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• Wojtek pass test with 401.1 error

  I want to write a web test for a user that is not authorized to access a page...the test should pass if the user is denied access with "HTTP Error 404.1 - Unauthorized". This was easy enough to do with NUnitASP (just set an expected exception), but I can't figure out how to do it in VS 2005. Any suggestions Thanks, Chuck   Thanks for the response, Josh. That is very unfortunate. I thin ...Show All

• jeffo What does TestID mean? How to get this information?

  Hi all, When I create a bug, there is a field under Test tab named "ID". What does it mean In the bug.xml file, I find it is "FieldName="Microsoft.VSTS.Test.TestId". Can I know a test case's TestID before I run it It sounds a test case's attribute, but I cannot find its value in a test case's property. I know if I create a bug it will automatically have a TestID valut inputted in the bug. But if I do not cr ...Show All

• el-chema Hatteras and Currituck in beta 3?

  Can anyone help me with the BETA 3 equivalents for the Hatteras and Currituck dlls used in BETA 2 and all other similar namespaces/files There are some registry entry changes as well, is there any list available for all the changes in BETA 3 Hatteras is the code name for the Source Control SCC and Currituck is the code name for the Work Items.  As to dll name changes there was a scrub done between B2 and B3 to put the final namespac ...Show All

• abcca IDE hangs when checking out a file?

  Here's a wierd one that took a while to narrow down - no idea what's going on under the covers but... We have a solution with 18 projects in it - mixture of class libraries, executables, etc. In one project, there's a particular UserControl that sometimes can't be edited by the IDE. All other user controls in the project work fine. This particular user control, when double-clicked in the IDE, results in a hung IDE. It's not using any CPU t ...Show All

• YunZhou_MS Portal Customization

  Greetings, Applogies if this has been asked before - I can't seem to get the search feature working at the moment. I want to setup our Team Project portal so that we have certain information on the start page. I would like to have a list of the current work items for the user that is hitting the page. I would prefferably want to have the "My Work Items" Team Query to be run. I can't seem to find a way to run queries by a URL. That method failin ...Show All

• Niklas Unable to Debug with HostType and UrlToTest attributes in VSTS?

  Hi, I am unable to debut UnitTest project with HostType and UrlToTest attributes.Here are the details. I have created a new Web Site application using Visual Studio 2005. I selected an empty website application and added MasterPage.master and content page(Default.aspx). I selected a file system option while creating the web site and my web application’s(ASPTDDWebApp) physical location is “C:\Anjaneya\Work\ASPTDDWebApp” I have cr ...Show All

• jeffdion Add project to source control?

  I've got a brand new shiny team foundation server installation.  I've created a team project.  I have an existing solution that I want to now add to that team project.  How do I do it The old File|Source Control|Change Source Control... menu option isn't there anymore. I also expected to find something along the lines of Project|Add To Source Control..., but there's no option anything like that either. Under the File menu, I have ...Show All

• ahmad.arif How to create a report on Work Item Links?

  I have the Microsoft Report Builder open and am using a model based on the TfsReportDS data source. I see a pile of Entities on the left in the Report Builder model, including one called "Work Item" for example. The Work Item entity has a pile of fields in the box below that which I can use to populate my report. However i the Work Item entity, nor in any other entity after extensive browsing am I able to find any way of reporting on th ...Show All

• Iain Bryson MSFT How to Create Tests Lists

  I wanted to create a build that would run some tests. I select Run Test and see vsmdi file in the dropdown. But there are no test lists to run. I have developer version of VSTS is there a way for me to create test lists. Thank you, Shimon. In theory, the answer is "Get the Test Edition or Team Suite".  Test lists are created in the vsmdi using a tool named Test Manager which is included in the a ...Show All

• BoonUnit SQL Server 2005 April CTP - Invalid SSPI Packet Size

  When I bring up SQL Server Management Studio and attempt to connect to the default database using windows authentication, I get a cannot connect error because of Invalid SSPI Packet Size.  If I try again it works.  This is causing me problems installing the application tier.  Does anyone have a clue what I can do to fix this I don't think this is the case with the user I am using to install TFS. ...Show All

• Tony Loton How I can show the line number where the error takes place

  How I can show the line number where the error takes place. Now I have this code: (but only it serves me in methods) public override Microsoft.Cci.Node Visit(Node node) { if (node.SourceContext.Document != null ) { this .SourceNode = node; return node; } else { return base .Visit(node); } } public void ControlarError(Problem problema, Node node) { try { Visit(node); ...Show All

• DevLady Build a new sharepoint site for an existing team project

  The subject says it all:   Is there a way to build a new sharepoint site for an existing team project If there isn't there should be.  Losing all my work items and change history just because the sharepoint site got messed up is simply unacceptable. -cd The solution was to simply attach the old content database to the default web site after installing TFS app tier.  Don't mess with trying to attach the old sharepoint c ...Show All

• Brian Napora Can't get past the 26204 error

  I cannot seem to get the data tier installed, it keeps failing with a 26204 error but I can't see anything obviously wrong. I've checked the list at http://blogs.msdn.com/askburton/archive/2004/09/03/225386.aspx  but everything still seems OK. - The server is a Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition (not SP1) server. - It's a member of a 2003 Active Directory. - I've created a domain account called TFSSETUP and added this to the servers ...Show All

• Wayne Duke GetLatest "Force" option in the object model?

  I've read James Manning's comments in this post: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=236346&SiteID=1 I would like to be able to offer a force behavior, but this code doesn't give me the results I want: GetRequest request = new GetRequest(localPath, RecursionType.Full, VersionSpec.Latest); GetStatus status = this.workSpace.Get(request, GetOptions.Overwrite); Anybody know a better way Alan, I'm away from my main ...Show All

• Beuker Adding Default web part fails

  Using: TFS RC on W23K SP1 with VS2005 on a Single Server Deployment, Sharepoint Services SP1 I've created a MSF for Agile Software Development and I'm trying to add a Web Part from the sites gallery. However this fails each time, irrespective of the webpart I select (e.g. Events, Contacts etc) The error I get tells me that 'An unexpected error has occurred'. I've Googled as much as I could and found one post about upgrading the web.co ...Show All