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SourceSafe 2005 Update is available for download!
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over 5 years ago
by
Richard Berg
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I'm very pleased to announce that the wait is over. Today the first official update for SourceSafe 2005 went live on the web . Download away -- it's only 3.5MB. To quickly bring new readers up to date: this update is a rollup of 64 VSS bug fixes . We...
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VS 2008 and SourceSafe Q&A
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over 5 years ago
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Richard Berg
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My post about VS 2008 and the SourceSafe CTP generated lots of questions . I'll do my best to answer all of them. Q: Why wasn't this information in the VS2008 README? A: It should have been. It was definitely in the Orcas Beta1 and Beta2 READMEs. I haven...
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List of SourceSafe bugfixes updated
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over 5 years ago
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Richard Berg
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Just a quick note to let you know that I've updated the list again. To recap: you can get fixes #1-57 today via the CTP build. English only, I'm afraid. The final GDR ships later this year in all supported languages (English, Japanese, French, Italian...
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VS 2008 users: remember to download the SourceSafe CTP
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over 5 years ago
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Richard Berg
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You've probably all seen Soma's announcement that the 2008 suite of products officially shipped this morning. Good luck downloading -- our servers are pegged :) If you plan to use VS 2008 with SourceSafe, make sure to pick up the Update CTP too. Without...
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'tf checkin' exit codes
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over 5 years ago
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Richard Berg
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All tf.exe commands return one of these: public enum ExitCode { Unknown = -1, Success = 0, PartialSuccess = 1, UnrecognizedCommand = 2, Failure = 100, } You should never see -1 . Code 2 is only for the very specific case where you mistype...
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SourceSafe Explorer: what does the "build tree" checkbox do?
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over 5 years ago
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Richard Berg
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When you run Get on a folder (aka project) in VSS Explorer, you're presented with these options: (if you don't get this dialog, try holding Shift) Most of the options are obvious, but not "build tree" -- at least not to me. The online help explains it...
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TFS Version Control Concepts 3: Item Versions and the two meanings of 'Changeset'
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over 5 years ago
by
Richard Berg
6
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Let's recap Items one more time. Items are unique . They have an ID that no other item does. Items are versioned . Like all version control systems, TFVC is about making it easy to store successive versions of the same item and retrieve old ones when...
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TFS Version Control Concepts 2b: Namespaces in practice
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over 5 years ago
by
Richard Berg
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Command Line usage In Source Control Explorer, you're always operating on pending space. At the command line, it's less clear. Consider the following setup: you're working in a directory $/project that's mapped to c:\project and contains two files a.cs...
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TFS Version Control Concepts 2: Item Names
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over 5 years ago
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Richard Berg
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Last time we learned that the principle objects in the source control system are called Items, and a few of their basic properties. That was awhile ago so let's recap: Items are unique . They have an ID that no other item does. Items are versioned . Like...
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Did you know? How to bring up old-style dialogs in SourceSafe 2005
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over 5 years ago
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Richard Berg
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One of the changes made between VSS 6.0 and 2005 was to replace ancient file dialogs with common dialogs from the Windows Shell wherever possible. Check out the 6.0 version of Set Working Folder : It just screams "Win 3.1", complete with floppy diskette...
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Binding Outlook macros to a keyboard shortcut
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over 5 years ago
by
Richard Berg
1
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When I updated Buck's TFS macros for Outlook 2007 , I neglected to demonstrate how they were installed. Enough has shifted around in '07 that the question has come up a few times. Let's burn some bandwidth. 1) go to Tools -> Macro -> VB Editor....
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Back from Brazil
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over 5 years ago
by
Richard Berg
2
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I've been on vacation the last two weeks, and was silent for several weeks before that. Lots of things from that time stretch I want to share. Most notably, we wrapped up the promised "VSS GDR CTP". Brian Harry was kind enough to announce its RTW in my...
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List of bugs fixed in SourceSafe 2005 GDR
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over 5 years ago
by
Richard Berg
25
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I'm a big fan of the work Brian Harry has done to make our processes more transparent. Nevertheless, to badly misquote one of my other bosses, "transparency for the sake of transparency is soo 2006." I chuckled again writing this, because there's a grain...
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Outlook macro for work item and changeset hyperlinks -- updated for 2007
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over 5 years ago
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Richard Berg
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When I upgraded to OL2007, Buck's great little macros stopped working. Today, I finally got the guts to ask the Outlook guys what they broke improved. The answer was simple enough. I'll let the code do the talking: Sub LinkToWorkItem() Set oDoc = ActiveInspector...
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SourceSafe 2005 GDR first release around the corner
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over 5 years ago
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Richard Berg
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We finally have a name. Last time I blogged about the future of SourceSafe , I had to constantly refer to "the next servicing release." No more. That next release will officially be a "GDR" -- and it's coming sooner than you think. Some brief history...
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Intro to Solution Binding in TFS, plus bonus FAQ
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over 5 years ago
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Richard Berg
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Solution Explorer isn't working the way I expect. How do I fix it? In TFS, the answer is usually quite simple, because TFS uses workspaces to do most of the dirty work. So if you're familiar with our workspace model, a quick behind-the-scenes tour of...
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UI Bug: resolving multiple merge conflicts
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over 5 years ago
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Richard Berg
1
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Resolving merge conflicts is hard enough already. Which branch is "target," again? Unfortunately there's a bug in v1 that makes it even harder. If you select multiple conflicts in the main Resolve dialog... ...then you get this abomination: Yikes! Allow...
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How to use TFS for source control only
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over 5 years ago
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Richard Berg
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Personally, I've never had a problem simply ignoring the features I don't need. Nevertheless, this is a frequent request. If you're sick of waiting 10 minutes every time you want a new top-level folder, Paul Hacker has a solution for you: Empty Process...
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Deploying SourceSafe automation on clean machines
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over 5 years ago
by
Richard Berg
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"I've written an app using IVSS . Why won't it start?" This question has come up a few times. Unfortunately, Dependency Walker can't answer it. And the issue probably won't reproduce on the developer's machine if he has the full SourceSafe 2005 installed...
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A few good men: the next SourceSafe servicing release, recruiting, and you
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over 5 years ago
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Richard Berg
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Many of you have wondered aloud when VSS 2005 SP1 will finally arrive. I can't answer that yet, because the answer may be "never." Fortunately, that's just semantics, as we'll see in a moment. I do have some information for you today -- all of it good...
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SourceSafe users, update your bookmarks! Alin Constantin's homepage has moved
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over 5 years ago
by
Richard Berg
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Power users should be familiar with the great work Alin did during his time on the SourceSafe team. He was one of the most active forum participants and compiled a great set of tips on his personal website . Not to mention his extensive development on...
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TFS Team Project whitepaper
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over 5 years ago
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Richard Berg
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As promised , we finally have some guidance around structuring team projects. What can you do within a team project? What can you migrate between projects? Which settings are global, which are scoped only to Team Projects, and which can be broken into...
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New CodePlex project: TFS Event Handler
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over 5 years ago
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Richard Berg
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In their own words: Project Description This is a service based system with a front-end allowing the dynamic addition of event handlers for Team System. Users can upload their own custom Handlers as part of an assembly which are then loaded and executed...
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TFS Branch & Merge whitepaper plus recommended links
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over 5 years ago
by
Richard Berg
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It's finally here! Our first real guidance on branching & merging has been posted, on a Codeplex wiki no less. I reviewed several drafts of the paper, but the real credit goes to Mario for driving our (the product group's) side of the process. Congrats...
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Install sequence: VSTS SP1, TFS SP1, Vista, Quiescing, oh my!
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over 5 years ago
by
Richard Berg
2
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I've noticed a lot of customer confusion around SP1. None of the information below is new -- anyone could piece together the same recommendations by dissecting the various READMEs, release notes, blogs, etc. -- but I think there's value in collecting...
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