Can someone confirm my findings, possible issue with the new CSOM (March release) and CheckedOutFiles() method? It is always returning 0 items.
Expected or Desired Behavior
When requesting the Checked Out Files in the new CSOM 16.1.7521.1200 I don't get any results back. Eventhough I'm site collection admin on the site collection and within the document library where I request the files I have one checked out file.
Observed Behavior
I would expected the method Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.List.GetCheckedOutFiles() to return the checked out files. In this case, one file.
Steps to Reproduce
I used both the following PowerShell script, and C# to retrieve the checked out files.
$siteUrl = "https://m365x123456.sharepoint.com/sites/vendors"
$ctx = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext($siteUrl)
$ctx.AuthenticationMode = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientAuthenticationMode]::Default
$ctx.Credentials = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.SharePointOnlineCredentials($loginname, $pwd)
$web = $ctx.Web
$ctx.Load($web)
$ctx.ExecuteQuery()
$list = $web.GetList("/sites/vendors/Shared Documents")
$ctx.Load($list)
$ctx.ExecuteQuery()
$list.Title
$files = $list.GetCheckedOutFiles()
$ctx.Load($files)
$ctx.ExecuteQuery()
$files.Count
Output: 0
Expected output: 1
SharePoint Client Browser (C#)
Below a screenshot of a preview version of the SPCB which retrieves the files via CheckedOutFiles(). The count is 0 (see #1). Even though the library contains 1 file which is checked out (see #2).
