Re: Solution: How to automatically move files in MOSS 2007 using Webdrive and Robotask (applies to Windows Server 2003 X64)
- From: Orfeo <Orfeo1@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 05:23:07 -0800 (PST)
Ok here an updated version, forget everything I posted in my fist post
above, I tried to make automation (inside to inside) Sharepoint
possible, I did not succeed. Here is an alternative (outside to
inside):
Automatic file upload to SharePoint Sites in Windows Server 2003 X64
Comment: initial attempt to make automatic file transfer between
document libraries has not succeeded yet, because there are problems
with creating a 'watched' document library. This solution only
explains automatic upload from a (shared) windows folder
Applies to:
* Windows server 2003 X64
Reason for this solution:
* Mapping network drive for SharePoint sites works unstable (see posts
on disappearing files), and in my case I cannot even create one,
apparently because my SharePoint site has a specific port number.
* Webdrive 7.XX does not support Windows Server 2003 x64: windows
service option does not start up, and drives are not visible by other
applications that work as windows service.
Requirements:
* Webdrive 7.XX (or comparable webfolder drive mapping application)
* Robotask (or comparable automation application)
* Firedaemon (or comparable application)
Procedure:
1. Install Webdrive, Robotask and Firedaemon. Do NOT make use of the
windows service options in Webdrive and Robotask, because that option
use the local service account to access drives, and therefore will not
be able to access Webdrive mapped drives.
2. Install Webdrive as service in Firedaemon: Choose a service name
like WebdriveFD, browse for the executable [C:\Program Files
(x86)\WebDrive\webdrive.exe], Tick 'Console Application', use as logon
account an account that has full access to the sharepoint site, tick
'Interact with desktop', startup mode Automatic, leave the rest as
default.
3. Install Robotask as a service (for example RobotaskFD) in
Firedaeon, just like above.
4. Firedaemon will make Webdrive en Robotask windows will
automatically open (and reappear, if you shut them down).. This is
o.k. for now, for as long as you are working with their settings. (Do
not start Webdrive or Robotask through the normal way)
5. In Webdrive, set the the Sharepoint connections as drive letters
the way you like it. I.e. but the top level site of your Sharepoint
site as one web drive. Use always the same windows account that has
full access to Sharepoint document libraries.
6. Note that in the normal Windows Explorer you probably can't see any
web drives appear. Although Firedaemon uses the same windows account
for Webdrive, the web drives are not accessible for the account that
is logged in on the Windows console. A way to check if they are
created, is to use Robotask which uses the same login account in
Firedaemon:
7. In Robotask, make a 'Move' task that moves files from a pickup
folder (a windows folder) to a document library in your newly created
web drive. If you can't access the web drive from inside Robotask, you
might need to reboot the computer. Set the Move task to check the
windows pickup folder if files change; if they do, a procedure starts
to move the contents to a document library. You can add multiple tasks
with wildcard filters, i.e. files that start with "XX-" are moved to
the document library that has a topic with code XX- etc.
I am interested if someone managed to make a mapped Webdrive folder
watch for changed folders. That did not work for me, but would be very
interesting, because internal, that is inside Sharepoint, automatic
file transfer is asked by many that I know.
Regards
Orfeo
On 19 nov, 08:26, Orfeo <Orf...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Ok Paul, thanks for you invitation. I will come back this week with an
improved version of the text and post it here for you.
On 19 nov, 01:16, Hollis Paul <nos...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In article
<aeb1a9b4-57a1-40d5-b640-d670e5aa3...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,Orfeo wrote:
If anyone is interested, I can elaborate on details a bit further...
If you don't have a blog, I will be happy to post it to my Solutions
FAQ for you.
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Hollis Paul
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