How to delete old versions of a document from a document library? - Navdeep Madan - Site Home

Create a console application and add the reference if Microsoft.SharePoint .
Add the web reference of version’s (http://MossSite/_vti_bin/versions.asmx) web service.

        1: //Change the SPSite URL.

       2:            using (SPSite site = new SPSite(http://MossSite/sites/SiteCollection))

       3:            {

       4:                using (SPWeb web = site.OpenWeb())

       5:                {

       6:                    //Change the Document Library Name.

       7:                    SPDocumentLibrary library = (SPDocumentLibrary)web.Lists["MATTDOCLibrary"];

       8:                    foreach (SPListItem item in library.Items)

       9:                    {

                       Console.WriteLine(item.Name);

                       Console.WriteLine("====== BEFORE DELETION =====\n\n");

                       SPFile file = (SPFile)item.File;

                       int counter = item.Versions.Count;

                       Console.WriteLine("counter :- " + counter);

                       VersionService.Versions objVersion = new VersionService.Versions();

                       objVersion.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;

                       System.Xml.XmlNode ndVersion = objVersion.DeleteAllVersions(item.File.ToString());

                   }

                   library.Update();

                   web.Update();

                   foreach (SPListItem item in library.Items)

                   {

                       Console.WriteLine("\n" + item.DisplayName);

                       Console.WriteLine("======AFTER DELETION =====\n\n");

                       foreach (SPListItemVersion subitem in item.Versions)

                       {

                           Console.WriteLine("Version ID : " + subitem.VersionLabel.ToString());

                       }

                   }

               }

           }