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• HIX Test for cookies in a web test.

  Is there a way to test for a cookie I want to know if the web page has a cookie created by a prior session.   Thanks, Tomk You can do this manually in the web test result viewer by checking the HTTP Response headers of the request. You can automate this check by writing a custom validation rule that checks the e.WebTest.Context.CookieContainer property for the cookie. Here's docs on writing a custom ...Show All

• QuantaCat Help... Directory Branching and SCC specific code in solution and project files...

  Hello, I come from a CVS world where a branch is parallel space that has the same structure as the mainline but with different content. I am looking into moving to TFS, but have been struggling lately with the concept of path branching model. Searching the internet, I found some guidance into ‘path branching model’ best practices; however, things seem to quickly breakdown when I start applying the path branching model to real ex ...Show All

• Joy4Sonu InfoPath projects fail in TFS

  If I add a infopath project to a source controlled solution other teammembers donot get a working infopath project when they get-latest the solution. They get various errors, primarily caused (as it seems) by the missing of the InfoPath files. They are not retrieved from the source control. I stored the InfoPath project in a subfolder under the solutionroot. [EDIT: A work around is to make the files writeable (after a manual get from the source ...Show All

• mac314 I want to shift to developer mode

  After installing the VS.NET 2005 beta, it asked me which mode i would like to work in (some such listbox) , and i chose 'Project Management'. Subsequently, if i try to create a new project , and go to the designer mode, i am not able to get hold of the toolbox to drag controls on to the form. Is it because i VS.NET is in a Project management mode Or is it something else that i am doing wrong How could the toolbox disappear ...Show All

• cheesesarnie Work Item Query Question - State Field Value dropdown list

  While creating some new work item queries and using the State Field as part of the criteria, I have noticed that the Value list for State contains values in the dropdown list that I do not want. I have looked through all of the Work Item Type xml definitions for State and Transition and cannot find where the incorrect values showing up in the work item query are being pulled from. Can anyone point me to where the values located in the wor ...Show All

• GeneralCody Hierarchicaly linked work items

  Hi, We know that two work items can be linked togeteher. But say we link work item A with work item B, then there is automatically a link from B to A. But our requirement is to create work items which are hierarchical in nature. Say Requirement 1 is divided into Requirement 2, 3, 4 and these may be divided into further requirements and/or tasks. Now if we create that kind of scheduling in MPP, we want to publish it in VSTS but w/o double s ...Show All

• mntlinstituteflr Extending the Bug form in TFS

  So, we use many more fields to track bugs than are in the MSF Agile template and I'd like to extend the db/form to include them.  How do I do this Thanks, mindshoe Anu, Check if you are able to see http://<Application Tier>:8080/default.aspx. If you cannot connect then the problem is with server. Just let me know the error message in IE then we can see how we can resolve this. Thanks Sagar Fir ...Show All

• mc100ftj Get Custom Check-in Policy in the Add List

  Hello, I have a custom check-in policy that requires that the comment is filled in.  I added the assembly to the HKLM\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\TeamFoundation\SourceControl\Checkin Policies registry key.  The key is the assembly name, the value is the full path to the assembly. But the policy does not show up in the list   How can you get your custom check-in policies to show up in the list For reference, I used th ...Show All

• Parker Hillius Distributed System template generates VB code

  Hi Using VS 2005 Team Suite (release candidate version), I am able to create a new project using the Distributed System template. I can access the designer and manipulate the shapes etc.. My problem is when I use Implement All Applications to generate stub code for the solution, the code generated is always VB, even though my dev environment is configured for C#. Any ideas on how to get the designer to generate C# code Thanks, Carlo ...Show All

• Philippe Dansereau ? Bug report, "Area" classification - how to add new classifications ?

  When you create a bug (using the "Agile Development" template), in the classification group there is a drop-down list item called "Area". The only thing in the list is the name of the root project. How do you add other things to this list Is it through editing "Development Project Plan.mpp" or "Test Development Plan" with Microsoft Project If so, is there any way to add items without using Microsoft Project Thanks for any help! ...Show All

• Stylius How to identify objects that we write/read from files ?

  Hi, How to identify objects that we write/read from files I want to write a rule on this, if any information is written/read from files, fxcop should check whether the objects are serialized. Regards Kailash Hi Kailash, Here you could write a rule that could detect the trivial read/writes that could give you some hint of what classes read/write from/to files. The analysis will be limited though ...Show All

• christinamarygeprge CA2000:DisposeObjectsBeforeLosingScope and async pattern

  I get CA2000:DisposeObjectsBeforeLosingScope in the following case: public IAsyncResult BeginExecution() { SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(...); return cmd.BeginExecuteReader(); } Is this a false positive If not then you should update documentation that says "Do not exclude a warning from this rule." Alex Alex, You're right, this is a false positive. This kind code pattern co ...Show All

• Steve Severance Process Guidance XSL

  Hi Does anyone know where can I find the XSL file if I want to customize the process guidance Greatly appreciated. Ann Thanks for the reply, Accourding to the Implementing and customizing MSF 4.0 Process Guidance.wmv downloaded on the Microsoft site, it stated that the process guidance html was created with the xml file and rendered by the xsl. I don't believe that we need to change the html t ...Show All

• Raul Romero 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

• Sridhar Paladugu KB912838 and KB913393

  What in the heck do these hot fixes fix I can't find any information about them in the Microsoft KB. The Kb articles for these hotfixes are not published yet. They should be released later. No, they should be released NOW . This is exactly the sort of stuff that makes developers mad at the inherent advantage that Microsoft has over the "average Joe". Not only can't we get fixes like this down as quickly as an internal Microsoft ...Show All