TFS Build not executing unit tests

July 6, 2006 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


After writing over a 100 unit tests for some business logic and running the tests locally it was time to let the build server execute the job.  I went to the trouble to organize the tests into lists which matched the namespace of the business logic.   When I created my build project and selected the […]

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Team System

Adding Web Part to Team Site fails

April 14, 2006 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


After an installation of Team Foundation Server you might want to customize the Team Site that has been created for you.  If you add a Web Part to a page you will receive the following error:   "An unexpected error has occurred"   After a bit of searching I found a Microsoft Support Article which […]

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Windows SharePoint Services

SQL Server 2005 Upgrade Issue

March 16, 2006 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


Attempting an upgrade from SQL Server 2000 to 2005 (Developer Edition) failed with the following error:   Error 1706. An installation package for the product Microsoft SQL Server Native Client cannot be found. Try the installation again using a valid copy of the installation package ‘sqlncli.msi’.   After a bit of research I found that […]

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SQL Server 2005

AS2005-KB912838-x86-ENU.exe Patch Error

March 15, 2006 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


Doing another installation of Team System we got the following error installing the SQL Server:   Title: Unexpected error Occurred Message: The following unexpected error occurred: Button: OK   I have installed this patch many times already and this error was a first for me, we tried a bunch of things to solve it (which […]

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Team System

Encrypt your connection strings in a flash

February 25, 2006 by Wes MacDonald 2 Comments


In ASP.NET 2.0 you can now use the aspnet_regiis utility to encrypt and decrypt your connection strings.  Here is an example:   My web.config contains the following section   <connectionStrings>  <add name="ORCLR2" connectionString="User Id=hr;Password=xe;Pooling=false;Data Source=ORCL;" providerName="System.Data.OracleClient" /> </connectionStrings>   Open a command prompt and execute the following command:   C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis.exe -pef "connectionStrings" "c:\_Apps20\demo\web\"   When you […]

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ASP.NET 2.0

Talking about Team Foundation Server Administration Tool

February 24, 2006 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


I was saved today.  After configuring users in Team System using three different interfaces, I thought there must be a better way since I could not believe that it could normal to add a user/group to TFS, then SQL Reporting Services, then in Windows SharePoint.   I came across this utility on gotdotnet.com TFS Adminstration Tool […]

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Team System

Team Foundation Server

February 21, 2006 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


After following the instructions carefully contained in TFSInstall-v60208.chm I have been able to install the Release Candidate sucessfully twice now (along with 2 other failed attempts).  One install is attached to a domain and the other is a workgroup install — remember you can’t install TFS on a domain controller anymore.    The install is […]

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Team System

LINQ

February 19, 2006 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


If you want to see some of what’s coming in future versions of C# and VB.NET take a look at Barry Gervin’s interview on dnrTV about LINQ   http://dnrtv.com/default.aspx?showID=6   A great investment in your time!

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.NET

Team Foundation Server – WSS issue

February 17, 2006 by Wes MacDonald 1 Comment


Got my hands on the RC of TFS and performed an installation of it.   It seems that during the creation of a Team project I am getting an error during the creation of the Team Sharepoint site due to site creation permissions.   I have been unable to find a satisfactory solution on the net […]

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Computers and Internet

ASP.NET 2.0 — Nested Masters/Controls

February 17, 2006 by Wes MacDonald 0 Comments


I have come across a problem and notified Microsoft when using nested master pages and nested user controls, the site gives the following error:   Could not load file or assembly ‘App_Web_0zvakuju, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null’ or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.   The temporary solution that I have been using […]

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