Unable to determine the workspace using TF.exe

Question

I have this script (bat file)

tf workspaces /s:http://project02:8080

tf workspace /s:http://project02:8080 Team.descomp;MyDomain\Myuser


tf workfold /workspace:Team.descomp


tf get $/Team/Main/Projects /recursive /force /noprompt

I get this error: Unable to determine the workspace., when I try execute tf get.

Console output is similar like:

Server: project02

Workspace: DESCOMP

Owner : MyUser

Computer : DESCOMP

Workspace: Team.descomp

Owner : MyUser

Computer : DESCOMP

...

Workspace: Team.descomp (MyUser)

Server : http://project02:8080/

$/Team: C:\Temp\Team2

...

Unable to determine the workspace.

Note, for $/Team (team project) has map in two machines: MyUser and Descomp

Workspace: Team Owner : MyUser Computer : MyUser

Workspace: Team.descomp Owner : MyUser Computer : DESCOMP

Any suggestions?

Rhapsodize

Answer 1

From Forums MSDN: Mr. Hofman

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/tfsbuild/thread/82b13bfd-5fd7-45f7-a681-d84c9ea52765

Change the working folder for the tf get to a folder that is mapped by the workspace.

Execute the command from a folder where the workspace is mapped

(for example if you do it from console:

cd c:\sources\myteamproject

tf get ...

)

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Key: Change the working folder for the tf get to a folder that is mapped by the workspace.

I use command pushd C:\Temp\Team2 in my script file.

Update: Comments by Ryan Cromwell

You can create and map a workspace in your script with the following. The second command works, because the first workspace is created in the 'blah' folder. The '.' in the second command is saying map '$/' to the current directory (blah). You could change that to be a named folder or subfolder if you choose.

Create a new workspace
C:\projects\blah>tf workspace /new blah /noprompt /collection:http://<host>:<port>/tfs/<collection> /login:<username>,<pwd>

Map a path in that workspace
C:\projects\blah>tf workfold /map $/ . /login:<username>,<pwd>

Rhapsodize

You can also map a workspace at the command line with tf workspace. – Cassirer

Answer 2

This extends @Kiquenet answer. It wasn't easily done in the comments :(

You can create and map a workspace in your script with the following. The second command works, because the first workspace is created in the 'blah' folder. The '.' in the second command is saying map '$/' to the current directory (blah). You could change that to be a named folder or subfolder if you choose.

Create a new workspace
C:\projects\blah>tf workspace /new blah /noprompt /collection:http://<host>:<port>/tfs/<collection> /login:<username>,<pwd>

Map a path in that workspace
C:\projects\blah>tf workfold /map $/ . /login:<username>,<pwd>

Cassirer

If you're creating these for temporary folders, it's good practice to delete them (via tf workspace /delete) when you're done (as well as the temporary folder). – Colon

Answer 3

I had this problem in team city executing a ps1 file with the following:

tf resolve FND.sql /auto:KeepYours

tf checkout FND.sql /noprompt

tf checkin FND.sql /noprompt

when I executed it in a PS window, it worked fine, but when executed by Team City, I got the following response for each tf call:

Unable to determine the workspace. ...

Trying to obtain more information about what was going on, I inserted the following statement before the 1st tf call:

tf workfold

when I ran Team City the next time, the tf workfold showed the mapping that was not previously recognized, and the existing tf commands started working.

It still worked when I took out the tf workflold command.

I don't understand it, but maybe this will work for other people with this problem.

I had previously tried several recommendations from this and other websites without success.

Hope this helps someone.

Thelen

Somehow tf workfold is able to recognize workspaces that tf workspace can’t. Basically, you would map a folder with tf workfold. tf.exe may hang at this point. Just kill it and then run tf workspace and it should work now. You might have to try 2 or 3 times. – Nanine

Example command tf workfold /workspace:"wkspaceEg" /collection:http://tfs.example.com:8080/tfs/collectionEg /login:TFSUsername,TFSPassword /map $/teamProjEg D:\Legacy.00\TFS\Source\Workspaces\teamProjEg. You cannot specify the workspace owner’s username in this command. It will only try with TFSUsername as owner. – Nanine