Create a Publishing HTML Site Column using PnPPowershell

youssef ibrahimi

I'm trying to create a sharepoint 2016 site column using PnP powershell.

when I create a single line of text using the command below it works:

Add-PnPField -DisplayName "column1" -InternalName "column1" -Group "PnPGroup" -Type Text

But I can't create a "Publishing HTML" column using this command :

Add-PnPField -DisplayName "htmlcolumn" -InternalName "htmlcolumn" -Group "PnPGroup" -Type HTML

I have the error below :

Add-PnPField : Cannot bind parameter 'Type'. Cannot convert value "HTML" to type

"Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.FieldType". Error: "Unable to match the identifier name HTML to a valid enumerator name.

Specify one of the following enumerator names and try again: Invalid, Integer, Text, Note, DateTime, Counter, Choice,

Lookup, Boolean, Number, Currency, URL, Computed, Threading, Guid, MultiChoice, GridChoice, Calculated, File,

Attachments, User, Recurrence, CrossProjectLink, ModStat, Error, ContentTypeId, PageSeparator, ThreadIndex,

WorkflowStatus, AllDayEvent, WorkflowEventType, Geolocation, OutcomeChoice, MaxItems"

At line:1 char:92

+ ... nPGroup" -Type HTML

+ ~~~~

+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Add-PnPField], ParameterBindingException

+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CannotConvertArgumentNoMessage,SharePointPnP.PowerShell.Commands.Fields.AddField

Can you tell me which is the appropriate type to create a "Publishing HTML" column ?

Thanks for the help.

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