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Steps: Check-in/Check-Out Mechanism for TFS - To Avoid Build Errors and Improve Productivity

by Mohammed Hameed

Check-in/Check-Out mechanism for TFS - To avoid Build errors and improve productivity.

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Steps: Check-in/Check-Out Mechanism for TFS - To Avoid Build Errors and Improve Productivity

by Mohammed Hameed

Check-in/Check-Out mechanism for TFS - To avoid Build errors and improve productivity.

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How to used VSS version control?

28 Sep 2019 by OriginalGriff

I suspect your google fu needs attention: vss version control tutorial - Google Search[^] gave me over 400,000 results ... most of which seem to be relevant. But from what I hear - and I've never used VSS so I can't be certain - it's pretty poor. Git might work rather better, and would explain...

How to enable specified writers in VSS

13 Sep 2012 by umohank

HiI am novice to VSS,how can i enable specified writers in VSS.I want to enable Hyper-v VSS writer itself, I am using below API to enble it but its not working to me.VSS_ID HypervVSSID; CLSIDFromString(LPOLESTR("66841cd4-6ded-4f4b-8f17-fd23f8ddc3de"), &HypervVSSID);...

Converting a .Net application from VSS to TFS VSSConverter.exe error

21 Sep 2012 by Brian Fay

I am tasked with converting a .Net application from VSS to TFS (staying with Visual Studio 2008 for now) using VSSConverter.exe. I have followed the instructions (and sub-instructions) at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms181247(v=vs.90).aspx. I was using the VS10 version of...

Converting a .Net application from VSS to TFS VSSConverter.exe error

21 Sep 2012 by fjdiewornncalwe

My suggestion would be not to use the converter, but rather to create a static "starting" version of your solution and then simply check that solution into TFS as a new solution. Keep a backup of the old solution in VSS as a backup just in case as your new TFS solution wouldn't maintain the...

Exclusion of Writer Components from a shadow Copy - Is it compulsory ?

20 Dec 2012 by gssajith87

In Vshadow.exe , when trying to create a shadow copy, there is procedure that excludes Writer Components from the shadow copy.Is this exclusion of writer component a necessary step during a backup operation that relies on Volume Shadow Copy Service ? What are the effects if this process of...

How to get Shadow Storage Space for Windows Volume

29 Jul 2013 by gssajith87

Hi,How can we do Query Shadow Storage space allocated for particular Windows Partition using a program?I know it is possible to query the information using vssadmin command line tool and by clicking shadowcopy tab in Windows volume property page. Is there any Win32 API that returns...

Post-build command line

7 Nov 2013 by wonder-FOOL

Hi,I am having difficult solving the following post-build event command error. I am using Eazfuscator.Net for obfuscation. So the first line is automatically added by it. Then, I needed a copy of the DLL file to a specific path. So I wrote the second command. When I build my project I have...

Post-build command line

7 Nov 2013 by Ron Beyer

I think you need to escape your second command path, and you should have it skip prompting:c:\Windows\System32\xcopy.exe "$(TargetPath)" "C:\Users\XXX\Inetpub\wwwroot\WebService\bin" /y

How Can I Add Vss In My System And Configure It With Vs10, I Am New To Vss Use ..Please ?

25 Feb 2014 by rahulDer

i want to add VSS in my system and configure it with VS10, i am new to VSS use ..how should i proceed?

installation and configuration of Visual SourceSafe

19 Mar 2015 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

Never ever use SourceSafe, it can betray you at any moment. It was never an acceptable Revision Control product, it is not even transaction. It can betray you and you can suffer big losses. Besides, it is proprietary. There is a number of real Revision Control system which are open source and...

Regarding automation in vss

2 Jun 2015 by Member 11280427

I have a question if anybody help I want move in vss manually dynamic to control and static if possible move automatically if changes done in dynamic to control and static in just one clickPlease let me knowDas

Steps: Check-in/Check-Out Mechanism for TFS - To Avoid Build Errors and Improve Productivity

30 May 2013 by Mohammed Hameed

Check-in/Check-Out mechanism for TFS - To avoid Build errors and improve productivity.

installation and configuration of Visual SourceSafe

19 Mar 2015 by Member 11417637

Hi friends, installation and configuration of visual sourcesafce in windows xp professional

How to enable specified writers in VSS

14 Sep 2012 by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

[Answering to the question in the discussion in the comment to the question:]You certainly need much better Revision Control system. Actually, if you are not using a decent system of this type, you are not really developing, you are risking all your valuable development asserts to be lost or...

Where from can be downloaded source safe 6.0 ?

25 May 2016 by Nika34

Where from can be downloaded Source Safe 6.0 ?Is it free program?which good source control programs looks like Clear Case, VSS can be found for free?What I have tried:I tried GIT and Rational Team Concert - didn't like it

How to used VSS version control?

28 Sep 2019 by Akshay malvankar

we are 3 developers working on same project. but diff pages. now we want only 1 developer chekin all other developers changes plus its own changes on VSS, so how to do it, I am new to VSS version controlling so anyone here who can help me on this What I have tried: I tried to google it, but...