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Hi,

I'm looking for some samples using PnP js to copy documents between libraries in SPO.

(I've tries Binging etc...)

 

 

Any?

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best response confirmed by Jon Ivar Kleveland (Copper Contributor)
Solution

Hi there,

It can be done with `copyTo` method. With pnp-core-js:

 

$pnp.sp.web
  .getFileByServerRelativeUrl('/sites/dev01/DocLib01/tttt/Development and Deployment Guidelines.pdf')
  .copyTo('/sites/dev01/DocLib03/Development and Deployment Guidelines.pdf', true)
  .then(function(res) { 
    console.log(res); 
  });

 

Which constructs POST request to the following REST endpoint:

 

/_api/web
  /getfilebyserverrelativeurl('[server relative url of the file to copy')
  /copyto(
strnewurl='[server reletive url where to copy, including file name]',
boverwrite=true)

 

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Cheers,

Andrew

Thanks!

 

A second question...is it possible to use pnp-core-js to copy file(s) to a doc lib in another sitecollection, too?

Hi Jon,

 

Nope, it doesn't seem to be possible with REST.

CopyTo method works within single SPWeb.

 

Though, it's possible to get a file's blob/buffer and metadata and create a new document in other SPSite/SPWeb using REST and pnp js core.

Thanks.

 

Just would be nice to not transfer the document to the client and back. But we then have to make the solution in Azure...

Hello,

 

How can we maintain versioning in the target library while copying the files from Source to target, if the target library has versioning enable. Please suggest!

Thanks!!

bump - any progress on this ?

@Andrew Koltyakov 

Thank you for your answer

I used your method with sp pnp like below

  sp.web.getFileByServerRelativeUrl(attachments.ServerRelativeUrl)
                  .copyTo('(siteName)/TestDocuments/',false)
                      .then(result => {
                        console.log("Uploaded Document", result)
                      })
    However, it is constructed Get request not Post.  As a result I face the following error message
 
The HTTP method 'GET' cannot be used to access the resource 'CopyTo'. The operation type of the resource is specified as 'Default'. Please use correct HTTP method to invoke the resource
 
How can I fix this issue?
 
Thank you so much ahead                
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best response confirmed by Jon Ivar Kleveland (Copper Contributor)
Solution

Hi there,

It can be done with `copyTo` method. With pnp-core-js:

 

$pnp.sp.web
  .getFileByServerRelativeUrl('/sites/dev01/DocLib01/tttt/Development and Deployment Guidelines.pdf')
  .copyTo('/sites/dev01/DocLib03/Development and Deployment Guidelines.pdf', true)
  .then(function(res) { 
    console.log(res); 
  });

 

Which constructs POST request to the following REST endpoint:

 

/_api/web
  /getfilebyserverrelativeurl('[server relative url of the file to copy')
  /copyto(
strnewurl='[server reletive url where to copy, including file name]',
boverwrite=true)

 

--

Cheers,

Andrew

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