How to set a multi-choice field value in a sharepoint list using powershell?

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I have a sharepoint list and I want to set some value inside it. The multi-choice field is already defined and it is already pointing on data. I just want to pick one of the choices and set it in the field. I don't want to create new values and adding them inside.

    $weburl = "http://sdfsdfsdf"
    $web = Get-SPWeb $webUrl
    $list=$web.GetList("/Lists/ListName")

    $choice = # what do i have to put here ?

    $newItem = $list.AddItem()
    $newItem["multiChoiceField"] = $choice
    $newItem.update()

have you had any luck on this, currently trying to figure out the same — Brent Ellis
– Brent Ellis, Commented Mar 19, 2015 at 18:27

bgz · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-26 13:08:24Z

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from msdn:

$choicevalues = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldMultiChoiceValue;
$choicevalues.Add("Green");            
$choicevalues.Add("Blue");            
$i["multiplechoicefield"] = $l.Fields["multiplechoicefield"].ParseAndSetValue($i,$choicevalues);            
$i["multiplechoicefield"].ToString();            
$i["multiplechoicefield"] = $choicevalues;            
$i.Update();            
#-or-            
$l.Fields["multiplechoicefield"].ParseAndSetValue($i,$choicevalues);            
$i.Update();

answered Feb 26, 2015 at 13:08

bgz

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Thank you for your answer. I already have seen this piece of code and it didn't fixed my problem. Plus, as I said I don't want to create new values because they already exist.

ameliapond
– ameliapond

2015-02-26 16:30:29 +00:00
Commented Feb 26, 2015 at 16:30

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Ronak Patel · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-20 06:21:45Z

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May have stumbled upon it, in Powershell, I have an actual array variable of values

$languages = Eng,Fr,Sp

I set my field to equal this array:

$NewItem["TestLanguages"] = $languages

Spent forever trying to do what was listed above as well, but this is working for me (and so simple too)

edited Mar 20, 2015 at 6:21

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answered Mar 19, 2015 at 18:38

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Ivo_Yan · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-24 11:37:23Z

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This worked just fine for me in SP2016 (the field already had some values selected and they were overwritten):

$valuesArr = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFieldMultiChoiceValue; 
$valuesArr.Add("Choice Value 1");
$valuesArr.Add("Choice Value 3");
$item["SomeSPInternalFieldName"] = $valuesArr;
$item.SystemUpdate($false)

answered Nov 24, 2021 at 11:37

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