How to insert sharepoint list item attachment to sql server db programatically

Question

Hi,
I need to insert sharepoint list item attachments to sql server db programatically. Could some one suggest some approach and if any one work on it please provide the code. Thanks in advance

Answer 1

hi,
you can do it using powershell. Use the below script to loop through all the items attachments inside list.
$web = $site.RootWeb<br />
$Lists = $Web.Lists[$ListName]
$Library = $web.Lists[$LibName]
foreach($listItem in $Lists.Items)
if($listItem.Attachments.Count -gt 0)
Write-Host "**************************************************"
Write-Host $listItem.Attachments.Count"Attachment(s) available in the ListItem:" $listItem.Title
Write-Host "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
$i=0
foreach($attachment in $listItem.Attachments)<br />
$i++
Write-Host $i".Attachment Name:" $listItem.Attachments.UrlPrefix$attachment
$file = $web.GetFile($listItem.Attachments.UrlPrefix+$attachment)
Write-Host "Adding Files to Library:"$Library.Title
$bytes = $file.OpenBinary()
Write-Host "Successfully Added"<br /> Write-Host "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
Write-Host "**************************************************"
And use the below script to insert into SQL.
#Connect to DB
$DB = “server=MyInstanceName;integrated security=sspi;database=Bob”
$conn = new-object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection($DB)
#Build the command and parameters
$cmd = New-Object System.Data.SQLClient.SQLCommand
$cmd.CommandType = [System.Data.CommandType]‘StoredProcedure‘
$cmd.Parameters.Add(“@Col1″, [System.Data.SqlDbType]‘VarBinary‘)
$cmd.Parameters[“@Col1″].Size = -1
$cmd.Parameters[“@Col1″].Value = $bytes
$sql = "INSERT INTO <table> (Col1) VALUES " + $cmd.Parameters[“@Col1″]
#Execute the command
$conn.Open()
$cmd.ExecuteNonQuery()
P.S. There may be some syntax error you have to make it work but the concept is right.
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