{"id":10001,"date":"2006-12-20T06:07:00","date_gmt":"2006-12-20T06:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/bharry\/2006\/12\/20\/new-tfs-tools-available\/"},"modified":"2018-08-14T00:34:24","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T00:34:24","slug":"new-tfs-tools-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/bharry\/new-tfs-tools-available\/","title":{"rendered":"New TFS Tools Available!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last night we released version 1.2 of the Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider.&nbsp; This tool enables a wide range of IDEs to access TFS.&nbsp; It is available for download <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/downloads\/details.aspx?familyid=87E1FFBD-A484-4C3A-8776-D560AB1E6198&amp;displaylang=en\">here<\/a> and is for use by anyone who owns a Team Foundation Server Client Access License CAL either by purchasing a VSTS role product (e.g. Visual Studio Team System for Developers) or by purchasing a CAL directly.<\/p>\n<p>The enhancements in this latest release include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>Enable handling branched solutions in Visual Studio 2003.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Fixed issues to enable provider to support TOAD for SQL Server 2.0.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Enhanced the &#8220;Choose Folder in Team Foundation Server&#8221; dialog.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Fixed bug which prevented Properties Dialog from displaying local path.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Work Items Query list in the Checkin Dialog is loaded and saved on the disk.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>&#8220;Get&#8221; operation performance improvements.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>Miscellaneous bug&nbsp;fixes<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The biggest improvement is in the area of branched projects.&nbsp; The experience is still not perfect but it is dramatically better than it was.&nbsp; The one issue that remains is that the first time you open a project\/solution after branching it, you need&nbsp;to use Open from Source Control (can also be done by double clicking on it in the Source Control Explorer) rather than opening it from your local hard drive.&nbsp; This has to do with the way the underlying MSSCCI infrastructure works in Visual Studio and allows VS to fix up some of its references.<\/p>\n<p>With the addition of TOAD support, the supported IDEs include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>Visual Studio 2003 <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Visual Basic 6.0, SP6   <\/li>\n<li>Visual C++ 6.0, SP6   <\/li>\n<li>Visual FoxPro 9, SP1   <\/li>\n<li>Visual Studio .NET 2002   <\/li>\n<li>Microsoft Access 2003, SP2   <\/li>\n<li>SQL Server Management Studio 2005<\/li>\n<li>Sparx Enterprise Architect 6.1<\/li>\n<li>Sybase PowerBuilder 10.5<\/li>\n<li>TOAD for SQL Server 2.0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Originally we had planned to release the updated MSSCCI provider along with a new version of the TFS PowerToys (now renamed TFS Power Tools).&nbsp; Unfortunately, with all of the rush to get SP1 shipped and meet some key end of year deadlines on Orcas development, we just didn&#8217;t make as much progress on the Power Tools as we wanted.&nbsp; We decided to decouple the releases and we are hoping to get the updated Power Tools out in January.&nbsp; Sorry for the delay.<\/p>\n<p>In related news, I got mail today announcing the availability of a <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.attrice.info\/cm\/tfs\/index.htm\">new release<\/a> of &#8220;TFS Sidekicks&#8221; from Attrice Corporation.&nbsp; These tools from Attrice are very similar in spirit to some of the TFS Power Tools that we build and are great add-ons for TFS.&nbsp; I recommend you check them out.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s rapidly approaching the Christmas holidays now and I&#8217;m not sure how many blog posts I have left (or how many you want to read :)) before taking some much needed time off.&nbsp; In case this is it, have a great holidays and a happy new year and I&#8217;ll see you again in January!<\/p>\n<p>Brian<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night we released version 1.2 of the Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider.&nbsp; 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