How do I set up TFS PowerShell Snapin
powershell, tfs, tfs-power-tools
Solution
Any chance you are running on x64? On my x64 system the Microsoft.TeamFoundation.PowerShell snapin only shows up under the x86 flavor of PowerShell. Adding it as simple as:
PS> Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.TeamFoundation.PowerShell
I take it that you installed TF Power Tools October 2008 release. If so, then there is also a shortcut on the start menu for a PowerShell console file that you can fire up. That preloads the TF snapin.
Problem
I have installed TFS Power Tools and I am trying to use the powershell snapin, but I can't figure out how to set it up. When I look in the install folder, I only see the following 5 dlls. ``` Microsoft.TeamFoundation.PowerToys.Client.dll Microsoft.TeamFoundation.PowerToys.Common.dll Microsoft.TeamFoundation.PowerToys.Controls.dll Microsoft.VisualStudio.TeamFoundation.PowerToys.Common.dll Microsoft.VisualStudio.TeamFoundation.PowerToys.dll ``` I used instalutil to install each one, and then I used the folowing ps code to see what cmdlets where installed so I could add the snapin but it looks like only a handfull exist in those dlls and these commands are not useful to me right now. ``` PS H:\> get-pssnapin -registered Name : TfsBPAPowerShellSnapIn PSVersion : 1.0 Description : This is a PowerShell snap-in that includes Team Foundation Server cmdlets. PS H:\> get-command -pssnapin TfsBPAPowerShellSnapIn CommandType Name Definition ----------- ---- ---------- Cmdlet Get-MsiProductId Get-MsiProductId [[-ProductIndex] <Int32>] [[-Mo... Cmdlet Get-TfsDBServer Get-TfsDBServer [[-DBPath] <String>] [-Verbose] ... Cmdlet Get-TfsHealthPing Get-TfsHealthPing [-Verbose] [-Debug] [-ErrorAct... Cmdlet Get-TfsSqlData Get-TfsSqlData [[-ConnectionBuilder] <SqlConnect... ``` thanks.