SPD Workflow activity : Copying a listItem accros a site

*Update* Download the solution here

In addition to my previous post I also created a custom workflow activity for Sharepoint Designer where a listitem can be copied accros a site and/or to a list that is not available during the creation of the workflow but will be when the workflow is executed (using workflow variables).

 

using System;

using System.ComponentModel;

using System.ComponentModel.Design;

using System.Collections;

using System.Diagnostics;

using System.Drawing;

using System.Workflow.ComponentModel;

using System.Workflow.ComponentModel.Design;

using System.Workflow.ComponentModel.Compiler;

using System.Workflow.ComponentModel.Serialization;

using System.Workflow.Runtime;

using System.Workflow.Activities;

using System.Workflow.Activities.Rules;

using Microsoft.SharePoint;

namespace CopyListItemExtended

{

    public partial class List: SequenceActivity

    {

        private EventLog _eventLog;

        public static DependencyProperty ListItemIDProperty = 
DependencyProperty.Register("ListItemID", typeof(string), typeof(List));

        public static DependencyProperty SrcUrlProperty = 
DependencyProperty.Register("SrcUrl", typeof(string), typeof(List));

        public static DependencyProperty DstUrlProperty = 
DependencyProperty.Register("DstUrl", typeof(string), typeof(List));

        public static DependencyProperty SrcListNameProperty = 
DependencyProperty.Register("SrcListName", typeof(string), typeof(List));

        public static DependencyProperty DestListNameProperty = 
DependencyProperty.Register("DestListName", typeof(string), typeof(List));

        [ValidationOption(ValidationOption.Required)]

        public string SrcUrl

        {

            get

            {

                return (string)base.GetValue(SrcUrlProperty);

            }

            set

            {

                base.SetValue(SrcUrlProperty, value);

            }

        }

        [ValidationOption(ValidationOption.Required)]

        public string DstUrl

        {

            get

            {

                return (string)base.GetValue(DstUrlProperty);

            }

            set

            {

                base.SetValue(DstUrlProperty, value);

            }

        }

        [ValidationOption(ValidationOption.Required)]

        public string SrcListName

        {

            get

            {

                return (string)base.GetValue(SrcListNameProperty);

            }

            set

            {

                base.SetValue(SrcListNameProperty, value);

            }

        }

        [ValidationOption(ValidationOption.Required)]

        public string DestListName

        {

            get

            {

                return (string)base.GetValue(DestListNameProperty);

            }

            set

            {

                base.SetValue(DestListNameProperty, value);

            }

        }

        [ValidationOption(ValidationOption.Required)]

        public string ListItemID

        {

            get

            {

                return (string)base.GetValue(ListItemIDProperty);

            }

            set

            {

                base.SetValue(ListItemIDProperty, value);

            }

        }

        protected override ActivityExecutionStatus 
Execute(ActivityExecutionContext executionContext)

        {

            //Set up the Event Logging object 

            _eventLog = new EventLog("Workflow");

            _eventLog.Source = "SharePoint Workflow";

            try

            {

                //Send the email 

                Copy();

            }

            finally

            {

                //Dispose of the Event Logging object 

                _eventLog.Dispose();

            }

            //Indicate the activity has closed 

            return ActivityExecutionStatus.Closed;

        }

        private void Copy()

        {

            SPSite srcSite = new SPSite(SrcUrl);

            SPWeb srcWeb = srcSite.OpenWeb();

            SPSite dstsite = new SPSite(DstUrl);

            SPWeb dstweb = dstsite.OpenWeb();

            string error = string.Empty;

            try

            {

                SPList destList = dstweb.Lists[DestListName];

                SPListItem item = srcWeb.Lists[SrcListName].GetItemById(Convert.ToInt32(ListItemID));

                item.CopyTo(dstweb.Url.ToString() + "/" + destList.Title.ToString() + 
"/" + item.File.Name.ToString());

                _eventLog.WriteEntry("Worklow succes: Item : " + item.Title.ToString() 
+ " has been succesfully copied from : " + srcWeb.Lists[SrcListName].Title.ToString() 
+ " to : " + destList.Title.ToString());

            }

            catch (System.Exception Ex)

            {

                //Log exceptions in the Event Log 

                _eventLog.WriteEntry("Workflow Error :" + Ex.Message.ToString() 
+ error.ToString(), EventLogEntryType.Information);

            }

            finally 

            {

                srcWeb.Close();

                srcWeb.Dispose();

                srcSite.Close();

                srcSite.Dispose();

                dstweb.Close();

                dstweb.Dispose();

                dstsite.Close();

                dstsite.Dispose();

            }

        } 

        public List()

        {

            InitializeComponent();

        }

    }

}

And the including XML chunk that needs to be added in WSS.ACTIONS:

<Action Name="Copy List Item Extended"

ClassName="CopyListItemExtended.List"

Assembly="CopyListItemExtended, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=54d1a6fdf526a294"

AppliesTo="all"

Category="Sample">

  <RuleDesigner Sentence="Copy List %1 from this %2 to this %3 and from this %4 to this %5.">

    <FieldBind Field="ListItemID" Text="ItemID" DesignerType="TextArea" Id="1"/>

    <FieldBind Field="SrcUrl" Text="Source Site" DesignerType="TextArea" Id="2"/>

    <FieldBind Field="DstUrl" Text="Destination Site" DesignerType="TextArea" Id="3"/>

    <FieldBind Field="SrcListName" Text="Source List" DesignerType="TextArea" Id="4" />

    <FieldBind Field="DestListName" Text="Destination List" DesignerType="TextArea" Id="5" />

  </RuleDesigner>

  <Parameters>

    <Parameter Name="ListItemID" Type="System.String, mscorlib" Direction="In" />

    <Parameter Name="SrcUrl" Type="System.String, mscorlib" Direction="In" />

    <Parameter Name="DstUrl" Type="System.String, mscorlib" Direction="In" />

    <Parameter Name="SrcListName" Type="System.String, mscorlib" Direction="In" />

    <Parameter Name="DestListName" Type="System.String, mscorlib" Direction="In" />

  </Parameters>

</Action>