Sites.asmx ExportWeb dataPath requirements?

Question

I'm trying to export a site via the ExportWeb method in the Sites web service, but I keep getting an error that the destination could not be found.  I've created a blank document library to which I have full control as the destination, but ExportWeb doesn't seem to want to do it.  Is there something else I need to do to create & set a viable destination for this option?

Answer 1

Hi

Could you post how you call the service, including the input parameters that you use ?  According to the spec, you have to provide a full path to the location you are saving the site to + the user invoking the service must have write permissions to that location , as you indicated

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Answer 2

At its simplest, I'm trying:

Sites.ExportWeb("testmigration", "http://<server1>/sites2/sitename", 
"http://<server2>/sites/migration/testsite/TempLib", true, true, false, 1024);

... where TempLib is an empty, un-templated document library to which I have full control.  I'm connecting with credentials from System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials.  Just for the sake of trying I've also tried adding trailing slashes to the paths and adding a .cab extension to the file name.

Answer 3

You can read the thread below it points to the protocol documentation which should help. Also make sure you are logged in as the farm administrator.

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/eu/sharepointdevelopment/thread/54005f3b-2434-40a7-8093-c03bba306587

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