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• igor123 Centralize datasource and context parameter in web tests

  Hello, I have several web tests used in a load test project. All web test has the same web server context parameter as well as the same datasource. Is it possible to set them in a central location whout having to change them for each web test Thanks, Pierre Thanks a lot. Pierre Pierre, It is possible to centralize the context parameters, but not the datasources.  In the Run Settings section of a load test, you can add context ...Show All

• VandyDave ? VS2005: How to SuppressMessage for an entire class ?

  I'm porting a load of our VS2003 code to VS2005, and at the same time trying to clean up the code by running Code Analysis on it. My biggest problem is with a load of structs that I have defined for P/Invoking Windows API functions. For example, the Windows API function called MEMORY_BASIC_INFORMATION: public struct MemoryBasicInfo {     public IntPtr BaseAddress;     public IntPtr AllocationBase;  &nbs ...Show All

• philselmer Timeout during unit test

  Greetings. I've recently been introduced to VSTSs integrated unit testing abilities, and quickly decided to adopt them and write an extensive suite of tests for some software component or another. Much to my regret, however, I soon stumbled upon a rather annoying problem as some of my tests take a relatively long time to perform. I'd tell you how long, but unfortunately I can't quite tell since the testing framework decides to terminate th ...Show All

• _Quimbly_ Build Can't find references

  I am using Enterprise Lib in my project. I have few assemblies referenced. All compiles fine from VS. Team Build finds most of them just fine but one it can't find - I get this error. Solution: PipeBizWeb.sln, Project: PipeBizLib.csproj, Compilation errors and warnings C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Microsoft.Common.targets(0,0): warning MSB3245: Could not resolve this reference. Could not locate the assembly "Microsoft ...Show All

• savage650 How can I import work items from one project to another?

  I have a number of issues in a project we just completed. We're starting a new project and there are specific work items I would like to import to the new project. Is there a specific way to do this Any help would be appreciated. aaron A cheap and easy way of doing it is using MS Excel. Export all of the workitems to MS Excel, open another Excel spreadsheet attached to the other Team Project, and copy the data over. I don't thin ...Show All

• Daniel Marley vstesthost.exe opening a dialog box when background thread raises exception

  The app I am testing is raising an exception in a background thread after the test class is already destroyed. This is causing VSTestHost.exe to open a dialog box (below) and subsequently exit. =-=-=-=-=- VSTestHost.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. Sorry for the inconvenience Debug | Close =-=-=-=-=- I read in a separate thread that the way to prevent VSTestHost from exiting when it captures an unhandled e ...Show All

• Gliksman Web Recording is not working ..Pls help me Figure out

  When i try recording a Webtest My Recording doesnt work. The Record options seem to be Greyed out (disabled).. The Browser loads Up pretty quickly when i click on a new webstest But then its all greyed out I have seen this before . please help me in figuring this out. I dont want to reinstall my Visual Studio2005 Thanks Roy Can you try killing all your iexplore.exe processes and trying ...Show All

• Amr Ashraf Visual Studio Team Foundation server compatibility with Visual Studio 2003

  I work in a company with four developers using Visual Studio 2003 Professional - we need a new Source Control and Bug tracking system.  Is it possible to use Visual Studio 2003  with Team Foundation Server   I realise we would have to buy Foundation server seperately as well as 4 Client Access Licences, however, this would still be significantly cheaper than 4 copies of the Developer Team Edition. Much as I would like all the ...Show All

• Todd H. TF42056: Object Reference not set to an instance of an object

  I have installed Team Foundation Build on Windows 2003 Standard Edition inside a Virtual Machine running on Virtual Sever 2005 R2. I have confirmed that the Team Build Service is running. When connecting from a client machine and a build is started the following error occurs: TF42056: The build service could not connect to the Team Foundation Server: Object Reference not set to an instance of an object. I have enabled the trace logger at l ...Show All

• Rajeshsv No reports

  Hi there,      I have created 2 new team projects yesterday in TFS( deleted all the existing one) and opened few bugs/work Items, which are in diffirent states now (active/resolved). When I go to Reports and try to see the reports for them using BugList, BugRates etc. I do not see anything showing up at all. The page is just blank with no error for both through client as well as through IE. When i go to Event Log only e ...Show All

• zacarias2006 How can I encode a POST body in a coded webtest?

  This is my feable attempt: byte [] cmdBytes = Encoding .UTF8.GetBytes(strBody); Stream st = request1Body.GetBodyStream(); st.Write(cmdBytes, 0, cmdBytes.Length); st.Flush(); st.Close(); Throwing the following exception: {"Memory stream is not expandable."} Here it is: http://blogs.msdn.com/joshch/archive/2005/08/24/455726.aspx If you want to put a custom string body on the request, we p ...Show All

• Arkman5 Check-in policy of version control

  How to restrict developers to write Comment when he/she check-in the code It seems there is no way to configure this Thanks! In addition, if you add a new 'comments' field that is required, the only way to see the contents of that field is to go to the details of the specific changeset( am I correct here )...I'm looking for mandatory comments that will show up when you look at history, which is what most of us will do because its ...Show All

• Maximus5150 Server not referred to by the FQDN

  I want the server to refer to itself ONLY by the FQDN. http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/2330/properties9sk.jpg if you have a look in the image - the server name is Fully Qualified, although the link that it will send the user to is not. how do i make them both be the same FQ thank you. Ah, sorry, that was not what I meant. Why didn't you just put everything under one IIS web s ...Show All

• Femiani Project Site Login error to Report Server

  I am getting the following error when I go to the project site: Reporting Services Error Marc, Since you are using dual server setup, TFS install configs the app pool and report services. We expect the report service to be running under network service. You can verify this by running "tfrsconfig /verify" on a command line. (tfrsconfig.exe is installed to the tools directory under program files\Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Te ...Show All

• AliceSee Team System - Website Under source control

  I have the Team Build Configured and I am also able to start the build from any of the client machines. The library, console, windows services and application are all compiling with out any errors but when it comes to compiling websites I am running into issues. All of these projects are under Team System source control. The website has Project references to other library projects within the same solution but the team build does not se ...Show All