Community Blogs : Team System

Migrating from VS 2005 to VS 2008

ASP.NET Weblogs — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:03:00 GMT

I recently helped migrate a ton of code from Visual Studio 2005 to 2008, and .NET 2.0 to 3.5. Most of it went very smoothly; it touches every .sln, .csproj, and .Designer.cs file, and puts a bunch of junk in Web.Configs, but rarely encountered errors. One thing I didn't expect was that even for a project running in VS 2008 but targeting .NET Framework 2.0, it will still use the v3.5 C# compiler. As such, it does behave a bit differently than the 2.0 compiler, even when targeting the 2.0 Framework. One piece of code used an internal custom EventArgs class, that was consumed via a public delegate. This code compiled fine using the 2.0 C# compiler, but the 3.5 compiler threw this error: error CS0059: Inconsistent accessibility: parameter type...(read more)

TFS deleted files still show up in Source Control Explorer

ASP.NET Weblogs — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:02:00 GMT

One problem I've had in Team Foundation Server since Visual Studio 2005 and still in VS 2008 is when items are deleted by someone else, they still show up in Source Control Explorer, with a gray folder with a red X icon, even with "Show deleted items in the Source Control Explorer" unchecked in VS's Options dialog. Sometimes getting latest of the parent clears things up, but other times it doesn't, even with Get Specific Version with both Overwrite boxes checked to force a get. In this case, the only option I've found is to delete my workspace and recreate it, which means checking in everything beforehand, and getting latest of my working branches afterwards. It's a pain, but as specified here and approved by a...(read more)

Using Visual Studio 2010 yet?

ASP.NET Weblogs — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:30:17 GMT

I am and its great! It is must faster, more stable and feature rich than Beta 1. Not using it? May I need to remind you that there is a “Go Live” license (nudge nudge). If you are using it, Microsoft (via Jeff Beehler ) wants to know you you think! Here is the link from Jeff’s blog to a simple survey . Read More......(read more)

Visual Studio Team System is Dead!?!?!

ASP.NET Weblogs — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:48:52 GMT

Say what? I looked closely at the press release today with Visual Studio 2010 and… there is NO “TEAM SYSTEM”!?!?! Yes, it’s true. It appears that Microsoft is killing off Visual Studio Team System. The press release from Microsoft today and the download of Beta 2 on MSDN both confirm it! (Note: The public download for Beta 2 will be on Wednesday.) But what about all the wonderful ALM tools we saw in Beta 1? What about all of the neat stuff I’ve been drooling over in anticipation of Visual Studio ‘Team System’ 2010? Well, luckily the answer sounds like a rebranding effort. The tools are there but the names were changed. Instead of “Team Edition” we now have Visual Studio 2010 Premium. Instead of Team Suite we now...(read more)

Tomorrow: Three online presentations for VSTS 2010

ASP.NET Weblogs — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:14:00 GMT

Just a heads up. Tomorrow is the monthly online Team System User Group ( http://www.tsug-ve.com ). I will be presenting on the new Automated UI Testing features in the ‘EMEA’ meeting at 10AM Pacific time on Thursday October 15. Chris Kadel will presenting on the cool new Architecture features in the next version of VSTS for the ‘Americas’ meeting at 5PM Pacific time. There is no cost for these live presentations. For more information, check out the user group web page: http://www.tsug-ve.com Another resource for periodic free live presentations on VSTS topics is available on the home page of the Notion Solutions web site: http://www.notionsolutions.com . The immediate webcasts offered by Notion include: October...(read more)

Configuring Team build using XUnit [From client] – Update.

ASP.NET Weblogs — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 08:05:47 GMT

In my previous post , i mentioned about configuring Team build along with XUnit without installing anything on the build machine. This is sometimes useful as the build machine is miles away and is shared among other projects and you don’t want to mess things up installing your stuffs. Now, inside the TeamBuildTypes folder you can add your referenced dlls which you can use in your MSBuild target file to do automated test, which is on the other hand is referenced in TFSBuild.Proj file. Now, It’s fine, but let’s say i want to organize my folders a little bit and occasionally want to drop the docs along with current build from the source or any other folder that is necessary. To do so, we can visually customize it from Builds –> My...(read more)

Configuring Team build using XUnit [From Client]

ASP.NET Weblogs — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:48:49 GMT

Recently, while i was setting up TFS build [to enable CI] for a project at Telerik that i am currently working on, i came across configuring it up with XUnit for doing automated tests every time someone checks-in source code after the build process is complete using the Xunit MsBuild task and additionally it will print the build steps so that developer knows what’s the issue. Now, to layout a little bit of background. When you setup a “New build Definition” from Team Explorer – > Builds . TFS actually drops a TFSBuild.proj under “$/ProjectName/TeamBuidTypes/BuildDefinationName/” folder . This is nothing but a regular MSBuild file that defines how and where your project should be built and dropped and how it will be tested. TFS...(read more)

RadioButton inside GridView, How to get it work as normal.

ASP.NET Weblogs — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:47:00 GMT

As we all know, RadioButton control used in a situation when you want end-users to select only one option at a time from group of options. Did you tried before to drag a RadioButton control inside a Gridivew templatefield, and then you attempt to select these RadioButtons , you will notice that the behavior of RadioButton control will be changed and it will work just like the behavior of checkbox control! the user will be able to select more than one radiobutton in the grid! O.k you can use html radiobutton element instead of server radiobutton control in the templatefield, this will do the trick and the behavior will get back again, but what if you want to do some event in codebeind and collect the selected Radiobutton?! this time you need...(read more)

Displaying Arabic Number.

ASP.NET Weblogs — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:47:00 GMT

Well, most applications that I worked with was multilingual that supports English UI and Arabic UI. And one of the major issue that we have faced is displaying Arabic numbers without the need of changing the regional settings of the PC. So the code below will help you to display Arabic number without changing any regional settings. Code 1: the HTML code: < form id ="form1" runat ="server"> < asp : TextBox ID ="TextBox1" runat ="server"></ asp : TextBox > < br /> < asp : Label ID ="Label1" runat ="server"></ asp : Label > < br /> < asp : Button ID ="Button1" runat ="server" Text ="Convert to Arabic" /> <...(read more)

Customizations to STSDev 1.3

ASP.NET Weblogs — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:08:34 GMT

[This is cross-posted from here ] As part of my session on Deployment and build using TFS and SharePoint for CodeStock 09 I took the source code from the STSDev project on CodePlex ( http://stsdev.codeplex.com ) and made a number of modifications. Some of these I would classify as clearly bugs, but most of them are simply adjustments to the core to fit my needs/desires. I’m documenting them here and providing a zip of the source for the benefit of those attending my session. These changes and source code are completely unsupported and you use them at your own risk. That being said, I hope that they are helpful and speed you in your integration between SharePoint and TFS. NOTE: unless specified, all of these changes are to the “Core” project...(read more)

VS Debug Problem with IE8

ASP.NET Weblogs — Sun, 31 May 2009 23:23:00 GMT

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} Since this is my first post on Weblogs, I decide to write about a problem that has been opened frequently on ASP.NET official forum which is VS debugger crashes with IE8. I had answered the same problem 4 times, so I hope that some one will found...(read more)

VSTS Big Event - “It works on my machine”

ASP.NET Weblogs — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:12:39 GMT

If you attended the “VSTS Big Event” in Phoenix last week, I promised anyone interested a copy of the slides. So, here they are! If you’d like the complete day’s contents, check out Steve Lange’s blog . Read More......(read more)

Brian Harry speaks…

ASP.NET Weblogs — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:47:00 GMT

The Team System User Group (TSUG) is proud to welcome the TFS Product Unit Manager, Brian Harry . You may have read Brian’s popular blog or seen him present on the big stage. This is the opportunity to hear him speak and ask him questions in a more intimate user group setting. Brian will be presenting on Visual Studio Team System Internal Adoption at Microsoft during the online EMEA TSUG-VE meeting. Come hear how one of the largest software companies in the world is using VSTS from one of the biggest names! TSUG-VE is a free online user group catering to Visual Studio Team System. Participation is through Second Life and/or Live Meeting, so you can attend from your desk, your house, or even your local coffee shop. All that is required is a compatible...(read more)

Team System Users Group “EMEA” meeting moved to weeknights

ASP.NET Weblogs — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:38:00 GMT

Effective this month, the TSUG-VE monthly meetings targeted at Europe / Middle East / Asia (EMEA) participants is being moved from Saturday to Thursday. This should make it easier for Team System enthusiasts across Europe and through related time zones to more easily attend and participate. Even if you aren’t able to participate, sign up to gain access to the recorded Live Meeting presentations portion of the meetings. The meetings for this month include: Joel Semeniuk presenting on Estimation Madness Thursday, March 19 5:00 PM PDT (UTC-0700) Add to calendar Joel is a founder of Imaginet Resources Corp; a Canadian based Microsoft Gold Partner. He is also a Microsoft Regional Director and an MVP in Visual Studio Team System. Thomas Schlisser...(read more)

VSTS “Big Event” for the Western US

ASP.NET Weblogs — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 18:44:14 GMT

If you’re interested in Visual Studio Team System and you live in the western United States, you should consider attending the Team System Big Event! Steve Lange and other Microsoft Tech Specialists, Microsoft Evangelists and community specialists are coming together to bring a great full-day event at several locations, including: Denver CO, Mountain View CA, Irvine CA, Portland OR and Phoenix AZ. I’m planning on attending and speaking in one or more of the different events. It should be a great time to learn more about Team System and ALM. Registration is being handled through Microsoft events. See Steve’s blog for more information, to download the related PDF and for the registration links. Read More......(read more)