Web application causes An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format error. 23 March 2013 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: When I attempt to start my asp.net web application running in IIS 8 I receive the following error: Could not load file or assembly 'Xxx' or one of its dependencies. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format. Solution: Enable 32-Bit Applications for the Application P... [More]
How to connect Office 2003 to TFS 2012 20 March 2013 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: Team Explorer 2012 does not integrate with Office 2003. Solution: Install Team Explorer 2008, Visual Studio 2008 SP1 and 2008 Compatibility Update. Explanation: This procedure will also work to get Visual Studio 2008 connected to TFS 2012. If you open Excel 2003 after installing Te... [More]
I get an error trying to run reports on TFS2012 install 19 March 2013 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: I get the following error when I attempt to view reports: An error has occurred during report processing. (rsProcessingAborted)Cannot impersonate user for data source 'TfsReportDS'. (rsErrorImpersonatingUser)Log on failed. Ensure the user name and password are correct. (rsLogonFailed)For ... [More]
Cannot register assembly during Team Build (and I don't want too) 06 February 2013 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: I have a solution that contains a project with the "Make assembly COM-Visible" checked and I get the following error when I attempt to run a team build: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\Microsoft.Common.targets (3885): Cannot register assembly "C:\Builds\1\TeamProject\Libra... [More]
I don't trust 2012 Auto merge but it does it automatically. 31 January 2013 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: I would like a chance to review the changes before having Visual Studio 2012 automerge my files. Solution: Disable the "Attempt to automatically resolve conflicts when they are generated. Explanation: When Visual Studio 2012 is installed it defaults with this option set. If you unche... [More]
How do I convert a Web Site to a Web Application 30 January 2013 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: We created our application using the Web Site project template and would like to change to a Web Application. Solution: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa983476(v=vs.100).aspx Explanation: Just don't use Web Sites! Why would I want my source code (all of my IP) on a server that... [More]
I want xml transforms to happen on build instead of only publish. 11 January 2013 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: I have xml transforms I want to preform on build not only on publish. I also want an easy way to transform my config files during my team build. Finally I want to use it on app.configs in WPF applications as well. Solution: Use SlowCheetah XML Transforms package. You can inst... [More]
How to connect Visual Studio 2008 (including SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio) with TFS 2012 21 December 2012 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Too connect to TFS 2012 you will need to install the following components: TE 2008 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=16338 SP 1 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=10986 GDR http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29983
I have to create the same branches in every new team project 17 December 2012 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: I have to create the same branching structure in several team projects. I would like a way to automate this process. Solution: Use the tf.exe and tfpt.exe command line tools in a batch file. Explanation: Using the tf.exe and tfpt.exe command line tools you can preform the same ta... [More]
I can't connect to my load test repository. 06 December 2012 Donovan-Brown Work (0) Problem: When I try to Open and Manage Results from my load test I get an error: Solution: Make sure your controller is configured with the full name to the database server instead of . or .\sqlexpress. Change to mySqlServer or mySqlServer\sqlExpress.