pending change that is not compatible

The item doesn't show up in the version control window. I was trying to migrate a couple of files from VSS 2005 to VSTF to test source code migration. When you say "run status on an item", does that mean running the h.exe command?

All I have is one file $/MigrationTest/migration.txt in the VSS2005 repository to test the migration.

C:\Documents and Settings\jcamp\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\ECAT\fred>h status
There are no pending changes.

Settings.xml
<Projects>
<Project From="$/" To="$/ECAT/fred"></Project>
</Projects>

VSSMigrationReport.xml
<?xml-stylesheet type='text/xsl' href='_MigrationReport_Files\ReportOutput.xslt'?>
<Report xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" Version="1.1.0">
<Type>PostMigration</Type>
<Converter>VSSConverter</Converter>
<RunBy>SANDBOX\jcamp</RunBy>
<SourceSystem>VSS</SourceSystem>
<TargetSystem>Hatteras</TargetSystem>
<Title>Migration Report</Title>
<UserInput UsingUI="false">
<CommandLine>/c:Migrate /s:c:\vss2005\ /d:sbvsts /m:settings.xml </CommandLine>
<Options>
<Option>Command - Migrate</Option>
<Option>Visual Source Safe Database - c:\vss2005\srcsafe.ini</Option>
<Option>Migration Settings file - settings.xml</Option>
<Option>Destination Repository - sbvsts</Option>
<Option>User Map File - </Option>
<Option>Report File - VSSMigrationReport.xml</Option>
</Options>
</UserInput>
<Issues>
<Issue IssueID="HatterasError" Type="Error">
<Message>Cannot change item $/ECAT/fred/MigrationTest/migration.txt because it already has a pending change that is not compatible.
</Message>
</Issue>
<Issue IssueID="HatterasError" Type="Error">
<Message>Cannot change item $/ECAT/fred/MigrationTest/migration.txt because it already has a pending change that is not compatible.
</Message>
</Issue>
</Issues>
<Summary>
<StartTime>8/3/2005 9:03:12 AM</StartTime>
<EndTime>8/3/2005 9:03:14 AM</EndTime>
<TotalTime>00:00:02</TotalTime>
<Status>Process Incomplete</Status>
<SourceAndDestination>
<Repository Source="c:\vss2005\srcsafe.ini" Destination="sbvsts" />
<Projects>
<Project From="$/" To="$/ECAT/fred" />
</Projects>
</SourceAndDestination>
</Summary>
<Statistics>
<NumberOfErrors>2</NumberOfErrors>
<NumberOfWarnings>0</NumberOfWarnings>
<NumberOfItems>3</NumberOfItems>
<StatisicsDetails>
<NumberOfCheckouts>0</NumberOfCheckouts>
<NumberOfActions>4</NumberOfActions>
<SizeOfRepository>0</SizeOfRepository>
</StatisicsDetails>
</Statistics>
<Output />
</Report>

So I tried to do a checkin on the "ghost" file.

C:\Documents and Settings\jcamp\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\ECAT\fred\MigrationTest>h checkin /recursive
The following checkin policies have not been satisfied:
Internal error in Build without errors before check-in.
You must associate this checkin with one or more work items.
C:\Documents and Settings\jcamp\my documents\visual studio 2005\Projects\ECAT\fred:
add MigrationTest
Changeset #59 checked in.

I then rerun the h.exe status and now see that there are no pending changes.

C:\Documents and Settings\jcamp\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\ECAT\fred\MigrationTest>h status
There are no pending changes.

I look for the file using h dir and don't see the file.
I take a look in the souce control explorer and don't see the file either.

I assume that the "ghost file" is gone never to return, so I try to do run vssconverter again.

VSTS Source Control folder $/ECAT/fred is not empty - provide an empty folder for migration

So, in Souce Control Explorer I delete the "MigrationTest" folder so that $/ECAT/fred is empty. I delete the folder in my workspace. Unfortunately this doesn't help and I keep getting the following message.

VSTS Source Control folder $/ECAT/fred is not empty - provide an empty folder for migration

As far as the folder not empty message, I think it's because you have a pending add of the MigrationTest folder still. If nothing else, try pointing it a new folder...