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G.T. at 2008-3-7
<p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font face=Calibri>I wrote a set of forbidden patterns, and I would like to test them without having to check-out and check-in tons of files, how can I test them against local files in my machine?</font>
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Ditaka at 2008-3-6
I am loving this tool....absolutely loving it.However, I believe I've found an issue when performing some edits on the methodology with it. I can't always determine what causes this, but sometimes the editor removes the following line from all the work item queries:<?xml version="1.0" ...
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Mark4 at 2008-3-5
With Power Tools 1.2 Process Template editor installed, is there a Visual Studio configuration switch or way of viewing that allows me to edit the XML directly? I like the easier-than-cmdline importing and the layout preview, but i still want to edit the xml directly. Especially when a certain ...
I am having issues with the Process Template tool in the latest version of the TFS power tools. I am able to open up the process template and see the editor, but if I expand the Work Item Type definitions and click on one of the work items it comes up with a tab that just has xml in it (i.e. ...
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KatyG at 2008-3-1
Hello, I've downloaded the latest version of Microsoft TF Power Tools, The documentation is very interesting, and I'm sure that all this package of tools will be very useful, but I have a little problem here, I want to edit work item type, but I get only the XML when I open work item type, ...
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rvaas at 2008-2-28
Hi everybody,I′ve installed Team Foundation Server Power Tools v1.2 and now I would like to try to use the Checkin Policy "Custom Path Policy" on an existing Team Project with an existing "Work Item" Policy Checkin Policy. At first I only saw one entry in the drop down list for Select Child ...
Hi - I'm trying to install tfpt.msi on my machine (I have admin rights). Getting an error. Here is the verbose msi log. Any ideas? This is running on XP SP2.Thanks for any info.=== Verbose logging started: 1/23/2007 12:13:54 Build type: SHIP UNICODE 3.01.4000.2435 Calling process: ...
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G.T. at 2008-2-26
I’ve seen the new check-in policies, they look good, and I am very interested in the “forbidden patterns policy”. How can I write a regular expression that say, empty catch statements are not allowed; even if there are comments inside them, like this for example? Try { do something here} Catch ...
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G.T. at 2008-2-25
Now that we can define what is allowed and what is not allowed to go to the source control, I would like to define my own policies, but I am having a little problem. I don’t have the exact definition of the C# statements in regular expressions, I know that VS.Net has a list of all c# ...
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Ditaka at 2008-2-24
I am loving this tool....absolutely loving it. However, I believe I've found an issue when performing some edits on the methodology with it. I can't always determine what causes this, but sometimes the editor removes the following line from all the work item queries: <?xml version="1.0" ...
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G.T. at 2008-2-23
Again, a new cool tool by Microsoft that has simply no use, the “forbidden code patterns”, is there any practical sample of how to write a single useful C# “forbidden code pattern”? I can defiantly tell the tools not to accept any code that has the word “Hello World” in it, but that’s about i...
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Mark4 at 2008-2-22
With Power Tools 1.2 Process Template editor installed, is there a Visual Studio configuration switch or way of viewing that allows me to edit the XML directly? I like the easier-than-cmdline importing and the layout preview, but i still want to edit the xml directly. Especially when a certain ...
I still use power toys. I like these toys. The compare context menu on the source control worked fine until I have found this issue.On the folder which is 8 level under the root, the compare do not perform well. I have some extra files on the local drive compared to the source control. I use ...
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Ditaka at 2008-2-21
I am loving this tool....absolutely loving it.However, I believe I've found an issue when performing some edits on the methodology with it. I can't always determine what causes this, but sometimes the editor removes the following line from all the work item queries:<?xml version="1.0" ...
The new WI Editor will not let you have a Required and Readonly Rule on a field. I dont believe this should be the case. I want to have a required field with a readonly rule for everyone but a group of users. So that field is secure to me but is also required to me. I have done this before in ...
Hello Power Tools (Toys) team,in the next version of the TFS Power Tools could you please enhance the process template editor and add the two undocumented work item control fields described in Naren's blog entry ...
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KatyG at 2008-2-19
Hello, I've downloaded the latest version of Microsoft TF Power Tools, The documentation is very interesting, and I'm sure that all this package of tools will be very useful, but I have a little problem here, I want to edit work item type, but I get only the XML when I open work item type, ...
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Mark4 at 2008-2-18
With Power Tools 1.2 Process Template editor installed, is there a Visual Studio configuration switch or way of viewing that allows me to edit the XML directly? I like the easier-than-cmdline importing and the layout preview, but i still want to edit the xml directly. Especially when a certain ...
We have a WI with a custom control and the process templete editer fails with this error - There was a problem loading the work item type definition:File c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\PrivateAssemblies\bug.xmlThere is an error in the xml document (1,21122).See the event log ...
I am having issues with the Process Template tool in the latest version of the TFS power tools. I am able to open up the process template and see the editor, but if I expand the Work Item Type definitions and click on one of the work items it comes up with a tab that just has xml in it (i.e. ...
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G.T. at 2008-2-15
Again, a new cool tool by Microsoft that has simply no use, the “forbidden code patterns”, is there any practical sample of how to write a single useful C# “forbidden code pattern”?I can defiantly tell the tools not to accept any code that has the word “Hello World” in it, but that’s about it...
I still use power toys. I like these toys. The compare context menu on the source control worked fine until I have found this issue.On the folder which is 8 level under the root, the compare do not perform well. I have some extra files on the local drive compared to the source control. I use ...
I am having issues with the Process Template tool in the latest version of the TFS power tools. I am able to open up the process template and see the editor, but if I expand the Work Item Type definitions and click on one of the work items it comes up with a tab that just has xml in it (i.e. ...
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G.T. at 2008-2-15
<p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font face=Calibri>The v1.2 power tools insist that it installed it, and all the MS blogs are talking about it, but unfortunately I haven’t found it yet; how can I access that from VS.NET?</font> </span>
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G.T. at 2008-2-15
<p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font face=Calibri>I wrote a set of forbidden patterns, and I would like to test them without having to check-out and check-in tons of files, how can I test them against local files in my machine?</font> </span>
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G.T. at 2008-2-14
Now that we can define what is allowed and what is not allowed to go to the source control, I would like to define my own policies, but I am having a little problem. I don’t have the exact definition of the C# statements in regular expressions, I know that VS.Net has a list of all c# ...
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G.T. at 2008-2-14
<p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font face=Calibri>The v1.2 power tools insist that it installed it, and all the MS blogs are talking about it, but unfortunately I haven’t found it yet; how can I access that from VS.NET?</font> </span>
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G.T. at 2008-2-13
<p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font face=Calibri>I wrote a set of forbidden patterns, and I would like to test them without having to check-out and check-in tons of files, how can I test them against local files in my machine?</font> </span>
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G.T. at 2008-2-13
I’ve seen the new check-in policies, they look good, and I am very interested in the “forbidden patterns policy”. How can I write a regular expression that say, empty catch statements are not allowed; even if there are comments inside them, like this for example? Try { do something here} Catch ...
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G.T. at 2008-2-12
<p class=MsoNormal style="margin:0in 0in 10pt"><font face=Calibri>The v1.2 power tools insist that it installed it, and all the MS blogs are talking about it, but unfortunately I haven’t found it yet; how can I access that from VS.NET?</font> </span>
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Mark4 at 2008-2-11
1.Uninstalled the old Process Template Editor. 2.Installed the DSL Tools. 3.Installation of Power Tools 1.2 gives "Internal Error 2738" and finishes saying 'wizard interrupted', 'run setup later'. Can anyone provide details of that error?
Howdy,I have a functional version of VS (Test Edition) with the TFS client running. All seems happy.However, I am getting a 1500 when I try to install the powertoys.Event Type: ErrorEvent Source: MsiInstallerEvent Category: NoneEvent ID: 11500Date: 22/02/2007Time: 11:35:52 a.m.User: ...
Trying to install TFPT 1.2 and I get the following error when trying to uninsall my previous TFPT version under Vista:Error 1721. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package ...
This is the supplied documentation for the Process editor section in the Powertool.doc :Installed Microsoft Visual Studio Team System Process EditorThe TFPT application installs an editor that you can use to edit process templates. The installation media includes separate documentation for the ...
A new drop of the Team Foundation Power Tools (formerly known as power toys) has been released. You can find it here http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=5422499. There is also more information about this release here.This is the biggest release yet. Check it ...
Sorting the list of shelvesets in tfpt unshelve by date does not work correctly. It seems that the displayed date strings are sorted, not the date values.
Hi all,Here what I've done. Please let me know if I missed something.1. Get files from VSS2. Added into TFS by add folder3. Create workspace.4. Get latest into workspace5. From command line prompt go to workspace directory and execute tfpt bind /convert /r.As a result, nothing happen. No ...
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TImBur at 2008-2-7
I was hopefull when I saw the bind command but disappointed when I read it did not support vs2003.Does anyone know of any way to rebind a vs2003 solution (once you've ran the vssconverter and installed the MSSCCI provider) ?Trying to unbind and rebind in this case does not ...
Hi - I'm trying to install tfpt.msi on my machine (I have admin rights). Getting an error. Here is the verbose msi log. Any ideas? This is running on XP SP2.Thanks for any info.=== Verbose logging started: 1/23/2007 12:13:54 Build type: SHIP UNICODE 3.01.4000.2435 Calling process: ...
Not sure if i have the right place but i really need this Q answered. When i try to insert an attachment it goes in the body of the message not above with the To and From field. Q. How do I fix it so attachments will appear above and not in the messae?
Hello,I would like to compare folder of TFS project ($/Proj1/Dir1/Dir2) to local folder with the same structure of files for example to: C:\proj1\Dir1\Dir2 (this folder in not connected with TFS).When I select Compare... item from context menu of Source Control Explorer, choose Compare to ...
Hello! Is ther VS TFS Plugin for Outlook 2003? I found it only for Word and Excel? Regards Simon
It would be very useful to display the last modification date of the files in the tree and if comparing server items, display the changeset number. This would allow easier determination of which file has more recent changes. Also, possibly allow merges to occur between two server paths. ...
I don't see treediff as an option when I type TFPT at the command line. This is what I get:C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC>tfptTFPT - Team Foundation PowerToysType tfpt help <command name> for full descriptionCommands:tfpt annotate Display line-by-line change information ...
I don't see treediff as an option when I type TFPT at the command line. This is what I get:C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC>tfptTFPT - Team Foundation PowerToysType tfpt help <command name> for full descriptionCommands:tfpt annotate Display line-by-line change information ...
I want to create a command line tool or an API code which enables the Community Source Manager to grant administrator privileges to a resource from the existing domain to a team project in TFS.
Hi - I'm trying to install tfpt.msi on my machine (I have admin rights). Getting an error. Here is the verbose msi log. Any ideas? This is running on XP SP2.Thanks for any info.=== Verbose logging started: 1/23/2007 12:13:54 Build type: SHIP UNICODE 3.01.4000.2435 Calling process: ...
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KlausC at 2008-2-3
I am looking for a solution to migrate multiple work items from one project located on TFS "A" to another project located on TFS "B" - perhaps by using the TFPT workitem command.Creating a list of items e.g. as XML from a query or as text output of the command <TFPT ...
Greeting,I have created a custom WorkItem; let's call it a cwi. I am able to create new cwi from the command line using tfpt like this:tfpt workitem /new project\cwi /fields:"Title=mytitle"My next step is to be able to specify a link to a changeset when I create the custom work item. ...
dear siri want to use an ImagXpress with ASP.net(web form)you should know the ImagXpress belongs to Pegasus imaging co.www.pegasusimaging.comimagxpress supports only windows formthank youGhassan ...