Extract list from Sharepoint without using Get-SPWeb

Question

I don't have access to the Sharepoint server and can't use remoting, and therefore don't have access to Microsoft.Sharepoint.Powershell which contains the SharePoint commandlets.

I also can't use 3rd party libraries which means I only have access to built in Powershell commandlets, or any .NET class.

How can I access a Sharepoint list using only built in Powershell commandlets or .NET classes?

Answer 1

Well if you are using SharePoint 2010 and you don't have access to the server itself and must interact with it remotely you have essentially three options: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/hh313619(v=office.14).aspx

You can use:

1. Client Side Object Model - this gives you a structured SharePoint classes approach to enumerating, viewing and interacting with SharePoint site artifacts
2. SOAP Web Services - Exactly what it sounds like...a set of XML SOAP end points that let you interact with a SharePoint site
3. REST Web Services - A set of endpoints that follow REST principles

FWIW, the CSOM libraries use the REST endpoints under the covers.