Answer Questions

• ChrisSmales Team System Builds and dropping an MSI

  Hi, I just started using Team System this week, and I've been able to muddle along fairly well, but I've just discovered something that to me is a real show stopper. And based on the searches that I have done in Google and in these forums, I'm beginning to think there is something fundamental I missing based on the small number of responses to this problem. My problem is that the team system build does not build the Setup projects ...Show All

• Seadap05 CA1062:ValidateArgumentsOfPublicMethods False Positive?

  I have the following code that gives me the CA1062 warning. Looks to me like a false positive: public static string Format(IFormatProvider provider, string format, params object[] args) { ... int argsLength = args != null args.Length : 0; ... } Regards, Erwin Erwin, I can't reproduce this warning given the above code, however, if you have something like the following: ...Show All

• Batmannnn New Projects do not get retrieved on get latest version

  We're experiencing some difficulties here. I've added 3 new projects to our Solution and checked them in. However, no one in my team gets them when they get latest version from Source Control, or from the Solution Explorer. They have to manually go and "Add Project from Source Control" from the File menu. What could cause this I've checked out the solution file from Source Control, built the solution (for some reason when we b ...Show All

• pithhelmet Problems moving TFS from Domain A to Domain B

  I have been using the docs here ( http://blogs.msdn.com/vstsue/articles/558098.aspx ) to try and move our existing TFS from a test domain to a live domain but I have trouble getting the warehouse and reports working again. As we have only been using TFS for version control up to now, I was wondering; is there a way for me to create a clean install of TFS on the new domain and import the version controls items from the old server, keeping all ...Show All

• Dorkboy Team Foundation Web Services

  Hello, Does anyone know if it's possible to retrieve a list of Team Projects on a given TFS server using the TFS web services I've been successful in calling the various "Build" web services but can't seem to find anything on project-related information. Can anyone point me in the right direction --- Thanks, Jeff James, Thanks for pointing out my obvious short-sightedness :-) I totally missed your refe ...Show All

• adiash HelpText

  I would like to create a filed with helptext longer than 255 characters, 255 is String type limitation, is it possible to create a PlainText filed type and HtmlFieldControl (for instance HelpTab) and put all help info into this filed in Process Template Definition Thanks in advance, Tomasz Yes, 255 is the current limitation for the help text. However, the same restriction applies on default values, so you won't be able to automatica ...Show All

• dundret Check out files status

  Hi, Thare is way to get (not with a SQL query) the checked out files status - time that they were checked out Thanks in advance, Shmulik. Yes, you can use "tf status /format:detailed" to get the date/time the change was pended.  Here's an example.  It shows the version being edited (changeset 37875), that the change was pended this afternoon, name of the workspace, the computer and the ...Show All

• Sean Whitton Can't get the install to go through

  I keep getting this error on install: ERROR 28925: TFSeverStatusValidator: UnexpectedError Any ideas glad you got thru this.  If memory serves, we now pass the port# to the validator code so that it will use ports other than our default. marc I was able to bypass this issue by setting port on Web App to 8080. Apparently other ports are not allowed. ...Show All

• abhi.pandey Scenario work item states and reason does not match MSF Process guidance

  Heya, I've just created a Scenario Work Item in the Team explorer. But the State and Reason drop-downs does not include the choices described in the "States and Transitions" defined in the MSF Process guidance. Instead, the drop-downs include the choices available for a Bug Work Item. How do I get the Scenario Work Item choices instead What am I doing wrong Cheers, Chris Is this new process template for ...Show All

• shekhar how can I schedule a Unit test to run multiple time?

  Hi, I would like to know how can I schedule a Unit test to run multiple time w/o using a loop or timer. I am using Team System for Software Developer edition. Please advice! Thanks, After I create my ordered test how can I schedule it to run at certain date and hour Please advice! Thanks, Hello, You can use an ordered Test. An ordered test will let ...Show All

• pcoulter Requirements management and VSTS

  I see bits and pieces of info that indicate VSTS can manage requirements and other development artifacts.   Is this true, and if so, where can I find screen-shots or other detailed documentation on its capabilities   My organization is a software company that is at a point where we need to either upgrade our Requirements Management tool or select a new one.  The new release of our RM tool has some pretty major deficiencies ...Show All

• Nitell Suggestions for managing SQL Server 2000 and Oracle scripts in VSTS

  VSTS supports very good integration with SQL Server 2005 using the managed objects, however, I also have to support SQL Server 2000 and Oracle 10g scripts for other databases... My thoughts are that I would have a solution file with multiple projects...one of the projects would be a "database" project that would store all of my database code tied to that solution and enable me to easily check it in/out of VSTS...it would also allow me to do buil ...Show All

• Glandorf please help with web recorder

  Hi! I'm trying to record webtest. 1. Create new web test 2. Window of recorder (IE) does not appears 3. Script is not recorded What solution can you suggest to resolve this problem Thanks for your reply! Hi Josh, I am also experiencing same problem while recording new script. The recorder buttons are all disabled (grayed) and surfing around does not result in anything in the project. My environment is Windows 2000 Pr ...Show All

• ajAZZ many applications sharing framework projects, and each on a different version

  I have several applications that share a set of framework projects. Each application uses a different version of the framework projects. Can I check out multiple versions to support multiple checked-out applications, or do I have to check out separately It might sound goofy at first, but originally we just created project references to the framework projects. But this assumed that all of our applications would always use the latest version ...Show All

• Coder0 Unable to add users to Team Project if using VPN.

  Hi Folks, when i'm at work,  i can succesfully add users to the team projects using the Team Explorer in VS2005. Kewl. At home, i use VPN to connect to work, and i can then connect to TFS, etc. When i try to add users to the team project, it fails to find domain\username. This is becuase my home computer is in a workground and not part of the domain (i assume). So, is there any way i can 'register' with the domain, so i can see the wo ...Show All