How to get changeset number from TFS 2008

Question

Dear I want to get the code from source control by using changeset numbers in TFS 2008. I want to know if any utility or source code is available  so that I can easily develop or use existed code of utility. Actually I have some requirements related to get the changeset which are developer mark in TFS source Code.

I need to develop utility by using following requirements.

TFS Server Name (for establishing a connection)

TFS User Name

TFS password

TFS Team Project Name

Changeset #

The utility have a button "Get source code" that will get only those files that are being checked in under a changeset #.


If anybody have this kind of utility or have any idea agaist it. Please let me know or help me.


Thanks


M Waseem Alvi

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Software Configuration Management Engineer

Answer 1

This will get you the TFS and VC server objects.  From there use a ChangesetVersionSpec to access the items.  You will need to decide how you want to down load the items.  You can create a workspace and do a get, or you can query the items and do a item.downloadfile().

NetworkCredential networkCredential = new NetworkCredential("username", "password", "domain");
ICredentials credential = (ICredentials)networkCredential;

TeamFoundationServer server = new TeamFoundationServer("http://servername:8080", credential);
VersionControlServer vcServer = (VersionControlServer)server.GetService(typeof(VersionControlServer));

Answer 2

Hi Waseem,

As David mentioned, you can create a workspace or just download the files.

Way1: Create a workspace and then get

        try
        {
            VersionControlServer.GetWorkspace(spacename, "usermane");
            VersionControlServer.DeleteWorkspace(spacename, "username");
        }
        catch { }

        Changeset changeset = VersionControlServer.GetChangeset(changesetID);
        Workspace ws = VersionControlServer.CreateWorkspace(spacename);
        ws.CreateMapping(new WorkingFolder("$/TFSProject1/",@"D:\workspace"));
        ws.Get(changeset.Changes.Select(c=>c.Item.ServerItem).ToArray(),  new ChangesetVersionSpec(changesetID),RecursionType.Full, GetOptions.None);

Way2 Just DownLoad Files, but you need to create the path.

Changeset changeset = TFSModal.Instance.VersionControlServer.GetChangeset(changesetID);
        foreach (var change in changeset.Changes)
        {
            change.Item.DownloadFile("path");
        }

Best Regards,
Ruiz

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