Version 9.2

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Released on November 9, 2015

Updated on June 2, 2016 (VisBuildDotNET.dll 9.2.0.2 in Help | About*)

Enhancements

GUI App: Add step number column to Step Panes (Tools | User Options | Columns).

Object model: 1) Add vbld_ProjectLoaded script event; 2) Add application option to specify the PsExec command (Application.Options.PsExecCmd); 3) Add MaxDefaultPropertyLogLength application option to specify maximum length of default property to log (default = 5000, 0 = unlimited)*[9.2.0.1 VisBuildSvr.dll].

Use SHA-256 code signing certificate and digest to sign executables.

Action Enhancements

Copy Files action: Option to use Robocopy to copy files (Robocopy tab).

DeployMaster action: Support v5.*[9.2.0.1 VisBuildAct.dll]

Read File, Read INI, Read Registry, and Read XML actions: Ability to specify the category of the macro that is created.*[9.2.0.1 VisBuildAct.dll]

Run Program and derived actions: Option to specify additional PsExec options (Remote tab).

Run SQL action: 1) Default to using sqlcmd instead of osql; 2) Support additional options.

SetupBuilder action: Support v10.

Sign Code action: Add options to 1) Append signature; 2) Use RFC 3161 timestamp server; 3) Specify the thumbprint of the certificate to sign with (Sign tab); 4) Specify hash algorithm used by timestamp server; 5) Verify all signatures (Options tab); 6) Store action result in SIGNCODE_RESULT temporary macro.

Vault action: Support v9.*[9.2.0.1 VisBuildAct.dll]

Bug Fixes

Builder component: Step does not retry if terminated.*[9.2.0.3 VisBuildSvr.dll]

Console app: 1) Some descriptions wrong on parameter validation; Initialize _BUILD_PROFILE_ macro to empty value if not specified on command-line.*[9.2.0.1 VisBuildCmd.exe].

Enhanced Zip Files action: When password provided and PKZIP 2.0-compatible encryption was selected, it did not encrypt the ZIP file, and when 128-bit AES was selected, it encrypted PKZIP 2.0-compatible.*[9.2.0.2 VisBuildAct.dll]

GUI App: 1) Error when editing array property values; 2) Always edit multi-line values in properties dialog instead of properties pane; 3) Log message and continue loading project if errors in vbld_ProjectLoaded script event; 4) _BUILD_PROFILE_ macro updated in vbld_ProjectLoaded script event overrides command-line and default value; 5) For step build profiles with alternation (|), add each value to profile toolbar drop-down; 6) Debug assertion error could occur on startup; 7) Error message in Macro properties dialog if Shell button clicked but no menu item chosen*[9.2.0.1 VisBuildPro.exe]; 8) Unselected macros can get deleted when category and macros are selected; 9) Can't drop from Actions pane above selected step.*[9.2.0.3 VisBuildPro.exe]; 10) Profile drop-down not reloaded when opening project or File | New.*[9.2.0.4 VisBuildPro.exe].

Loop action: When looping over file contents with a multi-character delimiter and Process empty values unchecked, the delimiter was not matched correctly.

Make VS* actions: 1) Improved matching of msbuild.exe version with solution file version.*[9.2.0.1 VisBuildDotNET.dll]; 2) Ignore error converting web project URI.*[9.2.0.2 VisBuildDotNET.dll]

NUnit action: Default to not include /noshort and /noheader options since not supported by all versions.

Send Mail actions: Secure connections not always working.*[9.2.0.3 VisBuildNet.dll]