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New Features in Visual Build Pro Version 5

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Ability to generate HTML log files

 

Integration with Windows Scheduled Tasks applet for easy scheduling of builds

 

Enhancements to scripting capabilities Windows Script to add user-defined code to build events

 

End-user creation of custom action screens and components

 

Additional keyboard shortcuts and user options

 

New True comparison for conditional build rules (useful for script expressions in rules)

 

Child projects started from a VisBuildPro Project action are launched minimized if the parent project is minimized

 

Support for global subroutines that can be called from multiple projects

 

Enhancements to project properties dialog

 

Enhancements to drag/drop and copy/paste features

 

Editing of multiple step properties at once via multiple selection

 

Write to Windows Event Viewer when scheduled builds fail

 

Customization of the main and action toolbars now supported

 

Support for entry and display of Unicode text

 

Normal operation does not require power user privileges (although some build operations may require power or even admin user privileges)

 

Custom action screens and components for more third party development tools and several enhancements to existing actions:

       * COM+ Component

       * Copy Files

       * Help & Manual

       * InstallShield

       * InstallAnywhere (new)

       * Make Delphi (new)

       * Make JBuilder (new)

       * Make VS.NET

       * Perforce (new)

       * Replace in File

       * Run Program

       * Run SQL (new)

       * Send Mail

       * Sign Code (new)

       * SourceSafe

       * Set Current Dir (new)

       * Set Macro

       * Subversion (new)

       * Telnet

       * Transform XML Log (new)

       * Surround SCM (new)

       * UNZIP Files (new)

       * Vault (new)

       * Wise

       * Write File

       * Write Registry

       * ZIP Files (new)

 

Note: See the history page on the web site for full details.