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• Joseph Kasende Moving TFS to a new physical server - can be done?

  Hi folks, currently we have been trialling/using TFS B3R2 and besides the odd quirk here or there love it and will be keen to purchase a license when released, etc. That said, we would like to keep the existing _DATA_ we have on the current crap hardware and migrate it to a new machine with the released TFS product. So, a few questions. 1) Should we wait for the licensed product or could we use the RTM when that's out. 2) Assuming ...Show All

• Vadim_Luk Team Build with unsafe code problem

  My project has some unsafe code exist that I already marked project "Allow unsafe code" option. SO I can build it from my machine But It cannot build in Team Build Server....the following is error message ThemeManager.cs(457,33): error CS0227: Unsafe code may only appear if compiling with /unsafe Please help Is the configuration being built in VS and by Team Build same The "Allow unsafe code" is per configur ...Show All

• VickyG CA1807: Either false positive or need code help

  The following code snippet raises fxCop warning 1807.  Either it is a false positive (as I know no way to force a switch statement to perform a case-insensitive compare) or there is a solution that I cannot seem to find... Here is the code: string outputType = query.OutputType.ToLower(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture); switch (outputType) {     case "excel":     ...     break;     cas ...Show All

• tfinniga Update Check In Comment

  I would like to update a check-in comment for a source code file that I checked into TFS version control. Is this supported If so, what tool should I use Thanks Richard, The dialog displays the comment in read-only field. I would like to change the comment. How can I do this Cheers Susan Entwisle Thanks Richard, I don't think it's a security issue as I am using the same account that created the comment to t ...Show All

• rupa How to show my own control in Work Item Editor

  I can modify the process template XML to add a custom tab besides the tabs like "details" , "Links" in work item editor. Say I add a new tab like "Related Work Items". Now I want to show a drop down of work items from where user will select one (or more) to set as related work item. Q1. How do I show a drop down/picker of another work item (can't use existing LinkControl) Q2. How can I host my own control in the new empty tab Please help me. I ...Show All

• ashvik no notifications...

  see... this is where having an actual "Admin" is usefull... I dont know where the problem is, so be gentle. after getting TFS setup (which felt more like surviving a train wreck), getting users with the right permissions setup on the domain, and everything else under the sun that has to be done to get this bad boy up and running, I still have one last problem. from the sharepoint site, I'm trying to add users. I've used sharep ...Show All

• Kenneth Millard UseLiteralsWhereAppropriate ?

  FxCop emmit a warning for this code : public static readonly string UPDATE = "UPDATE"; FxCop output --------------------------------------------------------------- Target : UPDATE (IntrospectionTargetMember) Resolution : "Field 'UPDATE' is declared as 'static readonly' but is initialized with a constant value 'UPDATE'. Mark this field as 'const' instead." Category : Microsoft.Performance (String) Rul ...Show All

• Le Van Dung Unshelve confusion over "no pending revisions"

  OK I understand what happens during shelving but I'm not so sure I completely understand unshelving.  The docs for "Working with Source Control Shelvesets" say this about unshelving: "restores each shelved revision into the destination workspace as a pending change as long as the revision does not conflict with a change that was already pending in the workspace." and "To unshelve an item, there must be no pending revisions against it in the ...Show All

• David Lapides Can't Install TFS RC on a Domain Controller???

  We can no longer install TFS (RC) on a domain controller This worked in earlier betas and CTP versions. But now I'm told with the installer that this is not a supported configuration, yet the installation guide talks about installing on a DC. I wasted all this time setting up the DC system and get to the point of running TFS install and am told I can no longer do this I've seen Microsoft respondents in the past indicate that you can install on ...Show All

• Peter Moretti Availability of Visio for Enterprise Architects 2005

  I have been reading up on the different versions of VS2005, and I can't find where VEA 2005 fits in.  How can I get it in a cost effective manner, when the majority of my work is DB design   Or, is Visio 2005 (not VEA) going to have the same database round-trip features Thanks, Kevin Nechodom Hello The version of Viso is 2003. From the following web site: http://www.microsoft.com/office/visio/ ...Show All

• MetallicDream Using Microsoft Project with TFS Work Items

  Has anyone managed to make this work form them in a useful way I have always used Microsoft Project Pro to manage the versions and iterations in out projects. We manage this in an agile way using methodologies very similar to MSF. One thing we have to do is define versions and iterations within each version. Obviously, TFS allows us to define iterations, which is great. However, we need to be able to quickly and easily move work items b ...Show All

• danadanny Doc open returns blank doc to non TS client

  Tried downloading the spreadsheets in the project management section of the portal site.   On an XP PC without any VSTS bits installed, they download empty. Is this due to some Excel/TSFS integration missing on the client PC   A sharepoint user would not normally assume they need to install something.  Can a warning be issued if this is required Trying to download a data bounded Excel spreadsheet fr ...Show All

• Eamorr MSF in spanish

  Hello. Iam loooking for info on MSF in spanish. I already searched in google but there are a minor documents that seems to be incomplete. I wonder if Microsoft has a translation of MSF Thanks for your help. Hello people, now that TFS has been released, do you have an expected date to translate the process guidances Thanks for your work. Is this already translated Is there a way I can get notified of when the spanish vers ...Show All

• Toni Chaffin 28100 Error during installation

  I am experiencing an 'Error 28100. Error loading Event web service.' problem with the Beta 3 refresh. I've tried everything I can think of a and all the suggestions made in other threads and the MSDN Product Feedback Centre regarding this error but to no avail. My setup scenario is this: Clean install on dual-CPU Dell server, Windows 2003 Standard edition with SP1, all other software as defined by the installation guide. I've been ...Show All

• vito1281 requirements management

  hi, I'm trying to determine how VS 2005 handles Requirements Management. I've read that VS provides a means for managing requirement traceability, and will produce a REquirements Traceability matrix. Has anyone used this functionality in VS 2005 I've used Requisite Pro in the past and have been very happy with it, if anyone can compare VS 2005 to Req Pro in terms of Requirements Management, that would be great! thanks, Ryan ...Show All