Tag Archives: DotNet
How to switch to PNP.PowerShell (PS7) from SharepointPnPPowerShellOnline (PS5.1)
Wanted to record a quick demo for how to switch from the current established “SharepointPnPPowerShellOnline” module into new “PNP.PowerShell” module based on .Net Core. Shout out to @ToddKlindt for the great blog post. Cmdlets and references below. Cheers ![]()
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Uninstall-Module SharePointPnPPowerShellOnline –AllVersions Install-Module PnP.PowerShell –AllowPrerelease Register-PnPManagementShellAccess
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Post to Newsfeed on behalf of another user (Server Object Model)
The below code will post to Newsfeed for any user account you specify. Activity appears the same as if the user manually posted. This could be helpful for populating Newsfeed from external activity, custom event receivers, workflow, and other developer sources. Enjoy! ![]()
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using Microsoft.Office.Server.Social;
using Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles;
using Microsoft.SharePoint;
using System;
using System.Text;
namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
// Config
string siteUrl = "http://mysite";
string login = "i:0#.w|domain\\user";
using (SPSite site = new SPSite(siteUrl))
{
// Context
SPUser user = site.RootWeb.SiteUsers[login];
SPUserToken token = user.UserToken;
SPServiceContext ctx = SPServiceContext.GetContext(site);
using (new SPServiceContextScope(ctx))
{
// Init
UserProfileManager upm = new UserProfileManager(ctx);
UserProfile prof = upm.GetUserProfile(user.LoginName);
SPSocialFeedManager mgr = new SPSocialFeedManager(prof, ctx, token);
SPSocialPostCreationData post = new SPSocialPostCreationData();
// Text
post.ContentText = "hello world, look at {0}!";
post.UpdateStatusText = true;
// Link
SPSocialDataItem [] link = new SPSocialDataItem [1];
link[0] = new SPSocialDataItem();
link[0].ItemType = SPSocialDataItemType.Link;
link[0].Text = "My Cool Link";
link[0].Uri = new Uri("http://www.google.com");
post.ContentItems = link;
// Save
SPSocialThread thread = mgr.CreatePost(null, post);
}
}
}
}
}
