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Is it possible that the variable substitution is not recursive? Example1: Variable Value SqlInstance (localDb)\mssqllocaldb DbCatalogName FooDb ConnStr data source=$(SqlInstance);initial catalog=$(DbCatalogName)$(Build.BuildId); During the build the connection string substituted to: data source=(localDb)\mssqllocaldb;initial catalog=FooDb3211; This configuration works perfectly. But if i move the BuildId parameter to DbCatalogName variable it won't be substituted. Example2: Variable Value SqlInstance (localDb)\mssqllocaldb DbCatalogName FooDb$(Build.BuildId) ConnStr data source=$(SqlInstance)

I try to add new custom tab to summary page for build result, but which will be added only for builds with my custom build Task. For example, Task "publish artifacts", only if this task was added, the tab "artifacts" added in summary page. I want the same behavior for my task and tab. For now, I've just added in vss-extension.json, in "contributions" { "id": "build-info-tab", "type": "ms.vss-build-web.build-results-tab", "description": "A tab contributing to build results view", "targets": [ "ms.vss-build-web.build-results-view" ], "properties": { "name": "My Build info", "uri": "infoTab.html"

I have a powershell script that does this : $uri = "$($tfsUri)/$($teamproject)/_apis/build/builds/$($buildID)?api-version=2.0" $data = @{keepForever = $keepForever} | ConvertTo-Json $response = $webclient.UploadString($uri,"PATCH", $data) I'm trying to rewrite this in C#, using a Webclient. WebClient client = new WebClient(); client.Encoding = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8; string reply = client.UploadString(url, "keepForever = true"); Console.WriteLine(reply); But I get : The remote server returned an error: (401) Unauthorized. This is TFS 2015 VNext, if that helps. You are missing the METHOD in

I've followed the Team Foundation Server 2010 book 's custom editor for a dictionary<string,string> and can't get it to go. I have another custom editor in the same assembly, and consumed by the same build template that works. This SO hints at it being a TypeConverter issue, but I don't think any part of a custom build assembly is just run when it is loaded. I'm getting the default generic Collection Editor instead of mine. I have tried using code more like my credential UITypeEditor uses, and then tried typing exactly what's in the book for a UITypeEditor . The dialog itself should not matter

Ok so I have to admit, I'm very new to all of this build automation stuff. But basically what I'm wondering is if there is a way to wire up my build definitions in such a way that if I have a case like so ProjectA produces ComponentA.dll ProjectB references ComponentA.dll and produces ComponentB.dll ProjectC references ComponentB.dll then when I make changes to ProjectA and check them in, the build process would automatically also build ProjectB, and finally ProjectC, and report any errors. So is there a way to accomplish this, or should this type of thing be handled somehow completely

I want to recursively delete files that match a certain pattern as part of my post-build cleanup routines in TFS Build. I've tried this... <Delete Files="T:\DeploymentDir\**\A*" /> No errors in the build, but it doesn't work. Modify your TFSBuild.proj file and add the following lines at the very end (just before closing ): <Target Name="AfterDropBuild"> <ItemGroup> <FilesToDelete Include="$(DropLocation)\$(BuildNumber)\**\temp*.*" /> </ItemGroup> <Delete Files="@(FilesToDelete)" TreatErrorsAsWarnings="true"/> </Target> I don't think the Delete task will automatically expand the wildcard. You