How to create a folder in Spotfire Library using IronPython script

Question

I want to create a folder in Spotfire Library and save the analysis file using an IronPython script. But I'm not sure how to pass LibraryItem in the create folder function of Library Manager.

Answer 1

You need to use the LibraryManager.TryGetItem method to select the parent folder and then pass that and the new folder name to the LibraryManager.CreateFolder method.

This worked for me: -

# Import namespaces
from Spotfire.Dxp.Framework.Library import *

libraryManager = Document.GetService(LibraryManager)
parentFolder = '/path/parentFolder/'
newSubFolder = 'newSub'

parentFolderExists, folder = libraryManager.TryGetItem(parentFolder, LibraryItemType.Folder)
if parentFolderExists:
    subfolderExists, subfolder = libraryManager.TryGetItem(customer + newSubFolder + '/', LibraryItemType.Folder)
    if not subfolderExists:
        print customer
        libraryManager.CreateFolder(folder, newSubFolder, LibraryItemMetadataSettings())