tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post2165200704439603989..comments2024-03-28T10:36:14.833+01:00Comments on Mattias Sköld: Find in Files : New feature of TFS Administrators Toolkit Mattiashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12923855955774079703noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post-39941092851493431682019-03-20T15:10:17.567+01:002019-03-20T15:10:17.567+01:00Hi I have downloaded the installed for TFSADMINTOO...Hi I have downloaded the installed for TFSADMINTOOLKIT 2010, 2013, 2012 and 2017 however I am not able to start using them there is no .exe file to have it included in TFS, please help how to get started using this tool. Ankithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303859260530249251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post-1046564293179721982016-11-22T18:56:14.269+01:002016-11-22T18:56:14.269+01:00I've installed TFS Administrators Toolkit in V...I've installed TFS Administrators Toolkit in VS 2013 Professional. In the "Find In Files" section, how do I enter the project I would like to search? I cannot type in the "Search in" field and only one project (not the one I want) is displayed to choose from.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post-52977405260928708492016-02-24T17:59:13.698+01:002016-02-24T17:59:13.698+01:00Are there plans to update this for VS 2015 and TFS...Are there plans to update this for VS 2015 and TFS 2015?Runamuk0https://www.blogger.com/profile/10580825047196857028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post-81825028948294393442015-12-01T20:46:40.469+01:002015-12-01T20:46:40.469+01:00Can this be used to find a file that ONCE WAS in T...Can this be used to find a file that ONCE WAS in TFS but has been deleted? I know the name of the file, but don't remember where it was or when it existed. I would like to find the changeset where I deleted it within a collection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post-41021099568754607902015-05-07T08:12:46.306+02:002015-05-07T08:12:46.306+02:00I tried it, but I had a hard tim e getting it to a...I tried it, but I had a hard tim e getting it to a good experience, and didnt want to invest to much in it as Microsoft was working on a code search feature. I could take a swing at it again if I ever get an afternon free and dont have anything better to do :)<br /><br />Mattiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12923855955774079703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post-35000299002378911862015-05-07T00:04:43.306+02:002015-05-07T00:04:43.306+02:00I would be nice if the Find In Files dialog was no...I would be nice if the Find In Files dialog was not modal that way I could continue to work while it searches.edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02476364321042088638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post-3524215785220443002015-02-25T22:05:09.105+01:002015-02-25T22:05:09.105+01:00I just installed your extension (VS2010 version) b...I just installed your extension (VS2010 version) but I can't find the Find in Files dialog anywhere in the Source Control Explorer, am I looking in the wrong place? In Source Control Explorer I'm right clicking on a folder, but no FindInFiles anywhere.livlif2fullesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00991276218412818956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post-12099844586233001072014-09-02T13:22:48.480+02:002014-09-02T13:22:48.480+02:00Thank you a lot for this great tool Matt. Is there...Thank you a lot for this great tool Matt. Is there any update of the tool (under VS 2010 & TFS 2008) or maybe a trick, to specify a teamproject branches/subdirectories. My teamproject contains a number of branches, and it takes a while to find a filecontent. <br /><br />Regards<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post-67723314876614935012013-11-15T09:02:12.467+01:002013-11-15T09:02:12.467+01:00Thanks for this great tool. I have not figured out...Thanks for this great tool. I have not figured out how I can restrict it to only search in certain parts of TFS instead on the whole archive. We have a structure like $ABC/main, $ABC/Branch/123, $ABC/Branch/345, ... I want to search only in the $ABC/main part and not in all the branches. How to do this? Sustohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10009054467119727153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post-24477430402265747052013-10-18T02:27:21.308+02:002013-10-18T02:27:21.308+02:00i installed VS 2012 and your 2012 extension, and i...i installed VS 2012 and your 2012 extension, and it worked great! thank you so much for publishing this. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post-12019269159624454472013-10-17T20:49:40.552+02:002013-10-17T20:49:40.552+02:00Strange, have you installed VS 2012 or TeamExplore...Strange, have you installed VS 2012 or TeamExplorer 2012 ? You need to have a 2012 client installed to use the 2012 extension (but you can still connect to your old tfs server)<br />Mattiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12923855955774079703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post-85862310386733886782013-10-17T20:47:10.350+02:002013-10-17T20:47:10.350+02:00hi, thanks for your response. i am using tfs 201...hi, thanks for your response. i am using tfs 2010 and the 2010 extension. i just tried to download the 2012 extension from this link, but when i attempt to install, i get an error that says the extension manifest is invalid.<br />http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/96a425aa-9ef0-4a92-b874-217d544a74bf<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post-63376221938541720922013-10-17T08:34:10.816+02:002013-10-17T08:34:10.816+02:00Im truly sorry if it restart your VS doing the sea...Im truly sorry if it restart your VS doing the search, are you using the 2012 or 2010 extension ? If your running 2010, can you try the same with the 2012 extension. <br />I will take a look if I got some error handling missing that could cause VS to restart. <br /><br />For exporting to Excel, you can mark all rows in the search result table and copy and past it to Excel<br /><br />Mattiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12923855955774079703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post-50397118546195471322013-10-17T08:29:39.340+02:002013-10-17T08:29:39.340+02:00If your using the VS 2012 extension, you can searc...If your using the VS 2012 extension, you can search on all code in a collection by right clicking on the root node/Collection name in Source Control Explorer and select Find In Files...Mattiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12923855955774079703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post-6736407741579831942013-10-17T06:21:08.200+02:002013-10-17T06:21:08.200+02:00i have been trying to run this against numerous pr...i have been trying to run this against numerous projects within a collection to search for references to a specific table. however, it frequently gets very far into the search and then errors out and restarts visual studio which causes me to lose the file locations already retrieved prior to the error. I'm not sure why it keeps getting errors, but it would be great if when it did, it simply displayed an error message instead of restarting vs and subsequently purging all of the search results in the process. Also, is there any way to export the search results to excel?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post-84542476693212952352013-10-17T00:17:57.469+02:002013-10-17T00:17:57.469+02:00First of all, thank you so much for creating this ...First of all, thank you so much for creating this tool. I was wondering if you would consider allowing a search on all source code within the entire collection rather than projects only?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post-4225584374715631132013-09-19T22:09:51.553+02:002013-09-19T22:09:51.553+02:00Works great. Dramatically cut the time to search t...Works great. Dramatically cut the time to search the code base by including only the file types I want to search.<br />Thanks,<br />JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post-69911581502503591142013-09-18T21:05:52.876+02:002013-09-18T21:05:52.876+02:00Just released a minor update, so now you can try i...Just released a minor update, so now you can try it out in an official release :)<br />Also, if you like it, consider reviewing it at the Visual Studio GalleryMattiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12923855955774079703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post-80457075224212796392013-09-17T21:48:42.414+02:002013-09-17T21:48:42.414+02:00It doesn't search at all on your local disc! T...It doesn't search at all on your local disc! The tool fetches all files and file revisions directly from the server and performs the search directly in memory. <br />So you don’t need to worry about what you got on your local file system, or fear that it will be changed by a search. <br />Mattiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12923855955774079703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post-34018410689031109132013-09-17T21:39:38.071+02:002013-09-17T21:39:38.071+02:00Thanks for the tool Mattis.
The find file option i...Thanks for the tool Mattis.<br />The find file option is great but how does it search ?<br />Does it look into the users workspace or the server workspace?<br />Should I getlatest of the files?<br />Should I be mapped to a particular folder?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post-50251589141465518232013-09-17T13:26:17.655+02:002013-09-17T13:26:17.655+02:00Thank you for such a quick response! Looking forwa...Thank you for such a quick response! Looking forward to trying the new version. Keep up the good work.<br />JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post-35112050824779095762013-09-16T20:53:45.546+02:002013-09-16T20:53:45.546+02:00HI Jim, and thank you for your kind words :)
Actu...HI Jim, and thank you for your kind words :) <br />Actually my first reaction was that you could probably do it with the current version. The file mask is converted to a regexp and matched against the filename. <br /><br />Unfortunately it looks like the current code prevent it from working by escaping the input. But I added the capability to handle multiple file masks seperated with ; <br /><br />It’s changeset 103979 (http://tfsadmintoolkit.codeplex.com/SourceControl/changeset/103979<br />) if you want to build your own version and try it out.<br />I’ll try to push a new version as soon as I checked some other feedback…<br /><br />Mattiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12923855955774079703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post-59773978141673818472013-09-16T20:41:08.874+02:002013-09-16T20:41:08.874+02:00Late update, Its done, hope you enjoy the new prev...Late update, Its done, hope you enjoy the new preview and open file featuresMattiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12923855955774079703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post-84209122206006313102013-09-16T16:48:09.092+02:002013-09-16T16:48:09.092+02:00I just downloaded the toolkit for VS2012. I'm ...I just downloaded the toolkit for VS2012. I'm a fan! <br /><br />Would you consider updating the FindInFiles to process multiple filename masks? We have a very large codebase and would like to search multiple file types without having to search gif, jpg, dll, etc. For instance, it would be extremely helpful to be able to put in a mask like this to search specific code file types:<br /><br />*.vb;*.cs;*.aspx;*.ascx;*.asmx;*.xsd;*.dbml<br /><br />Thanks, <br />Jim ThornAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8569239741277924317.post-78194490764794930432013-09-12T15:55:41.616+02:002013-09-12T15:55:41.616+02:00Have you restarted VS?
Check if you have the menu...Have you restarted VS? <br />Check if you have the menu as in http://i1.visualstudiogallery.msdn.s-msft.com/11f5e313-ced1-4713-9794-d7300c7d12e0/image/file/85254/1/vs2012_tfs_admin_menu2.png<br />Mattiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12923855955774079703noreply@blogger.com