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• yaduo79 Error: The "CreateWorkspaceTask" task failed unexpectedly

  I am getting an error when trying to run a build in TFS. The specific error is a casting error from object of type 'Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Tasks.SerializedWorkspace' to type 'Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Build.Tasks.SerializedWorkspace'. The builds used to work a while back and I don't know of any changes that have occured on either the development machine, build server or TFS server. Any ideas The contents of the log are such: Build s ...Show All

• Karthik Hariharan Old Work Items missing from query

  Hi all One of the developers in my group run into this problem : we have more then 3000 work items in our system (RTM). when preforming the "all work items" query, he gets only the last 250 (by ID) !!! he has the developer edition. when I run the same query on my machine, with the team suite edition, I get to see all work items. how (and where exactly) can I allow him to see those work items, since he is suppose to be worki ...Show All

• Crusaders How can I delete a Team Project

  Hi for every one, I want to delete some team projects, any idea how can I do that , i Can't deleting for source control, so any idea Thanks! This could be due to shelveset. Do you have any shelveset created in the project I don't have any shelveset in my Team :( I get this erros when I try to delete a Team Project, any Idea TF10169: Unsupported pending change attempted on team p ...Show All

• Poney Error during creation new project in Team Explorer

  When I try to create new project in Team Explorer, I receive error: Project creation failed with error: "Initialization failed for plugin(s):'Microsoft.Pcw.wss','Microsoft.Pcw.currituck'" with following log: 08/08/2005 11:50:53.648 | Module: ELeadServiceMediator | URL for eLead web service retrieved as " http://as-cmp-1:8080/bisserver/EleadWebService.asmx " from the registration service | Completion time: 0.0300432 seconds 08/08/2005 11:50:56.05 ...Show All

• phatrice Branching is Broken - Severe SQL Error

  About two weeks ago I was able to successfully create a feature branch off of our Main\Src directory.  Last night I tried to help a co-worker create a different feature branch off of Main\Src.  We tried from the VS 2005 UI and via the command line with no luck.  Both ran for 15 minutes without completing.  Finally we left the command line branch going all night and when we got back in this morning the following error message ...Show All

• Tanzim Saqib "In" operator in Work Item query doesn't work

  I try to use the "In" operator in a Work Item query in VSTS but it doesn't work!! I do something like this: "Work Item Type In Bug,Feature" But I don't get any results. On the MSDN site the following help info tells that what I try to do is legal. To query several team projects In the first query clause, enter the values shown in the following table: And/Or Field Operator ...Show All

• werner5 Process Templates

  The only process template I can access in the Beta 2 is the MSF Agile, am I missing something or is this all that is currenlty available in Beta 2 I was primarly interested in the XP process template, or I guess I can design my own if I need to. Cheers Tim Seaward It was released last month.  You can download from the following link. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx FamilyId=10B578F1-B7A4-4 ...Show All

• San-Chan beta2, personal website starter kit problem

  downloaded latest team system beta 2 today, created new personal web starter project, when i attempt to create an administrator account here: http://localhost:1689/asp.netwebadminfiles/security/users/addUser.aspx no mater what i type, it continues to say "please enter a different password".  you are instructed to create an admin account for your personal web site by the new starter project.  ideas ...Show All

• Stefan Weitz Custom Rule: class data member should start with x_

  Hello, I'm getting trouble writing a rule that checks a class data member starts with "x_". Exemple: public class Thing{    private string x_ThingName = string .Empty;    private bool w_IsObsolete = false ;  //FALSE    public Product(){} } This is my test : if ( ! member . Name . ToString() . StartsWith( "x_" )){ failed = true ; } I think i don't use the correct object. ...Show All

• Byapti Documentation

  Hi, 1. Is there any documentation or user guide for VSTS 2. I wanted to know how VSTS maintains the objects. Is there anything like GUI map or repository Can we edit the properties of these objects 3. Can we modify the recorded steps without generating the code E.g. If I had to add a wait for 10 sec, how should I add that Thanks, Amit. The web test allows you to parameterize portions of an http ...Show All

• MrTufty What is the MSDN Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite "Trial" Edition?

  Hi everybody, Today I found the Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite Trial Edition in MSDN Subscriber Downloads. I am a MSDN Universal subscriber and have transitioned my subscription to get access to the Team Suite for Software Developers edition. Maybe anybody from Microsoft can clarify: - What is the "trial" meaning Usually MSDN software is not limited as towards features or usable time - Is the trial edition the one which I get due to the transiti ...Show All

• jlsmith Suggestion: Extend InstantiateArgumentExceptionsCorrectly to include ArgumentException.ParamName

  Just a suggestion: Extend the InstantiateArgumentExceptionsCorrectly rule to check that the ParamName parameter is not null (ideally only in methods with more than one argument; but, I won't push my luck :-) ). Catching an ArgumentException with a null ParamName is close to useless with no specific means of ensuring the Message property has useful content. Peter, In regards to InitializeReferenceTypeStaticFieldsInline firing on ...Show All

• mball i want to create a custom rules which should find out whether every conditional statement should have braces { }

  i want to create a custom rules which should find out whether every conditional statement should have braces { } details wrong one : 1 while ( condition) single statement; 2 for(i=0; i<4; i++) single statement; 3 if(a=0) single statement; right one 1 while ( condition) { single statement; } 2 for(i=0; i<4; i++) { single statement; } 3 if(a=0) { single statement; ...Show All

• JulieL related work items- hierarchy

  hi how can i define work item hierarchy: not to close "father" before closing "son" 10x You can't in this version.  We're looking at adding rules that span the relationships between work items in the next version. Brian ...Show All

• kbpatki Where to download MSFWinBuild?

  I'm in the process of customizing the MSF Agile Process Guidance.  I have been using the Process Guidance Customization Guide from the Visual Studio October SDK. This guide mentions that the MSFWinBuild Tool is useful to pre-render the HTML files.  The guide says that this tool can be downloaded from http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms243893.aspx . However, I can't find the download.  Where can I download t ...Show All