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Tips and tricks from Zhenhua Yao
Get the last build using TFS IP
In the deploy-test scenario, it is often needed to find the last good build. By “last good...
Author: Zhenhua Yao Date: 06/03/2012
Import test results into TFS using Orchestrator
In the last post I talked about how to manually create a build record in TFS. In this post I...
Author: Zhenhua Yao Date: 05/28/2012
Manually create a build record in TFS using Orchestrator
Not every team uses TFS for both source repository and build automation, even in Microsoft. ...
Author: Zhenhua Yao Date: 05/28/2012
Run PowerShell scripts that interact with host
If you have been using “Run .NET Script” for some time, you probably know that not all kinds of...
Author: Zhenhua Yao Date: 05/27/2012
Workflow activities for invoking a Runbook from Team Build
On a project there is a need to invoke a runbook for the following scenario: Product source code is...
Author: Zhenhua Yao Date: 05/25/2012
Windows Workflow Integration Pack is on CodePlex
After getting approval, today I uploaded the source code for the Windows Workflow Integration Pack...
Author: Zhenhua Yao Date: 05/24/2012
TFS Integration Pack is on CodePlex
In my first post I mentioned that there was a TFS IP for Microsoft internal people. Later it...
Author: Zhenhua Yao Date: 05/23/2012
Enable .NET 4 in Orchestrator Integration Toolkit
WARNING: please note that this is a just workaround to use .NET 4 but it is NOT supported by the...
Author: Zhenhua Yao Date: 05/22/2012
Run .Net Script activity fails for simple PowerShell script, why?
When the Run .Net Script activity fails, sometimes the error message is not very...
Author: Zhenhua Yao Date: 06/20/2011
QIK Wizard throws an exception, what to do?
Being excited by the elegance of .NET based Integration Pack architecture and simplicity of writing...
Author: Zhenhua Yao Date: 06/16/2011
TFS Integration Pack and Scripting using PowerShell
Recently there has been several requests for the TFS (Team Foundation Server, a.k.a VSTF - Visual...
Author: Zhenhua Yao Date: 06/15/2011