Powershell script can't find URL

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I have a powershell that kicks off a workflow in SharePoint but my system is not allowing me to run it. The error I'm getting is as follows:

Get-SPWeb: Cannot find an SPWeb object with id or URL: xxx.com and site Url xxx.com
At C:\cert.ps1:1 char:17
+ $web = Get-SPWeb <<<< -Identity "xxx.com"
  + CategoryInfo  : InvalidData (Microsoft.Share....SPCmdletGetWeb:SPCmdletGetWeb) [Get-SPWeb], SPCmdletPipeBindException
  + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.Powershell.SPCmdletGetWeb

I tried adding Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.Sharepoint.Powershell but I the get an error saying its already been added.

Here's the script:

$web = Get-SPWeb -Identity "xxx.com" 
$manager = $web.Site.WorkFlowManager   
$list = $web.Lists["Certificate Tracking"]

$assoc = $list.WorkflowAssociations.GetAssociationByName("Certificate Notification","en-US")

$view = $list.Views["All Items"] #All Items
$items = $list.GetItems($view)  

$data = $assoc.AssociationData

foreach ($item in $items) {
 $wf = $manager.StartWorkFlow($item,$assoc,$data) 
}

$web.Dispose()

FoxDeploy · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-17 20:04:41Z

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The -Identity parameter for Get-SPWeb can be either a full or relative path, or a path with a wildcard * character. Additionally:

The identity param expects a valid URL in the form http://server_name or a relative path in the form of /SubSites/MySubSite.

Try this instead using the -Site param, which I think might be what you're looking for:

Get-SPWeb -Site http://sitename/sites/site1

answered Dec 17, 2015 at 20:04

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IbrahimMitko Over a year ago

I hate Microsoft...I changed it to Site and it got rid of the error but couldn't initialize the variables. I changed it back to Identity and it worked. Go figure

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