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SharePoint -- Download Newer Files
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Demonstrates how to download all files from a SharePoint folder that are newer than the local files.Chilkat PHP Extension Downloads
<?php
include("chilkat.php");
$success = false;
// This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The following comments apply to SharePoint Windows classic authentication.
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// For example, imagine our SharePoint endpoint is https://xyzoffice.mycompany.com/
// The SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN would be "mycompany.com"
// The SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN would be "xyzoffice.mycompany.com"
// Also, the SHAREPOINT_USERNAME would be just the name, not a full email address.
// for example, "chilkat" instead of "chilkat@mycompany.com"
$http = new CkHttp();
// If SharePoint Windows classic authentication is used, then set the
// Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth properties.
$http->put_Login('SHAREPOINT_USERNAME');
$http->put_Password('SHAREPOINT_PASSWORD');
$http->put_LoginDomain('SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN');
$http->put_NtlmAuth(true);
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The more common case is to use SharePoint Online authentication (via the SPOIDCRL cookie).
// If so, do not set Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth, and instead
// establish the cookie as shown at SharePoint Online Authentication
// -------------------------------------------------------------------------
// First we'll download a list of all the files in the /Documents folder.
// This provides the names and last-modified date/times of the files located
// on the SharePoint server.
$http->put_Accept('application/json;odata=verbose');
$http->put_AcceptCharset('utf-8');
$sbJson = new CkStringBuilder();
$success = $http->QuickGetSb('https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Documents')/Files',$sbJson);
if ($success == false) {
print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
exit;
}
// Before proceeding, make sure the local directory where we'll be downloading files exists.
$fac = new CkFileAccess();
$fac->DirEnsureExists('qa_output/sharepoint/Documents');
// OK.. load the JSON and iterate over each file
$json = new CkJsonObject();
$json->LoadSb($sbJson);
$numFiles = $json->SizeOfArray('d.results');
print 'Number of Files in the SharePoint /Documents folder = ' . $numFiles . "\n";
$lastModRemote = new CkDateTime();
$lastModLocal = new CkDateTime();
$localPath = new CkStringBuilder();
$fileUrl = new CkStringBuilder();
$i = 0;
while ($i < $numFiles) {
$json->put_I($i);
$filename = $json->stringOf('d.results[i].Name');
$sLastModified = $json->stringOf('d.results[i].TimeLastModified');
print ($i + 1) . ': ' . $filename . ' (' . $sLastModified . ')' . "\n";
$lastModRemote->SetFromTimestamp($sLastModified);
$bDownload = false;
// Check to see if the local file exists. If not, then download.
$localPath->SetString('qa_output/sharepoint/Documents/');
$localPath->Append($filename);
if ($fac->FileExists($localPath->getAsString()) != true) {
print 'This file does not exist locally.' . "\n";
$bDownload = true;
}
else {
// Get the local file's date time and compare with the remote file date/time.
$lastModLocal->SetFromTimestamp($fac->getFileTimeStr($localPath->getAsString(),0));
// Get the difference in seconds between the local and remote last-modified times.
// if the return value is negative, then the caller's time is
// older than the argument. (in this case, a negative return value means
// the local file is older than the remote file.
// Note: The DiffSeconds method was found to be missing in the Chilkat .NET build
// (and possibly in other builds). It will be present in the v9.5.0.67 release and later.
$numSeconds = $lastModLocal->DiffSeconds($lastModRemote);
if ($numSeconds < 0) {
print 'The local file is older than the remote file.' . "\n";
$bDownload = true;
}
}
if ($bDownload == true) {
$fileUrl->SetString('https://SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Documents')/Files('');
$fileUrl->Append($filename);
$fileUrl->Append('')/$value');
print 'Downloading ' . $filename . "\n";
$success = $http->Download($fileUrl->getAsString(),$localPath->getAsString());
if ($success == false) {
print $http->lastErrorText() . "\n";
exit;
}
// Set the local file's last-modified date/time to that of the server's.
$fac->SetLastModified($localPath->getAsString(),$lastModRemote);
}
$i = $i + 1;
}
print 'All finished.' . "\n";
?>