Create folder in the document library for the document workspace site using SharePoint 2010 web service in powershell

Steps Involved:

1. Open SharePoint 2010 Management Shell by going to Start | All Programs | SharePoint | Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products | SharePoint 2010 Management Shell (Run as Administrator).
2. Run the following script.

Powershell Script:

## Create folder in the document library for the document workspace site using SharePoint 2010 web service in powershell $uri="http://serverName:10736/sites/ECT2/DWS/_vti_bin/DWS.asmx?wsdl" ## $folderURL is a string which contains the url where the folder has to be created - "Shared Documents/folder_name". [String]$folderURL="Shared Documents/NewFolder" ## Web Service Reference - http://Site/_vti_bin/DWS.asmx $dwsWebServiceReference = New-WebServiceProxy -Uri $uri -UseDefaultCredential [String]$createFolder=$dwsWebServiceReference.CreateFolder($folderURL)

Output:

Navigate to the document workspace site and click on Shared Documents. You could be able to see a new folder created in the Shared Documents.