Version History

1.	Logfile viewer now can be filtered to show errors, warnings, information or all. Color coding of errors/warnings etc. also implemented to make errors more visual.

2.	Servers can now contain both FTP and SMTP servers in preparation for emailing actions and options in the Build Automator.

3.	Run Program and Run File action: parameters can now be broken up into lines to make them easier to edit. The linebreak is interpreted as a non character, i.e. it is replaced with nothing before passing the parameters to the run action.

4.	Run Program and Run File update windows is now resizable. This, along with item 3, makes it much easier to construct long parameter lists.

7.	Project is no longer stored in multiple files. The project is now stored in the .aprj file and the .avar files for the project and the variables. The program automatically converts the projects to the new format.

Execution can now be stopped much more easily. In the previous version it was very difficult to break the execution loop and stop the script if needed. This new build starts a new thread for each execution and the main loop waits for each execution to finish before moving on. This makes the execution window much more responsive.

9.	Added global variables that contain information about the project file. Create date, time, last update date, time. Project path, filename and full path + filename. Also the short path+filename for the project.

14.	Error/warning list from Setup Builder is now imported into the Build Automator log.

1.	The Help would not open on the correct topic for the Terminate Script action update window. Fixed.

3.	Under some circumstances the "Compile Clarion" action could hang without running the Clarion IDE. Fixed.

5.	"Create Folders" action did not report folder names that it could not create. Fixed.

"Create Folders" action would sometimes not create folder(s). We have discovered that the API that we use does not support periods in the folder names that it creates. For now we are classifying this as limitation and we will get back to it later. The action will log each such folder into the logfile as an ERROR.

8.	Regression: Copying and pasting action items from one project item to another would fail in some cases. Fixed

9.	In the Run Program action update window, tabbing through controls on the window was fairly random. Fixed.

10.	FTP Server update window had a typo in the titlebar - "Upate" instead of "Update" Fixed.

12.	"Execute All / Execute Project" option in Project Window was no longer used. Removed.

15.	Regression: "Stop on Error" option in Compile Clarion and Compile multiple Clarion apps actions did not work after changes in logic to retrieve error messages from the Clarion compiler window. Fixed

18.	Installer did not use internal integrity check which meant that download could be corrupt and the installer would not detect it. Fixed.

19.	Picklist did not sort properly. It now lists the last opened project on the top and the projects are in the correct opening order. Fixed.

20.	Conversion of Server.tps to new format which now supports email servers would fail. Fixed.

22.	When the Armadillo keycode is entered, the program needs to be restarted for it to KNOW that it is no longer a demo program. 2008-08-20: Added code to restart the program. Fixed.

23.	Inserting Project Item would always push the bottom project item down making adding multiple project items literally backwards. Fixed.

24.	When action items were selected and a new project item was selected the selection was not cleared. Fixed.

25.	When copying action items from one project to another the variables used in the action items were not created in the target project. Fixed.

26.	The Create Folders action would sometimes not create the folder. We have discovered that the windows API that we use to create the folders does not support periods in the folder name. For now we are classifying this a limitation and we will get back to it as soon as we can.

27.	Copying and pasting action items from one project item to another would fail in some cases. Fixed.

28.	Sometimes the execute checkbox and the background color of the line number and execute column would not be drawn correctly when inserting a new action item. Fixed.

30.	If system variables, such as $ExitCode$ was selected in the variable list, it was not possible to insert a new variable. Fixed.

33.	Regression - action items that were not checked to execute would stop the script execution. Fixed.

34.	Variables in Destination in the Copy Multiple Files action could cause invalid paths to be created. Fixed.

36.	In some circumstances expanded variables could contain trailing spaces. This could cause the invalid paths described in item 34. Fixed.

37.	Total execution time in the Project Log was formatted as seconds and fractions of a second rather than hh:mm:ss.nn. Fixed.

38.	Project window documentation showed old images for the toolbar execution buttons. Item in review.

39.	"Allow full Execute" defaulted to being unchecked when creating a new project. This was confusing. Fixed.

40.	If no Action Items had been added to a Project Item, execution could stop on the empty project item. Fixed.

41.	Search and Replace does not report error if it cannot write the file back to disk. Fixed.

42.	Search and Replace did not list the replace string in the log file, only the search string. Fixed.

43.	Search and Replace did not add to the logfile if the search string was not found in a file. Fixed.

44.	Create Folders would not create directories with period (.) in the foldernames. Fixed.

47.	Adding files to the Compile Multiple Clarion apps action didn't add the files in the correct order. Fixed. If the last item is selected the new item is added last. If other item is selected the new item is added after it.

48.	Target filename was not retrieved from the application when adding applications to Compile Multiple Clarion apps. Fixed.

49.	Target filename was not retrieved from the application when adding applications to Compile Clarion. Fixed.

50.	Deleting multiple project action items did not work correctly. Warning message only warned about "this action item" Fixed.

51.	Double clicking on a Search and Replace action item would not open the update window. Fixed.

52.	If the project window was bigger than the program window, the program window could scroll and hide the top parts of the project window. Fixed.

53.	Statusbar still said "2008 Edition" Fixed. Fixes for Beta 3: Note that case numbers are now noted with fixes to reported bugs.

54.	Case #64: If project file was read-only it would show a rather cryptic message not detailing what the problem was and aborted opening the project. Fixed for Beta 3,

55.	Case #62 & 65: If one or more project items were unchecked the execution would stop. Fixed for Beta 3.

56.	Case #66: The Stop button on the Compile multiple Clarion apps action did not work properly. Fixed for Beta 3,

57.	Case #63: When the "Stop with message on fatal errors" in the Compile Clarion and Compile Multiple Clarion Apps is checked the script terminates without an option to continue. Fixed for Beta 3.

58.	It was not possible to select a source folder in the Copy Files action, only a file. Fixed for Beta 3.

60.	Case #60: Wildcard handling in Source file entry on Copy Files was not correct. Fixed for Beta 3.

61.	When selecting a single application file for Compile Multiple Clarion apps using the Add button, the target file was not always retrieved correctly. Rejected: Problem is in the FileDialog which sometimes shifts the filenames in the file entry for unknown reasons.

62.	Added a window to enter/paste multiple application names for Compile Multiple Clarion Apps. Application order is preserved when importing.

63.	Target filenames were still not always retrieved from the application in Compile Clarion and Compile Multiple Clarion Apps. The reason was that in some cases there can be more than one project section in the application file. Fixed for Beta 3. Fixes for Beta 4:

66.	Internal: Action Editor was not handling calling the update correctly. Fixed for Beta 4.

68.	Case #70: When executing a project from shortcut the logfile window was different. Fixed for Beta 4.

69.	Clarion.NET projects (*.cnproj files) were not available in the Call MS-Build action. Fixed for Beta 4.

71.	Option to minimize the program when executing. This also minimizes all programs called from the Build Automator. This still has issues with focus being grabbed during execution. This is not finished for Beta 4.

73.	New function added to the SetVariable action - FileExists - that can be used to check if file or folder exists. The function returns 1 if the file or folder exists and 0 if it does not exist. Fixes for Beta 5:

74.

New function added to the SetVariable action - ExpandEnv - that expands an environment variable, such as %PATH%. NOTE: The environment variable MUST be passed without the surrounding percentage characters ("%") or it will be treated as a Build Automator variable! So to expand %PATH% use ExpandEnv("PATH")

75.	Call MS-Build would not get correct .NET folder for versions above 2.0. Note that this requires you to go into each MS-Build action update and select the correct version again. Fixed.

76.	Call MS-Build did not log an error if it could not find MS-Build in the version folder specified. Fixed.

78.	Copy Files window did not have tooltips on the "Select Folder" and "Select File" buttons. Fixed.

79.	If "Select Folder" button Copy Files was used and the filename ended in \. the . would be added again if the same folder was selected so the entry would end up with \.\. etc. Fixed.

84.	Create Folders action could fail at certain depth of recursion through the folders to create. Fixed

85.	Create Folders action was limiting the data for the folders to create to 2K when executing and 10K when updating. Both increased to 100K. Fixed. Fixes for Beta 6:

87.	Compile Setup Builder action window did not have a delete button to remove variables. Fixed.

90.	The "Select Folder" option on the Delete Files action did not save/restore last used location. Fixed.

91.	It was not clear that the Delete Files action did not remove the parent folder. Fixed on window and in help.

92.	Copying multiple files with wildcard would copy the same files multiple times if there was more than one line with a wildcard in it. Fixed.

95.

If text that could contain variables, i.e. %VAR% or $VAR$ contained % or $ that were not part of variable names, the results could be unpredictable. For example if a parameter was being sent to a program with the Run Program action, that contained something like %p@G()$ in the parameters this text could be removed causing problems. Fixed.

96.	Template files for VC++ and Clarion version resource are not included in install. Fixed Fixes for Beta 7:

1.	Added "Terminate Script Execution" action. Can be used with a condition to conditionally terminate the execution of a script.

1.	Maintenance Plan was not verified when it was entered and the expiration date was not filled in. This could cause confusion if the plan had been correctly updated or not. Fixed.

2.	Vendor action file for "Compile Multiple Clarion applications" accidentally dropped from install. Fixed.

3.	Text at bottom on the update window for "Compile Clarion" action was cut off with certain screen resolutions. Fixed.

4.	Changing a Project item name did not trigger the Save button to become enabled. Fixed.

5.	Regression in 1.50.1210, see fixed item number 7: Under some circumstances the Action item list could get corrupt and only show one Action item in other Project items. This only happened in project with multiple project items when the project was saved. Fixed.

6.	Regression in 1.50.1210, see fixed item number 11: Adding a variable to an empty entry would fail. Fixed.

7.	Web update would not acknowledge change in minor version number. Fixed. Minor version changed from 5 to 50.

8.	Checking or unchecking "Show Splash Screen at startup" on the About window was not saved. Fixed.

1.	Version labeling changed. Previously we used 4 components in the versions, now we use 3, major version number, minor version number and build number.

4.	Added option to save clicked button to a variable on the "Message" Action. This variable can later be used in conditions.

5.	Error logging added to "Copy Files (Simple)" and "Copy Multiple Files" actions when creating folders.

6.	Logging of folders created added to "Copy Files (Simple)" and "Copy Multiple Files" actions.

Logging has been improved so that it shows each line number being executed (as 001-0001 for project item 1, action item 1 or 004-0095 for project item 4, action item 95) along with the same information as appears in the Action item list. Action item conditions are also shown and if they passed or failed.

12.	Errors from Clarion compiles are now added to the logfile so they are easy to track down.

13.	Action Editor button removed from toolbar and menu item from main menu - see "Creating and Managing Plugins"

10.	The "Run File" action did not have any default settings. Set to "Open" and "Wait for Program to Finish" by default. Fixed.

11.	Under rare conditions the line numbers for the Action Items would get messed up. Fixed.

14.	Adding variables at the very end of text in an entry field or text field would sometimes fail when new text had been entered. Fixed.

15.	If Action Items containing "Set Variable" Actions were copied from one project to the other, the variable would not be created. Fixed.

16.	$EXITCODE$ as System variable was not reliable. It is now created as part of the Project Variables as an "Internal Variable" meaning it cannot be modified or deleted. Fixed.

17.	When compiling multiple Clarion Apps, if one of the apps failed it erroneously was reported succeeding and the next app failed. Fixed.

2.	Select Variable is now available in the BASupport.dll for anyone to use in their plugins.

Added /NL command line parameter to tell the software not to open the log after the end of a script execution. This caused problems if the project was run as part of a scheduled task or in a batch file because the Build Automator would wait for the View Log window to be closed. See fix number 15 below.

1.	Variable lookup was not available in the update window for "Compile Multiple Clarion apps" action. Fixed.

3.	A variable could not be selected with the keyboard in the "Select Variable" window. Fixed.

7.	If a variable was entered using %VarName% into variable drop-downs the trailing % was duplicated into %VarName%%. Fixed.

8.	If a Clarion app file was marked as read-only the compile process would not detect that it had finished compiling. Fixed.

9.	Project Window would sometimes not resize properly. Some "jerkyness" was observed when resizing the window horizontally (see also item 37 in version 1.30.100). Fixed.

10.	Changing Project properties to a Demo project did not allow it to be changed back to normal project and nothing alerted the user that checking the "Demo project" was not reversible, making it possible to accidentally create a Demo project that could no longer be executed. Fixed.

11.	Folder for Vendor Action was erroneously set to CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA instead of CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA. This caused newly inserted Actions not to show up until the program was restarted. Fixed.

12.	Vendor file was not created when a new name was typed in on the Update Action File window. It was only created when the "Update" button was pressed. Fixed.

13.	Right clicking on the Action Item list would not select the correct item from the list. Fixed.

15.	Running a script from the command line would stop at the end because of the View Log window. Fixed.

16.	When no items where in the Action Item list it was still possible to use the popup menu and some of the toolbar buttons that should have been disabled. Fixed.

17.	GetPluginFolder and GetActionFolder in Automator.dll did not return the correct paths after latest update in default paths. Fixed.

18.	Checking "Always start Picklist at startup" option on the Picklist window was not being saved properly. Fixed.

19.	In some cases application filenames for Clarion apps would be upper cased after they were compiled. This only affected filenames that were 8 characters long or shorter. Fixed.

20.	Copy - Paste failed in the same project. Regression in fix for item number 4 above. Fixed.

21.	When compiling Clarion apps the log file would always indicate that the .app file was read-only, even when it was not. Fixed.

22.	When inserting a new Project Item, the Action Item list was not immediately cleared. Fixed.

Please see the Known Limitations chapter for any limitations that may affect the Build Automator

4.	Option to create shortcut to the project in a selected destination folder. The shortcut can be set up to open the project or execute the project.

8.	Maintenance Plan window is now active. Maintenance Plan keys will be sent out to all customers after this release and subsequent releases will require a valid Maintenance Plan.

10.	Data lookup option for "Set Variable" action. Option to select file, folder, color (Clarion LONG color value or HTML color) etc.

11.	Standard Edition and Developer Editions combined for the time being. We may separate them later on, but for now the Build Automator is only available in one edition that includes everything that was planned for the Developer Edition.

1.	Web update was not working reliably under Vista when called to get information about a new install. Fixed.

3.	Clarion compiles would not always work reliably and would report errors to log. Fixed.

4.	Clarion compile action would not start the IDE specified if it was not already running. Fixed.

10.	If the "Save" button on Variables window was pressed while variable was being entered or updated, the active variable was not saved. Fixed.

11.	Expanding variables in content that was shorter than the variable name would fail. Fixed.

12.	When selecting variable it was not possible to use the keyboard to switch between project variables and system variables. Fixed.

14.	When a Project Item is created and is not at the end of the Project Item list, the Action Items were not cleared. Fixed.

15.	When a Project Item was created the Action Items for the next Project Item could get attached to the new item. Fixed.

17.	When project log file opened during execution, it would cause an error message about "No application active". Fixed.

19.	Text at the bottom of the "Call Inno Setup Compiler" window was being cut off at the bottom. Fixed.

20.	When executing a single item, if there were multiple items above it in the Project Item, there could be a delay before the item was executed. Fixed.

21.	It was not possible to select a project to open from the picklist by using the keyboard. Fixed.

22.	Picklist was sorted in alphabetical order which was not appropriate. Fixed - now sorted in most recent on top, oldest at the bottom.

23.	Installer used two dialog windows to prompt for "Create Desktop Icon" and "Create Quick Launch Icon" Fixed - placed on one dialog window.

24.	Verbiage for entering the registration key in the Help menu changed from "Enter Registry Key" to "Enter Registration Key". Fixed.

28.	If a single Action item was executed and that Action Item was set to not execute or had condition, the script would continue to run. Fixed.

29.	Apps Key was not implemented for popup menus on Project Item and Action Item lists. Fixed.

30.	If Project execution was started before midnight and ended after midnight, the time reported for the total execution time was wrong. Fixed.

31.	Font settings on certain control types were not always appropriate when using Small Fonts (96DPI). Fixed.

32.	Startup window would save and restore position rather than always being centered above the Build Automator main window. Fixed.

33.	Opening a project that was already open allowed both to be updated. Fixed. Now only the first opened project can be modified. Any subsequent opening of that project while it is still open are now opened as read-only where no modifications are allowed.

34.	When using the "Copy Multiple Files" action it was not possible to edit the source filename. Fixed.

35.	When using the "Copy Multiple Files" action and a source filename contained a variable, it was not expanded. Fixed.

36.	On the "Copy Files - Simple" action pressing the Enter key did not open the Edit window. Fixed.

37.	Splitter on Project window would not resize the Action Item list when sized horizontally, rather resize the Action Tree. This caused problems with the Action Tree when the window was resized down to be narrower. Fixed.

38.	Opening in-use Project file did not allow for opening or unlocking a file that was marked in use because it hadn't been saved properly. Fixed.

•	When double clicking on the Action tree it would open the update window on the last updated action item and not create a new Action Item. We have only had one report about this and we have not been able to duplicate this problem.

This version sees most of the Developer Edition development in the IDE finished.

1.	Action Editor separated from the main IDE. This completes the separation of the Standard and Developer Editions

2.	Dynamic loading of plug-in DLLs completed. All actions are now treated as plugins including the standard Build Automator actions. This allows execution of third party plugin actions.

3.	Dynamic loading of plugin DLL from Action Editor completed. This was needed for creation of Vendor Action files.

4.	New Action: Compile multiple Clarion apps. This action is only available in the Developer Edition. It lets you pick multiple Clarion apps to compile.

5.	Resizing added to several action update windows that use text boxes or listboxes: Compile Setup Builder, Comments, Copy Files, Copy Multiple Files, Create Folders, Message, Write lines to Logfile, Write text to a file.

6.	Plug-in DLLs are now loaded when the program starts. This reduces the time each action takes to execute as before the DLLs where loaded only when the actions were called either to update or execute.

7.	Vendor file and Actions are now moved automatically to the user application data folder instead of being shared. This allows writing to the action folder without elevating the program when it's running under Vista, which is not desirable. The mechanism for this will be improved in the coming weeks.

1.	When an action item was inserted and then canceled an extra confirmation message popped up asking if the action item should be deleted. Fixed.

Folder location was not being saved/restored: Added to following actions: Compiling multiple Clarion apps, Call MS Build (manual selection of MS Build), Compile single Clarion app, Compile Inno, Compile Setup Builder (Project file), Copy Multiple Files, Create Folders, Generate Manifest, Get data from INI, Rename File, Run Armadillo (Project and file to protect), Run Associated File, Run Program, Update INI and Write Text to file.

6.	Text at the bottom of the update window for "Compile Inno" was cut off in some cases. Fixed.

8.	"Compile Multiple Clarion apps" did not advance between apps or close after a compile was done (new method). Fixed.

9.	Move up/down buttons on Project Window behaved erratically and could potentially corrupt script. Fixed.

10.	Move up/down buttons did not work with the Project Items list, only the Action Items. Fixed.

11.	The "Compile Setup Builder" window as too big to fit on small resolution monitors. Fixed.

12.

While Setup Builder was compiling there is no interaction. While we cannot fix this since it's inside Setup Builder, we have added a window that shows during the Setup Builder compile process with "Please wait..." Setup Builder 7 will have a progress bar that shows during the compile process. Please Note: If your Setup Builder script uses FTP to upload the new build, it can take a while to finish and return to the Build Automator.

13.	On the update window for "Compile Setup Builder" if the variable was being edited and the Save button (not Apply) button was pressed, the variable was not saved. Fixed.

14.	Data that the Action Editor needs to access was being installed into common data causing permission problems. Program now checks and copies this data to CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA \Icetips Creative\Build Automator when the program starts. Fixed.

15.	Save Button on update form for multiple clarion compiles did not have appropriate icon. Fixed.

17.	Move up/down buttons on Project window caused potential corruption problem in the Project Item list if the item was moved both up and down. Fixed.

Gold release for the Standard Edition, Beta 2 release for the Developer Edition.

1.	Added action to Run a file with associated program with optional verbs to open, print, etc.

2.	Added hot key (Ctrl-Shift-F12) to all action windows that shows the GUID for the vendor action and optionally copies the GUID to the clipboard.

3.	Added action to write text to a file. The text is either appended to an existing file or overwrites an existing file.

5.	Added action to wait for predetermined number of seconds (ranging from 0.01 to 999.99 seconds).

6.	Added action to Rename a single file. Renaming multiple files with wildcards etc. will be added in May.

8.	Added window to edit entries in the folder list in Copy Files (Simple) This gives you an option to use variables such as current date in the destination folder - great for incremental daily backups!

9.	Added a simple Message action. It will wait until the OK button is pressed. You can set the caption text, the message text and select an icon from a dropdown.

1.	Standard buttons were just a bit too narrow. Changed the standard button width in the entire program from 40 dialog units to 45. Fixed.

3.	Key to show the variable selection window was set to the down key. Didn't work so well in text boxes! Set to Ctrl-Down key. Fixed.

4.	When Project Variables list is empty the System Variables should be automatically selected. Fixed.

5.	Under some circumstances the correct GUID was not retrieved in the Action Editor. Fixed.

6.	If an insert was attempted for an action, where the vendor action file didn't exist, anywhere except at the end of the Action item list it could cause the linenumber order to fail and subsequent loadings of the project to halt at that line number. Fixed.

10.	File names in the error log for Copy Files (simple) included trailing spaces. Fixed.