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Download a File From SharePoint Online Document Library
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| Add-Type -Path "C:\O365_CSOM\Microsoft.SharePointOnline.CSOM.16.1.6008.1200\lib\net45\Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.dll" | |
| Add-Type -Path "C:\O365_CSOM\Microsoft.SharePointOnline.CSOM.16.1.6008.1200\lib\net45\Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.Runtime.dll" | |
| function Download-File | |
| { | |
| [cmdletbinding()] | |
| param | |
| ( | |
| [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext]$ClientContext, | |
| [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][System.Uri]$FileUri, | |
| [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][string]$Path | |
| ) | |
| begin | |
| { | |
| } | |
| process | |
| { | |
| if( $FileUri.IsAbsoluteUri ) | |
| { | |
| Write-Verbose -Message "Loading by AbsolutePath" | |
| $fileInfo = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.File]::OpenBinaryDirect( $ClientContext, $FileUri.AbsolutePath ) | |
| } | |
| else | |
| { | |
| Write-Verbose -Message "Loading by OriginalString" | |
| $fileInfo = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.File]::OpenBinaryDirect( $ClientContext, $FileUri.OriginalString ) | |
| } | |
| try | |
| { | |
| $fileStream = New-Object System.Io.FileStream( $Path, [System.IO.FileMode]::Create ) | |
| $fileInfo.Stream.CopyTo( $fileStream ) | |
| } | |
| finally | |
| { | |
| if( $fileStream ) | |
| { | |
| $fileStream.Close() | |
| $fileStream.Dispose() | |
| } | |
| if( $fileInfo ) | |
| { | |
| $fileInfo.Dispose() | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } | |
| end | |
| { | |
| } | |
| } | |
| $contextUrl = "https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/teamsite" | |
| $documentUrl = "https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/teamsite/SubSite/Documents/Updates.docx" | |
| $downloadPath = "C:\_temp\Updates.docx" | |
| $credential = Get-Credential | |
| $clientContext = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.ClientContext($contextUrl) | |
| $clientContext.Credentials = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.SharePointOnlineCredentials($credential.UserName, $credential.Password) | |
| Download-File -ClientContext $clientContext -FileUri $documentUrl -Path $downloadPath | |
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This code is nearly 8 years old, I highly recommend using something like Get-PnPFile over this code.
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can you guide me how to do it?