Open TFS dialogs

Question

Is that a way to open TFS dialogs from code (VS2003)?

I would like to prompt the user the CheckIn/Checkout/Get dialogs from code

Tried DTE.ExecuteCommand("File.TfsCheckIn","") but it didnt work

 The commands are available from VS2005

Thanks

Avi

Answer 1

No, unfortunately all of our dialog classes are marked internal at the moment. 

Answer 2

Hi Richard

Thanks, I saw that they are all Internals.

The thing is, We have some problems to adjusting the idea that when we check out a file it's not getting the latest version (TFS with vs2003). So we wanted to prompt the getlatest dialog when ever checking out and let the user to decide whether he wants to do get latest or not.

Is there another way like using the sdk ?

Avi

Answer 3

At this point I don't have a better answer than creating a simple dialog of your own and performing the Get behind the scenes.  I do hope we can expose more client pieces in the future.

Another option would be to write a VSIP plugin that adds a "Checkout & Get" option to the context menu.

Answer 4

Is there a way to use one of the commands in the sdk in a way that will prompt the dialogs ?  like if we skip one of the parameters ?

Answer 5

The following blog post describes what's available for extensibility in VS in v1.

http://blogs.msdn.com/edhintz/archive/2006/02/03/524312.aspx

Buck

Answer 6

I think Richard and Buck are focused on VS 2005 .

For VS 2003, the TFS integration is provided via a MSSCCI provider.  Therefore, you should be able to use the same automation commands as you would with SourceSafe or any other MSSCCI provider.  For instance, executing "File.Checkout" should bring up the ubiquitous MSSCCI CheckOut dialog and use the TFS MSSCCI provider to perform the actual check out operation.

We've had a numerous requests for the SourceSafe "GetLatest on Checkout" functionality in VS 2005.  We are considering adding an option for this and will also consider this option for the next version of the TFS MSSCCI provider.

Thanks for your feedback,

Ben Ryan

Answer 7

Thanks Ben!

 

This is what i've wanted.