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I am trying to do the following but I have some exceptions, I dont know whats wrong with this.

Update 2:

    $site = Get-SPSite -Identity "http://url/workspaces/TS1/"
$list = $site.RootWeb.GetList("/workspaces/TS1/Lists/WorkspaceAccessRights")

I tried this simple 1. and it says

Exception calling "GetList" with "1" argument(s): "Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED))"
At line:15 char:30
+ $list = $site.RootWeb.GetList <<<< ("/workspaces/TS1/Lists/WorkspaceAccessRights/")
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DotNetMethodException
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Rather than using

$spList = $spWeb.GetList("/Lists/Mylist")

try

$spList = $spWeb.Lists["My list"]

or

$spList = $spWeb.GetList("/sitename/Lists/Mylist")

It seems like all the errors are related to the fact that $spList is null.

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pls see my update, last line is throwing Cannot convert value to type System.String. At line:31 char:18 + Write-Host "$spWe <<<< b" + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], RuntimeException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : RuntimeException – Luis Esteban Valencia Apr 11 '12 at 12:47
Is this a typo? $spList = $web.Lists["Workspace Access Rights"] where you have $web instead of $spWeb? – Robert Kaucher Apr 11 '12 at 13:04
psl see the edit, now access denied?, this is weird – Luis Esteban Valencia Apr 11 '12 at 13:28
up vote 1 down vote accepted

I have solved with this blog: http://www.stilldesign.co.nz/Blog/post/2011/06/21/Painful-SharePoint-error-when-using-PowerShell.aspx#comment

Perhaps I should have mentioned that I am using POWERGUI, after checking the logs at the exact same time of the script execution, I could copy and paste the error and find the blog above.

I blogged about this here: http://levalencia.wordpress.com/2012/04/12/unable-to-cast-com-object-of-type-microsoft-sharepoint-library-sprequestinternalclass-to-interface-type-microsoft-sharepoint-library-isprequest/

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Don't forget to select this as the answer. Also, it would be a good idea to give a short explanation of what was going on in case the post is deleted or the site goes away. – Robert Kaucher Apr 11 '12 at 14:21

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