Copy Attachment from List to Document Library

Question

Is it possible, to do that. I always get an error : The workflow could not copy the item. Make sure the source and destination lists have the same columns and column settings.

I would like to  copy attachment if  new list item has one, after is created.

In workflow, when I chose Document Library, there is filed name: Path and Name (*).

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Borut

Answer 1

How are you doing this? Basically you want to copy the file from the Attachments folder of the List into the document library. It shouldnt be hard but theres not Copy File workflow item, atleast not in SharePoint designer. Is this a VS workflow?

Answer 2

Document libraries don't have attachments, so how were you expecting to copy it?

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Answer 3

Hi Clayton.

Actually I have the same question, and to clarify the scenario: An email comes in to an e-mail enabled discussion group. The email has an attachment. I need to automagically place (or copy/move) that attachment in/to a document library associated with the discussions; not as an attachment to the library, but as a document IN the library.

Presumeably this can be done in C#, but grabbing any developer time at all could prove difficult - and we have no SharePoint Savvy developers in any event (masters of C#/.Net however).

So, is there any way to do this using Designer, or, must it be done in C#? If the latter is true, a quicklink to a concise and accurate guide to doing so in C# (that I can present as part of my begging/pleading to the developers) would be helpful.

Best,

Chris Rutkowski

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Chris Rutkowski