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SPCheckedOutFile.TakeOverCheckOut Method

SharePoint 2010

Windows SharePoint Services 3

Instructs the site that another user account is taking over control of a currently checked-out file.

Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Available in Sandboxed Solutions: Yes
Available in SharePoint Online

Syntax

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public void TakeOverCheckOut()

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	Url is null or empty.
SPException	An error occurred during the attempt to take over control of the file.

Remarks

The file must be checked out and have no checked-in draft or published version.

Reference

SPCheckedOutFile Class

SPCheckedOutFile Members

Microsoft.SharePoint Namespace

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FAQ

Permissions Issues

There are only 2 options for permissions:

Run under the current context or impersonate a user
1. This user must have list owner permissions
2. The user who is running the code will take over the check-out
RunWithElevatedPrivileges
1. The file will be checked out to system account (SHAREPOINT\system) and unless programatically checked-in or deleted will be inaccessible from the UI.
  1. If new, the item will not show up in the document library and will be invisible unless you use: List Settings / Manage
    files which have no checked in version

The BUG here is that there is no way to assign a checked out file to a specific user (current or impersonated) who is only a contributor. The only possible solution is to temporarily grant that user access (difficult and not recommended).

See the following thread for more info:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointdevelopment/thread/a308c900-ef7f-458f-a3e3-dba4887934e9/

History

8/30/2011
RobertRFreeman