First post so hello everyone.
Microsoft TFS is driving me a bit nuts, as usual. I have Beyond Compare integrated as my compare tool for all TFS actions and generally it works well. However if I have a second copy of Beyond Compare running, even if this is nothing to do with any TFS action, then the comparison fails. For some reason TFS cannot create the temporary file it needs for the server file version.
As an example situation:
1. Right click on any file: Select Left side for compare.
2. Right click on any other file: Compare to previous file.
3. In Visual Studio Source Control Exploder right click on a file or directory that has been downloaded to the local disk and has changes. Select 'Compare'.
4. After an appropriate wait the Folder Differences appear, double click a difference to open the comparison window.
5. Beyond Compare opens but the right window is empty with the error: "Cannot open file C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\helles.angel\Lokale Einstellungen\Temp\TFSTemp\Log;T.cpp The system cannot find the specified file". The file does not exist.
I would, as would be usual, suspect a TFS bug but the fact it works fine when no other Beyond Compare is running makes me suspicious that it's a funny interaction with the two programs. I've done a bit of Googling and found old posts about the funky ;version filenames TFS uses but nothing that matches this problem.
I'm using Visual Studio 9.0.30729.1 SP, Beyond Compare 3.1.10 (build 11626), WinXP installed in German.
Any ideas anyone? Thanks in advance.
Microsoft TFS is driving me a bit nuts, as usual. I have Beyond Compare integrated as my compare tool for all TFS actions and generally it works well. However if I have a second copy of Beyond Compare running, even if this is nothing to do with any TFS action, then the comparison fails. For some reason TFS cannot create the temporary file it needs for the server file version.
As an example situation:
1. Right click on any file: Select Left side for compare.
2. Right click on any other file: Compare to previous file.
3. In Visual Studio Source Control Exploder right click on a file or directory that has been downloaded to the local disk and has changes. Select 'Compare'.
4. After an appropriate wait the Folder Differences appear, double click a difference to open the comparison window.
5. Beyond Compare opens but the right window is empty with the error: "Cannot open file C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\helles.angel\Lokale Einstellungen\Temp\TFSTemp\Log;T.cpp The system cannot find the specified file". The file does not exist.
I would, as would be usual, suspect a TFS bug but the fact it works fine when no other Beyond Compare is running makes me suspicious that it's a funny interaction with the two programs. I've done a bit of Googling and found old posts about the funky ;version filenames TFS uses but nothing that matches this problem.
I'm using Visual Studio 9.0.30729.1 SP, Beyond Compare 3.1.10 (build 11626), WinXP installed in German.
Any ideas anyone? Thanks in advance.
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