a new list using PowerShell (error also happens in C#).   This is my PowerShell:   $lists = $rootWeb.Lists $index = $lists.Add("avrTest", "", [Microsoft.S...
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Pieter Veenstra's avatar
Pieter Veenstra
MVP
Mar 20, 2017

Hi Andrew van Renen,

 

There are two fields that could be invalid here. Either the Lookup field that you are creating with the new list (this is unlikely to be the problem)

 

or the list that is used buy the lookup field. You might want to check your Docs library/list if the fields used by the lookup field exist or not. It looks like you are connecting to a field called SMTotalFileStreamSize while your new lookup field that is part of the new list also is called SMTotalFileStreamSize.

 

 

  • Andrew van Renen's avatar
    Andrew van Renen
    Brass Contributor
    Mar 21, 2017

    Thanks for the reply Pieter.

     

    The thing is, I am not creating any lookup fields.  I am creating a straight-forward, unadorned, custom list, using hte Microsoft template, which should just have a Title field and the standard author and date fields.

     

    I have no idea where the reference to SMTotalFileStreamSize is coming from.

    • Pieter Veenstra's avatar
      Pieter Veenstra
      MVP
      Mar 22, 2017
      That explains things a bit. I think this is an out of the bix lookup to a document library. Could it be that the document library where the field was exported from was renamed? What is the base template of the template file?
      • Andrew van Renen's avatar
        Andrew van Renen
        Brass Contributor
        Mar 22, 2017
        In the create list statement, I am using [Microsoft.SharePoint.SPListTemplateType]::GenericList as the template. It is the standard MS template for a custom list (not even a library). I am not adding any fields so it should just be creating a bog-standard custom list with just a Title field.