Tell when a file was checked out in TFS?

Question

We've got an odd issue where we need to find out when a file was checked out by a consultant. Is there any way to do this in TFS or VS2008?

Answer 1

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9s5ae285%28v=vs.90%29.aspx

in short: TF.exe status /format:detailed /user:someone

Answer 2

If you just want to know the check out time, you can use the email notification function in TFS. Which means, if someone check out a file, there will be an email send to you and tell you what is the check out time, operator, etc..

Answer 3

Download and Install TFS Power Tools. Then from your Source Control Explorer, you can right-click your code/solution folder, there should be a "Find In Source Control" option then "Status". Select that and you'll be able to query all checked out files or checked out files by a certain user.