"GetLatest" with Powershell doesn't download files on new TFS workspace

Question

I'm trying to create a Powershell script that will setup a brand new workspace in a temporary location, do a GetLatest on selected solutions/projects, and download the source code so that I can then trigger further build/versioning operations.

I think I have the script more or less right, but the problem is every time I run this, it tells me there were 0 operations... i.e. I already have the latest versions. This results in nothing at all being downloaded.

Can anyone see what I'm doing wrong?

$subfolder = [System.Guid]::NewGuid().ToString()
$tfsServer = "http://tfsserver:8080/tfs"
$projectsAndWorkspaces = @(
    @("$/Client1/Project1","D:\Builds\$subfolder\Client1\Project1"),
    @("$/Client1/Project2","D:\Builds\$subfolder\Client1\Project2"),
)


$tfsCollection = [Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Client.TfsTeamProjectCollectionFactory]::GetTeamProjectCollection($tfsServer)
$tfsVersionCtrl = $tfsCollection.GetService([type] "Microsoft.TeamFoundation.VersionControl.Client.VersionControlServer")
$tfsWorkspace = $tfsVersionCtrl.CreateWorkspace($subfolder, $tfsVersionCtrl.AuthorizedUser)

Write-Host "Operations:"

foreach ($projectAndWs in $projectsAndWorkspaces)
{
    if (-not(Test-Path $projectAndWs[1]))
    {
        New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $projectAndWs[1] | Out-Null
    }

    $tfsWorkspace.Map($projectAndWs[0], $projectAndWs[1])
    $recursion = [Microsoft.TeamFoundation.VersionControl.Client.RecursionType]::Full
    $itemSpecFullTeamProj = New-Object Microsoft.TeamFoundation.VersionControl.Client.ItemSpec($projectAndWs[0], $recursion)
    $fileRequest = New-Object Microsoft.TeamFoundation.VersionControl.Client.GetRequest($itemSpecFullTeamProj, [Microsoft.TeamFoundation.VersionControl.Client.VersionSpec]::Latest)
    $getStatus = $tfsWorkspace.Get($fileRequest, [Microsoft.TeamFoundation.VersionControl.Client.GetOptions]::Overwrite)
    Write-Host ("[{0}] {1}" -f $getStatus.NumOperations, ($projectAndWs[0].Substring($projectAndWs[0].LastIndexOf("/") + 1)))
}

Write-Host "Finished"

If you look in source code explorer what does it show about whether you have the latest? TFS-VC tracks on the server what versions of what files are in a workspace. If you manually delete files it does not know and will not download them. You might need to force a download to get everything. — Richard, Mar 31 '17 at 09:16
@Richard I'm creating a brand new workspace though... surely it shouldn't have any files when first created? — Detail, Mar 31 '17 at 09:17
The `$tfsServer = "http://tfsserver:8080/tfs"` should be `$tfsServer = "http://tfsserver:8080/tfs/nameOfACollection"` — Giulio Vian, Mar 31 '17 at 13:31
That's the one! Thanks mate, change this to an answer and I'll mark it as the solution — Detail, Mar 31 '17 at 14:13

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 03 '17 at 05:00

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The $tfsServer = "http://tfsserver:8080/tfs" should be $tfsServer = "http://tfsserver:8080/tfs/nameOfACollection"

answered Apr 03 '17 at 05:00

Giulio Vian

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 31 '17 at 12:10

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The "$/Client1/Project1" string smells. I would add a backtick before the dollar sign so it is not read as a variable or use single quotes.

Backtick "`$/Client1/Project1" Single quote '$/Client1/Project1'

answered Mar 31 '17 at 12:10

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Neither of these changes make any difference unfortunately – Detail Mar 31 '17 at 13:01

"GetLatest" with Powershell doesn't download files on new TFS workspace

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