Part 15: Fail a build based on the exit code of a console application
In the series the following parts have been publishedPart 1: IntroductionPart 2: Add arguments and variablesPart 3: Use more complex argumentsPart 4: Create your own activityPart 5: Increase...
View ArticleMake ‘Associate’ the default checkin action
When you associate a work item to a checkin, the work item will be resolved by default. Some teams have work items that are bigger then one checkin (although this is not recommended) and don’t want to...
View ArticleProgrammatically use a server as the Build Server for multiple Project...
Important: With this post you create an unsupported scenario by Microsoft. It will break your support for this server with Microsoft. So handle with care.I am the administrator an a TFS environment...
View ArticleSearch files blazing fast
If you know there is a file somewhere on your machine, but you cannot find it with the default Windows Search Tools (that why they tend to call it Windows Search and not Windows Find ) then switch to a...
View ArticleCustomize Team Build 2010 – Part 13: Get control over the Build Output
In the series the following parts have been publishedPart 1: IntroductionPart 2: Add arguments and variablesPart 3: Use more complex argumentsPart 4: Create your own activityPart 5: Increase...
View ArticleWant nice screen shots?
I do a lot of Knowledge Transfer to people, which include KT via e-mail or document. A lot of the KT is done by adding screen captures to the document. I just encountered a tool that does exactly what...
View ArticleSqlBuildTask failed due to ArgumentNullException(searchingPaths)
At one of my customers, they have setup TFS 2010. They are using the UpgradeTemplate.xaml to build all their solutions, including GDR2 database projects. When building the project, I got the following...
View ArticleCustomize Team Build 2010 – Part 16: Specify the relative reference path
In the series the following parts have been publishedPart 1: IntroductionPart 2: Add arguments and variablesPart 3: Use more complex argumentsPart 4: Create your own activityPart 5: Increase...
View ArticleDutch Techdays 2011 in The Hague
Microsoft organizes at April 27, 28 and 29 the Dutch Techdays in The Hague. Already for 14 years this is the biggest Microsoft event in The Netherlands where you get the chance to get up to speed with...
View ArticleWhen runs a product out of support?
That is a question I get regularly from customers. Microsoft has a great site where you can find that information. Unfortunately this site is not easy to find, and a lot of people are not aware of this...
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