Robert Horvick's Weblog
Team Foundation Server
Moving On (The Minnesota Goodbye avoided)
After nearly 10 years at Microsoft I've decided that it is time to move on to another opportunity. I...
Date: 11/01/2010
Some TFS links I came across today
I normally don't do link dumps - but came across several new (and one updated) links that made it...
Date: 02/02/2010
TFS 2010 Beta2: TF255144: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation
Symptoms Do you have an error during installation that looks something like this: Does your log file...
Date: 10/29/2009
Enabling Tracing during TFS 2010 Configuration
Please note: this post applies only to Team Foundation Server 2010 (Beta 1 to current). It...
Date: 10/27/2009
Reading Twitter Data with C# and LINQ
I wanted to read Twitter.com search results (tweets) using C#. I started by deciding that a...
Date: 01/27/2009
Windows 7 Feature I Like – Programmer’s Calculator
I just installed Windows 7 beta on a Hyper-V VM (1GB RAM, single proc, 127 expandable drive) and...
Date: 01/08/2009
New VSTS and TFS Virtual PC/Server and Hyper-V images are available!
Brian Randell has been hard at work putting together a holiday surprise we all will enjoy. New...
Date: 12/24/2008
TFS Branching Guidance Version 2 has been Released
The VSTS Ranger team has released TFS Branching Guidance II. This document describes pragmatic...
Date: 12/20/2008
Using a little Ruby to automate mstest code coverage runs
I hate repetitive tasks - especially ones that are easily automated. Generating code coverage runs...
Date: 12/08/2008
PDC Hours - Come and Talk Team Foundation Server Setup, Configuration and Administration
I'll be available to talk about TFS admin scenarios at PDC - my hours are: Monday - 12:30 - 6:00 in...
Date: 10/27/2008
Lets Talk TFS Setup, Configuration and Administration at PDC!
Coming to PDC? Interested in Team Foundation Server Setup, Configuration and Administration? Stop by...
Date: 10/25/2008
A link to my Ruby and Rails blog
Since life can't be all Team Foundation Server and rainbows I've started getting serious about...
Date: 11/19/2007
What to do when TfsQuiesce fails with "No associated service account for role TFSEXECROLE" error
When installing a service path on Team Foundation Server one of the first things that needs to...
Date: 11/06/2007
Migration Toolkit Pre-release nears 100 downloads ...
At this time 98 people have downloaded the TFS Migration and Synchronization Toolkit. Ok - some of...
Date: 04/26/2007
Migration Toolkit Pre-Release published on CodePlex
Interested in writing a migration tool targeting (or synchronizing with) Team Foundation Server...
Date: 04/20/2007
TFS Migration Toolkit Spec released for public review
As Matt noted on the migration blog a working copy of the toolkit specification has been released....
Date: 03/02/2007
How to handle VSSConverter UserMap.xml files for users who no longer exist
When running the VSS to TFS converter (VSSConverter.exe) one of the most common questions I hear is...
Date: 01/18/2007
WSS Rant – Linking to the latest version of a sharepoint document considered harmful. (Lessons 6 and 7)
SharePoint does not have persistent hyperlinks for all document revisions. More specifically –...
Date: 01/04/2007
WSS Rant - finding out what changed is much more difficult then it should be. (Lessons 4 and 5)
In my previous rant I made this statement (quoted out of context): Migrating WSS content to TFS?...
Date: 01/03/2007
New Years without snow is ... great. (Want to find out?)
Happy New Year and all that. I spent the long weekend at Myrtle Beach soaking up rain or sun -...
Date: 01/03/2007
I'll be talking about migrating WSS document libraries to TFS source control for a while
As Matt has mentioned on the TFS Migration blog we’re working on a migration toolkit and,...
Date: 12/29/2006
Three easy steps to a sane tomorrow...
This week is the one year anniversary of my move from the Fargo, ND office and the Business...
Date: 12/19/2006
When CAPTCHA goes wrong ...
I was using a website today and they wanted to make sure I was human and not some automotronic...
Date: 11/20/2006
hex 0x07 redux
Yesterday I made the comment that I thought that the handling of 0x07 was a bug in the TFS client...
Date: 11/14/2006
Sun opens Java source code via GPL
"To those long-suffering open-source developers who have been waiting for years to venture...
Date: 11/13/2006
hexadecimal value 0x07, is an invalid character
Every once in a while I get a message that at first baffles me but once I understand the problem...
Date: 11/13/2006
How long should a version control migration to TFS take?
I'm curious what you think. Imagine you have an installation of Generic Version Control System with...
Date: 11/09/2006
Visual Studio Team System Chat - Wed, Nov 8th
There is an upcoming Team System chat on the 8th. I will be involved to field questions on version...
Date: 11/07/2006
Choosing a host process type for a version control migration tool
Last time I mentioned that we’d look at more architectural decisions for a migration tool –...
Date: 11/02/2006
TFS Migration has a blog now...
A quick pointer to the TFS migration blog: https://blogs.msdn.com/TFS_Migration/ I'm going to keep my...
Date: 11/02/2006
Version Control migration - 2006 makes a design decision
Last time I bribed my 1999 self to answer 20 questions about what was needed from a version control...
Date: 10/30/2006
Time travel, 20 questions and the power of free soda.
Yesterday I presented 20 questions that I think are a good starting point when designing or...
Date: 10/27/2006
It’s Time for the Version Control Migration Feud!
Introducing on Team Foundation Server family! We have Work Item Tracking, Team Build, Version...
Date: 10/26/2006
Writing Version Control Migration Tools - Handling Namespace Cycles
Last time I discussed the issues surrounding namespace conflicts when designing a version control...
Date: 10/25/2006
Writing Version Control Migration Tools - Handling Namespace Conflicts
Migrating from one version control system to another is tough. I don’t care what the internet forums...
Date: 10/24/2006
Team Foundation Power Toys release - Tree diff and annotate among the list!
The updated Team Foundation Power Toy (TFPT) released on 9/7. It includes 12 powertoys - they are:...
Date: 09/08/2006
Mario is blogging about TFS Version Control
Mario has begun a blog about TFS Version Control. If this is a topic that interests you I would...
Date: 08/15/2006
Reporting VSSConverter Issues
Have you encountered an issue when using the VSSConveter (used to convert VSS source history to...
Date: 08/14/2006
Creating a TFS Work Item from an Outlook mail message using VSTO
Many times new work-items are the by-product of an email thread. Sometimes it a question that turns...
Date: 05/03/2006
Left/Right Only Diffing using recursive node compression
While we’re talking about diffing … now I needed to be able to diff two local directories with a few...
Date: 04/17/2006
Diffing two trees in TFS version control
I often need to answer some seemingly simple questions like: What has changed between these two...
Date: 04/07/2006
Discovering TFS merge history using the client API - Part 3 (Deletes and Renames)
Alright – let’s wrap this thing up. We’ve seen the algorithm for discovering merge history and...
Date: 02/09/2006
Discovering TFS merge history using the client API - Part 2 (calling QueryMerges)
Last time I laid out a basic framework for describing merge history in C# (the MergeInfo type) and...
Date: 02/08/2006
Discovering TFS merge history using the client API - Part 1
Previously I talked about how to find the contributor to a merge (e.g. the source item of a merge...
Date: 02/04/2006
Following merge history using the TFS command line
Where did I come from? One of the great questions of life and source control systems. Today I needed...
Date: 02/02/2006
Keeping TFS Version Control in synch
Within the span of 4 years a single company I worked for used 5 different version control products....
Date: 02/01/2006