Powershell - Import physical files to Sitecore media library

In some cases we need to import physical files to Sitecore media library, for example if we have pdf files issued by third party and Sitecore use these files to be shown for the client.

• Install Sitecore PowerShell extensions on Sitecore Server
• Enable Sitecore File watcher
• Create new PowerShell script
• Create new schedule task to run the PowerShell script 
  

PowerShell script include the following functionalities:

• Copy physical files from source folder to the destination folder (this folder supposed to be site Media folder under the site root
• Check site publish targets to insure that all imported media published to all publish targets for the site
• Start publish process from master to each publish target

	#INVOKE Sitecore so it is aware about the upload folder
	Start-Sleep -s 120
	#Import files
	# for example $sourcepath : "E:\Copy"
	$sourcepath = "[source folder]"
	# for example "c:\inetpub\wwwroot\mySite\upload\importedMedia\"
	$targetpath = "[Destination folder]"
	$filterSourcefiles = get-childitem -path $sourcepath
	foreach($sourcefile in $filterSourcefiles){
	$option = [system.stringsplitoptions]::removeemptyentries
	$folderlevel1name = $targetpath + $sourcefile.basename
	try
	{
	$result = copy-item $sourcefile.fullname $folderlevel1name
	}
	Catch [System.Exception]
	{
	Write-Host $_.Exception
	}
	}
	#INVOKE Sitecore so scheduler starts
	Start-Sleep -s 24000
	#PUBLISH in sitecore
	$publishingTargetsFolderId = New-Object Sitecore.Data.ID "{D9E44555-02A6-407A-B4FC-96B9026CAADD}"
	$targetDatabaseFieldId = New-Object Sitecore.Data.ID "{39ECFD90-55D2-49D8-B513-99D15573DE41}"
	# Find the publishing targets item folder
	$publishingTargetsFolder = [Sitecore.Context]::ContentDatabase.GetItem($publishingTargetsFolderId)
	if ($publishingTargetsFolder -eq $null) {
	return $null
	}
	# Retrieve the publishing targets database names
	# Check for item existance in publishing targets
	foreach($publishingTargetDatabase in $publishingTargetsFolder.GetChildren()) {
	Write-Log "Publishing items to the $($publishingTargetDatabase[$targetDatabaseFieldId]) publishing target"
	$publishTarget = $publishingTargetDatabase[$targetDatabaseFieldId]
	$itemCount = 0
	Publish-Item -Path "master:\sitecore\media library\[importedMedia folder]" -Recurse -Target $publishTarget -PublishMode Smart
	#$singleItems | Publish-Item -PublishMode smart -Target $publishTarget
	}

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