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To test your Team Build Project locally with TFSBuild use the Visual Studio 2010 command prompt. here's a sample C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC>TFSBuild start /collectio n:http://MYSERVER:8080 /builddefinition:"MYTFS/TestBuild" /droplocation:"\\ SOMECOMPUTER\SOMEDIRECTORY" http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms181742.aspx However firstly I recommend testing the syntax of your project with MsBuild e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC>msbuild C:\SOMEDIR\TeamBui ldTypes\MsBuildSamples\TFSBuild.proj http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms181723(VS.90).aspx In order to tell msbuild to run a particular target within use something like C:\MsBuildSamples>msbuild TfsBuild.proj /t:DesktopRebuild this will run the Target "DesktopRebuild". Passing Parameters/Arguments To use parameters passed in through TFSbuild it's simple, just pass in your argument with the /property switch on the command line o...

In order to force your Team Build to use the .NET assemblies and tools you'll need to make the following change. Change the value in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies\tfsbuildservice.exe.config From add key="MSBuildPath" value="" to add key="MSBuildPath" value="C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319" TFS service must be restarted afterwards "Visual Studio Team Foundation Build" http://blogs.infosupport.com/blogs/martijnb/archive/2010/05/04/building-visual-studio-2010-solutions-using-team-build-2008.aspx