You receive an error message when you try to use the Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server tf command-line utility to access source code (921317)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System Team Foundation:
SYMPTOMSYou receive an error message when you try to use the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server tf command-line utility to access source code. For example, you receive an error message if you use the following command to try to access the Myform.cs user-created class: tf get /s:StringLongerThan259Characters myform.cs /version:c1256 The error message text resembles the following: ---------------------------
Microsoft Visual Studio
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Error
TF10128: The path <path> contains more than the allowed 260 characters. Type or select a shorter path.
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OK
--------------------------- WORKAROUNDTo work around this problem, create directory paths that contain two characters fewer than the limit that is stated in the error message. You can also use the History window and Source Code Explorer to find the information that you are looking for.STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 8/9/2006 |
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Keywords: | kbBug kberrmsg kbtshoot kbprb KB921317 kbAudDeveloper kbAudITPRO |
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