copy list items from one list to another in sharepoint

Question

In Sharepoint how can you copy a list item from one list to another list eg copy from \"List A\" to \"List B\" (both are at the root of the site)

I want this copying

Answer 1

Here is a powershell equivalent of Sylvian's that does allow for cross-site copy. His code could be modified similarly as well...

param([string]$sourceWebUrl, [string]$sourceListName, [string]$destWebUrl, [string]$destListName)

$sourceWeb = get-spweb $sourceWebUrl;
$sourceList = $sourceWeb.Lists[$sourceListName];
$destWeb = get-spweb $destWebUrl;
$destList = $destWeb.Lists[$destListName];
$sourceList.Items |%{
$destItem = $destList.Items.Add();
$sourceItem = $_;
$sourceItem.Fields |%{
    $f = $_;
    if($f.ReadOnlyField -eq $false -and $f.InternalName -ne "Attachments" -and $sourceItem[$f.InternalName] -ne $null){
        $destItem[$f.InternalName] = $sourceItem[$f.InternalName];
    }
}
$destItem.Update();
}

To use, copy and past to a file copy-listitems.ps1 and run using Sharpoint powerhsell commandline...