Programmatically Delete Folder/Branch

Question

Hello,

I've been searching around for an example of how to use the TFS 2010 API to delete a branch and/or folder and have come up empty. 

Any example I've found involves shelling out to tf.exe which I want to avoid like the plague.  Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thank you,

Marshall

Answer 1

Create a ChangeSet object: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.teamfoundation.versioncontrol.client.changeset.aspx

Associate a list of changes for the files you want to delete: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.teamfoundation.versioncontrol.client.change.aspx

Set the Change.ChangeType to Delete: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.teamfoundation.versioncontrol.client.changetype.aspx

Call ChangeSet.Update.

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Answer 2

Thanks Jesse.

How do I create an instance of a Changeset given there are no public constructors?  I searched online for this for about 30 minutes without any success.

Marshall

Answer 3

Sorry was a little too early in my answer. That's how you get the information for already committed changes. To actually make a change, use the VersionControlServer class to get a Workspace (create a new one, or get an existing one). The workspace has a PendAdd/PendDestroy/PendDelete/PendMerge etc method to create pending changes in the workspace. Then use the Workspace.Checkin method to commit them to source control.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.teamfoundation.versioncontrol.client.versioncontrolserver.aspx 

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.teamfoundation.versioncontrol.client.workspace.aspx

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