tfs2010

How can I make a word document based on the attachments in a TFS 2010 work item?

Hi all, I've got a requirement from a client - They need to generate a document based on a work item's attachments (also word documents). Is such a thing possible? I assume that it will require the use of TeamSpec, or another TFS-to-Word exporter. If this is possible, I'd like to know if I can make the resulting document based on a ...

Workspace.PendEdit not checking out files

I'm using the TFS 2010 SDK to programmatically check in edits to files into TFS 2010. The documentation on the TFS 2010 SDK is sparse at best. When I call the method workspace.pendedit() passing in an array of files I want to mark as having a pending edit, nothing is actually checked out. So when I call workspace.checkin() passing in wor...

"AnyCPU" vs "Any CPU" in TFS 2010

Hi, I spent a great many hours trying to work out why my project builds with the default (blank) configuration on TFS2010 but tells me there's no output path if I set it to anything. In the end, I realised that in the .csproj file the configuration is written as AnyCPU while for TFS the proposed drop-down value is Any CPU (notice the s...

TFS 2010 make change to local copy

In TFS 2010 I have a project and I want to make only a local change to it and not check it in. I don't have edit privileges on the project. I tried removing the read only from the project but it will not work(will not allow me to edit). Is there an alternative ? ...

Is there any way to integrate TFS Source Control into Dreamweaver?

I want to be able to manage checkins/checkouts from Dreamweaver. Is this possible? Dreamweaver CS5 and TFS 2010. ...

TFS 2010 RTM VPC

Has anyone seen a VPC available for download with the RTM version of TFS 2010? All I can find is the RC version. ...

Is it possible to get the history of changes on a build definition in TFS2010?

It seems odd that the main build definitions would not have a history, but I can't find any mechanisms. Please tell me there is someway to track changes to the build definitions over time. ...

How to get the last build artifact out of the TFS build drop?

Hi, Our existing batch build script contains an URL to get the latest product-build (of another build definition) from. How can one access the lattest build drop folder of TFS Team Build? I'm looking for something to access the latest \buildserver\builddrop\Project-2010MMDD.N\ ...

How do I change Process Template on an existing Team Project in TFS 2010?

Hi How do I change process template to MSF for Agile on an already existing team project in TFS 2010? We have upgraded our TFS 2008 to 2010, and now I would also like to change the process template to MSF for Agile (currently CMMI). We haven't used the workitem funtionality much so if som information gets lost in the conversion doesn't ...

TFS 2010: Is MSBuild going to be dead because of Windows Workflow?

MSBuild in TFS 2010 has been replaced by Windows Workflow 4.0. It means when you are creating a Build Definition, you won't have a TFSBuild.proj to edit instead you must edit a workflow to customize your build. BTW am I correct if I say Microsoft is not supporting MSBuild in TFS 2010 and learning MSBuild as a TFS 2010 Team Build adminis...

Unable to connect to tfs2010 from VS2005 though forward compatibility pack is installed and order of installation is also correct

Unable to connect to tfs2010 from VS2005 though forward compatibility pack is installed and order of installation is also correct ...

Accessing TFS from Powershell

Hello I am new to PowerShell and I am trying to get branches from TFS and merge them using a PowerShell script. Unfortunately I am failing a first hurdle. I do have Visual Studio 2010 install on my local machine and can access the TFS server (also 2010) fine. I am running the script from my local machine and have the following lines...

Using the edit - merge - commit workflow in TFS Source Control

Ive been using sourcegear vault and subversion/visual svn for quite a while now and am a big fan of the CVS disconnected style "Edit -> Merge -> Commit" way of using source control. Since we moved to TFS 2010 i have been reintroduced to the horrid "checkout -> edit -> checkin" sourcesafe style way of working. Meaning only one user can ...

How to enforce adding link to parent when user changes state to "Duplicate"

We have custom state "Duplicate" and i am trying to enforce adding link to parent work item when user set this state (TFS 2010). Thanks ...

TFS 2008 to TFS 2010 upgrade to exclude sharepoint

Hi, I'm currently planning to upgrade our TFS 2008 server to TFS 2010 with the condition below: 1. upgrade everything except for the sharepoint 2. upgrade everything including sharepoint but sharepoint will be enabled only at later stage. will this stop us from using TFS for our development? Thanks, Chen ...

QueryHistory against a codeplex project hangs indefinitely

I'm working on a TFS utility that gets the changesets for a particular project in TFS. I've got a home TFS 2010 server which I primarily use for testing, but I decided to give it a try against a codeplex project to which I contribute. That way, I can test functionality against a larger number of changesets than I have locally. While i...

TFS 2010 - Deploy to Multiple Servers After Build

I've configured TFS 2010 to do a build and utilizing the MSBuild arguments, have it deploying to a single server without any issues. /p:DeployOnBuild=True /p:Configuration=Development /p:DeployTarget=MSDeployPublish /p:MSDeployPublishMethod=RemoteAgent /p:MsDeployServiceUrl=http://&lt;insert&gt;/msdeployagentservice /p:username=<in...

How to delete unused users after TFS2010 Migration-Upgrade from TFS2008

I have a situation where after performing a migration-upgrade of our TFS2008 server to a new domain, I have a bunch of straggling users from the old domain that never created anything inside the 2008 server, nor need access anymore. Does anyone know how do fully delete these old domain users from TFS2010 post-migration? Thanks, John ...

Problems with builds on TFS 2010 and resolving dependencies

Hi I have a project that works great on my machine (and production servers). It's a VS2010 project running C#3.5. When letting my build server build the solution it can't resolve a couple of my third party dll's. Error message: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\Microsoft.Common.targets(1360,9): warning MSB3268: The pr...

TFS2008 to TFS2010 migration upgrade

All, I'm currently in the process of attempting to create a repeatable process for the upgrade of a TFS 2008 installation to new hardware in what Microsoft call a migration upgrade, but am experiencing issues when building the VS 2008 projects on the new hardware. Our TFS 2008 installation consists of two machines; one which houses the...