Microsoft KB Archive/930601

= FIX: When you try to process a code coverage report in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server, a NullReferenceException exception occurs =

Article ID: 930601

Article Last Modified on 2/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to process a code coverage (code churn) report in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server, a NullReferenceException exception occurs. Additionally, you may receive the following error message:

Object reference not set to an instance of an object



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites.

Restart requirement
You have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix replaces the original installation of Team Foundation Server v1.0.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about how &quot;code churn&quot; is calculated, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/applicationplatform/aa718643.aspx

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional query words: Code coverage

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