How can I programmatically check-out an item for edit in TFS?

Question

I\'m working on a utility processing files being under source control using TFS 2010.

If an item is not yet checked-out for edit, I\'m getting an exception, what is

Answer 1

You can use Team Foundation Version Control client API. The method is PendEdit()

workspace.PendEdit(fileName);

Checkout detailed example on MSDN http://blogs.msdn.com/b/buckh/archive/2006/03/15/552288.aspx