TFS 2008: Overwrite Label on file

Question

Hi all,

I'm trying to apply Label on a file, but I obtain this error because Label already exists on an old version of file:

TF203007: Cannot create the label because the version controlled item $/MyProj/MyFile.cs already exists or has been specified more than once.

I want move Label from an old version to Latest.

Is it possible?

Thanks a lot!

Answer 1

It sounds like it is trying to apply the label to a version of that file that already has that label. If you use tf label, it will move the label if it can, so you're doing that the right way.

One thing to check is whether the version in the workspace is the version that you want to label. Otherwise, specify the versionspec (e.g. the following will label the latest version of the file regardless of what you currently have in your workspace):

tf label "$/MyProj/MyFile.cs" /version:T /server:http://tfs:8080

If you could post the tf label command line you're using it might also help.

(edit: the tf command above would work for tfs 2005 and 2008. You'll need to specify the project collection instead of server for tfs 2010).