Category Archives: Version Control

How to queue a new build using TFS API

Another post on TFS API, my last post was related to how to get build Definitions and Build Details from TFS 2010, and this post is about how to queue a new build in TFS 2010 Server. As earlier you … Continue reading

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Cloak option missing from source control explorer context menu

Ever noticed some time cloak menu item missing from source control explorer context menu? Cloak option is missing from source control explorer context menu Cloaking used to prevent users from viewing specified workspace folders or for folders you do not … Continue reading

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How to do Rollback of a change set in TFS 2010

TFS 2010 provides you the ability to Rollback or Undo a ChangeSet from TFS 2010 itself. You can also see it as a new pending change type as Rollback (new change type in the history) inside Team Explorer. You can … Continue reading

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Changing the diff program used by Visual Studio

You can configure your own diff program, instead of the default diff program provided from Microsoft for comparing two files. In this post I am using Beyond Compare. Open Visual Studio 2010 Select Tools > Options menu. Select the Source … Continue reading

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TFS Build Notification Tool

Yesterday my lead introduced me a cool tool, TFS Build Notification Tool; which helps to get status of the Builds queued / running / completed. In my office we were using CI (Continues Integration) so when ever a check-in happens … Continue reading

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