tfs2005

Permanent deleting under TFS 2005

How can I permanently delete a folder/file under TFS 2005 source control? I know about the tf destroy command, but that only works with TFS 2008. I also know about the TFS PowerPack at CodePlex, but I want to know if there is a built-in tool to achieve this. ...

What does it mean when Source Control Explorer shows both branch and merge for a changeset?

I am trying to understand the history of my codebase, which resides in TFS 2005, and I encountered a changeset where all changes were marked as both branch and merge. Name Change Folder ------------------------------------------------ A.cs merge, branch $/Root/Solution/Project I am unable to find anything (especia...

How does VS 2005 provide history across all TFS Team Projects when tf.exe cannot?

In Visual Studio 2005, in the TFS Source Control Explorer, these is a top-level node for the TFS Server itself, with a child node for each Team Project. Right-clicking either the server node or the node for a Team Project gives a context menu on which there is a View History item. Selecting this gives you a History window showing the las...

TFS error causes promotion issues (using ProTool)

Hello, I'm running into a frequent issue where TFS2005 pops up an error when I attempt to check in changes. (Sorry, I do not currently have the text of the message recorded.) Attempting to check it back in indicates there is nothing to do and indeed a compare shows the items to be the same and the server version having my changes. Ho...

Workspace being overwritten by Team Foundation Server 2005

Due to a workspace path length limitation, I had to shorten the workspace path mappings used by one of my team builds. To my surprise, each time I launch my build, it's being somehow overwritten by with the previous path mappings. I deleted the Team Foundation cache (C:\Documents and Settings\TFS_BuildService\Local Settings\Application ...

Build Report API in Team Build 2005 from Visual Studio 2008

Our shop is set up with a Team Foundation 2005 server but all development work is done in Visual Studio 2008. What I would like to be able to do is write a program that examines the build history of a given Build Definition and extract out the test results to produce pretty graphs of the sort that Team Build really doesn't give. Howeve...

how to merge two changesets only (TFS)

You see 162489 and 162990, How can I merge them ? ...

Is there a way to "fix" a changeset in TFS 2005 or 2008

If I leave out a file when checking in, or accidentally include a file I don't want in a check in, is there a way to modify the changeset that was created? ...