AutoPlay Media Studio Changelog

What's new in AutoPlay Media Studio 8.5.3.0

Oct 10, 2018
  • Feature: Enhanced the security of the commercial version's data file.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the 'BackColor' format setting was not working in the 'RichText.GetSelectionFormat' and 'RichText.SetSelectionFormat' actions.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the CFU_UNDERLINEDOTTED 'UnderlineType' was not working on Rich Edit 3.0 or later versions as documented in the 'RichText.GetSelectionFormat' and 'RichText.SetSelectionFormat' actions.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where some paragraph settings weren't working on Rich Edit 3.0 or later versions in the 'RichText.GetParagraphFormat' and 'RichText.SetParagraphFormat' actions.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug in the 'File.Install', 'File.Copy' and 'File.Move' actions where if the source file and destination file were the same, the source file would be deleted.
  • Fix: Added a check and error message to the ISO Image and Burn Data publishing options for files within the project that exceed the 4 GB limit for ISO9660/Joliet.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug in 'IRScriptEditor.exe' where if you clicked on the keyword tooltip in the editor a crash would occur. Updated version to 2.0.1003.0.

New in AutoPlay Media Studio 8.5.2.0 (Nov 12, 2017)

  • Feature: Added 15 new project templates.
  • Fix: Changed the Play Multimedia quick action so that it uses the defaut verb for the file type instead of the "play" verb. This provides greater compatibility.
  • Fix: Fixed an issue where the File.Move action's "IncludeHiddenFiles" parameter default didn't match what was being used. It now uses the correct value from the prototype when not defined.
  • Fix: Addressed an issue in the File.Copy and File.Move actions where if the path contained erroneous backslashes in some locations, it would result in unpredictable file attributes being set. It may also result in the source folder being deleted in the File.Move action.
  • Fix: Made the Registry.GetValue action able to read REG_MULTI_SZ values containing null characters within it's data.

New in AutoPlay Media Studio 8.5.1.0 (Mar 16, 2016)

  • Feature: Added SHA-256 code signing support.
  • Feature: Added the ability to dual-sign apps (SHA-256 and SHA-1).
  • Feature: Added a password field for the code signing certificate(s).
  • Feature: Added a few items to the 'System.GetOSProductInfo' action's constants.
  • Change: Removed support for signing with signcode.exe, instead use signtool.exe.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug in the 'Registry.GetValueNames' action which caused it to fail.
  • Fix: Made an attempt to prevent an occasional build error from occurring duing the manifest injection step due to a timing issue.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug in the 'ListBox.SetVisible' action where it was not working correctly if 'Checklist box' was enabled.
  • Fix: Made the 'Clipboard.IsTextAvailable' plugin action return false if there was a text entry on the clipboard, but it's data was empty. Updated version to 2.0.2.0.
  • Fix: Fixed an issue where the File Layout dialog could crash in some situations.
  • Fix: Changed references in AutoPlay from Windows Server 10 to Windows Server 2016.
  • Fix: Reset the internal last error code in a location where it was being returned from GetLastError. No actual error was occurring.

New in AutoPlay Media Studio 8.5.0.0 (Feb 12, 2015)

  • Feature: Added Windows 10/Server 10 support to AutoPlay Media Studio's design environment and supporting files.
  • Feature: Added Windows 10/Server 10 support to AutoPlay Media Studio's runtime and supporting files.
  • Feature: Added Windows 10/Server 10 to the 'System.GetOSName' action.
  • Feature: Updated AMS's documentation where applicable.
  • Feature: Performed Windows 10 compatibility testing on AMS's design and runtime using the Windows 10 Technical Preview.
  • Feature: Updated IRScriptEditor.exe to version 2.0.1002.0.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug in the 'RichText.SetParagraphFormat' action where the "PFA_JUSTIFY" Alignment option wasn't working.
  • Fix: Updated distributed upx.exe to version 3.91.0.0.
  • Fix: Updated the 'System.GetOSProductInfo' action with 16 additional constants.
  • Fix: Fixed a crashing bug in AMS's design environment that only occurred when running the Windows 10 Technical Preview on a Virtual Machine.
  • Fix: Added version resource information to lua5.1.dll.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the trial version of AMS's design environment wouldn't run correctly on the Windows 10 Technical Preview.

New in AutoPlay Media Studio 8.3.0.0 (Jun 20, 2014)

  • Feature: Added RTL support to the Grid object if the project RTL setting was turned on.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the second optional argument of the 'Window.Close' action was mistakenly required at runtime.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the 'Page.CreateObject' was not setting the width of the ComboBox object properly.
  • Fix: Fixed a couple issues in the 'File.Copy' action where the 'AbortOnFail' parameter wasn't working properly, and progress wasn't handled correctly upon failure.
  • Fix: Made it so that the xButton object pays attention to the project's global RTL setting.
  • Fix: Fixed an issue where the Input object's 'ReadOrder' property was incorrectly being interpreted as boolean by the 'getProperties' and 'setProperties' actions.
  • Fix: Fixed an issue in the File Layout dialog relating to projects referenced using UNC paths.

New in AutoPlay Media Studio 8.2.0.0 (Sep 26, 2013)

  • Feature: Updated AutoPlay Media Studio's design environment to support Windows 8.1.
  • Feature: Updated AutoPlay Media Studio's runtime manifests to support Windows 8.1.
  • Feature: Updated the 'System.GetOSName' action with Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2.
  • Fix: Updated the constants for the 'System.GetOSProductInfo' action.
  • Fix: Updated IRScriptEditor.exe to 2.0.1001.0.
  • Fix: Fixed some missing object types in the 'DialogEx.SetFocus' action's action wizard properties.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where performing 'Page.Jump' actions on the On Startup event would cause script to still be run on some of the first page's events.
  • Fix: Fixed a couple display issues on the Quick Action tab of the object's properties dialog.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where some object fonts would always be anti-aliased regardless of the object's font settings.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug in the Script Explorer where if the same event was showing in both script editor panes, there was a potential for losing changes. It now prevents you from showing the same event in both editors.
  • Fix: Added a prompt to AutoPlay's uninstall that asks if you want to remove the software's preferences or not.

New in AutoPlay Media Studio 8.1.0.0 (Jul 9, 2012)

  • Feature: Added support for Windows 8 based on product testing in the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, and Windows 8 Release Preview.
  • Feature: Added Windows 8 compatibility GUID to AutoPlay Media Studio's design and runtime manifests.
  • Feature: Added support to the System.GetOSName action for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.
  • Feature: Made the 'Confirm Delete' dialog of the Optimize Resources feature a resizable dialog.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where renaming objects would not update code in certain situations.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the Page.SetFocus action wasn't displaying all object types in it's object combo box.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where you could not tab to the xButton object.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the 'Service Name' and 'Display Name' were incorrectly being compared in a case-sensitive manner in Service actions.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug in the ListBox.GetProperties action where the following table items weren't being populated: ResizeLeft, ResizeRight, ResizeTop and ResizeBottom.
  • Fix: Minor text change in the File.Find action xml recurse parameter description.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where renaming a page from the properties pane failed to update references to Quick Actions and Script Actions.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug relating to deleting pages/dialogs and the "Position of Dialog Tabs" preference where it wasn't working properly.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where xButton objects were not properly being added to the tab order.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where CheckBox object's visible state wasn't being drawn properly when used with Application.SetRedraw action, and the CheckBox.SetVisible action.
  • Fix: Fixed an issue with the ComboBox object where it wouldn't function correctly after setting the text using a smaller font size.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where changing an existing guideline's position via it's properties dialog would fail to remove it's old position.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug in the Image object where images in GIF format would always have their background color set to transparent.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug relating to hitting the Esc key while focus is in a RichText object on a DialogEx which would prevent further interaction with the dialog.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the read order of the input object was not being set properly using the Input.GetProperties and Input.SetProperties actions.
  • Fix: Fixed an issue relating to the handling of typing Polish characters using the Right-Alt keyboard sequence.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the last cursor position wasn't being saved in the project actions area.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where object renaming would not work when changing the objects name on the Object Properties dialog and the object was referenced on it's own events.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where Paragraph object scrollbars were incorrectly being caught by the resource optimizer.

New in AutoPlay Media Studio 8.0.7.0 (Dec 6, 2011)

  • Fix: Fixed a bug where Paragraph objects would not behave properly when horizontal scrollbars were visible.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the System.RegisterFont action would sometimes hang on certain systems.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the ComboBox object was incorrectly forwarding mouse-click events to the parent window.
  • Fix: Removed the What's New information panel from the Welcome dialog.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where horizontal scrollbars on the ListBox object in Checklist box mode would not scroll far enough to the right.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the system tray menu would sometimes be inconsistant when a Dialog was visible.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where object custom cursors on Dialogs would flicker when the mouse was moved.
  • Fix: Made it so that blank folders would be included when renaming the resource folder. This helps solve some script issues that may happen when renaming the resource folder.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the PDF object would not load remote pdf files.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where when publishing to ISO, the 'Files to ignore' feature would not work properly for hidden folders.
  • Fix: Made it so that projects that contained file paths longer than MAX_PATH (260 characters) cannot create ISO images or be burnt to CD-ROMS.
  • Fix: Made the Tree and Menu image lists support 32-bit bitmap images.
  • Fix: Fixed a problem where scrolling the page with the mouse wheel wouldn't work on XP.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug in some of the plugins where their action help would sometimes not work correctly.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug in the File.Delete action where the "AbortOnFail" parameter wasn't working properly.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the File.RunAs action was not sending one of its arguments properly.

New in AutoPlay Media Studio 8.0.6.0 (Jul 30, 2011)

  • Fix: Fixed a bug where setting the enabled or disabled state of a ListBox in checklist box mode, using Lua, would not work.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where double-clicking on an item in a Tree object on a dialog, where that Tree object's On Double-Click event closes the dialog, would cause a crash.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where events from the Video object would be lost after exiting fullscreen mode on Windows Vista.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where code signing preferences weren't being used for new projects.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where ListBox objects in Checklist box mode would display incorrect text if the Vertical scrollbar was turned off.

New in AutoPlay Media Studio 8.0.5.0 (Mar 3, 2011)

  • Fix: Fixed a bug where APZ files created before AutoPlay 8 were not generating conversion reports.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where renaming the resource files would cause the custom icons of Dialogs to no longer work.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where checkboxes could sometimes have an incorrect background during kiosk mode.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where tiled images would extend outside of the page area during kiosk mode.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the Folder.DeleteTree callback function was not being called.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where when printing in kiosk mode, objects would not be printed in the correct position.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug in the QuickTime object where the "e_Button" event variable wasn't being set properly.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the code editor would not show the action prototype tooltip as you typed.
  • Fix: Fixed a couple bugs relating to the "Files to ignore" preference when publishing to ISO.

New in AutoPlay Media Studio 8.0.4.0 (Jan 22, 2011)

  • Feature: Added 2 new actions "File.SetPermissions" and "System.GetUserSID" that can be used to set file or folder permissions.
  • Feature: Added a new action called "Application.SetSysTrayTooltip" that allows you to set and optionally show the tooltip for the icon in the system tray.
  • Feature: Added an "On Mouse Wheel" event to pages and dialogs.
  • Feature: Added an "On Char" event to the Input object.
  • Feature: Added Mozilla Firefox Dependency detection script named "Firefox.det" to the distribution.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where changing the text colour in a RichText object using the custom color option would change the colour of all of the text.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where very long similar filenames would result in files being left out when building to an ISO image.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where renaming ComboBox objects would not update script actions properly.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where if there was more than one action on a line, it would not rename properly when renaming objects.
  • Fix: Made it so that the Application.Sleep action would block menu activations, right-clicks, and key presses.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the "On Audio" event was not firing correctly when an xButton had focus.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where resizing objects that were positioned at 0,0 would sometimes fail to resize properly when the window was made smaller.
  • Fix: Made it so that the script pane would remember the position of the cursor for events per session.
  • Fix: Fixed a crash in the design that may occur on Windows 7 relating to browsing the system.
  • Fix: Made it so that the RichText object properties dialog would use the RichText background colour at design time so that all colours of text would be visible.
  • Fix: Added syntax support to the code editor for new Lua 5.1 operators.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where editing a page's transition settings via the property grid would not enable the save button.
  • Fix: Made it so that the runtime will attempt to use the small icon first before using a larger icon size when using a custom icon.
  • Fix: Updated the IRScriptEditor to version 2.0.1000 which contains Lua 5.1 syntax checking.
  • Fix: Made it so that the "ButtonFile" table value of the Button.GetProperties action, and the "ImageFilename" table value of the Application.GetPageProperties and Application.GetDialogProperties actions all return full paths to the image file instead of relative paths.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where setting the text of a Label object orientated at 90 degrees would sometimes cause the label to "move" upwards.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug in the CheckListBox object where the background and text colors weren't working properly.
  • Fix: Made it so a disabled CheckListBox appears disabled at design time.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the script pane could cause a crash when opening the same project twice. Also fixed a few other possible cases related to this area.
  • Fix: Fixed some issues on the Project Layout dialog on Windows 7 including a New Folder button problem, rename functionality, selection and focus.
  • Fix: Added the ability to move files and folders within the File Layout dialog by holding the Shift key during a drag and drop operation.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the "Show Events" option on the Project Explorer pane was not always saving it's value.
  • Fix: Made it so the autocomplete tooltip can be dismissed by pressing cursor left, right, up, down, Home, End, or Esc.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the autocomplete tooltip wouldn't update to reflect the actual autocomplete text after editing the text under the cursor in such a way that different text would be autocompleted, e.g. after editing 'tr' to 'str' the tooltip now reads "String" as it should, instead of "Tree" as it would before.

New in AutoPlay Media Studio 8.0.3.0 (Dec 23, 2010)

  • Feature: Added 4 new items to the System.GetOSVersionInfo action - "Server2003R2", "XPMediaCenterEdition", "StarterEdition", "TabletPCEdition".
  • Feature: Added new Web.SetSilent and Web.IsSilent actions.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the spell checker would not work properly if the text being checked was longer then 1000 characters.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where flat Dialogs would incorrectly display a border.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where loading files on the On Movie End event of a QuickTime object would cause a crash.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where importing Autoplay Media Studio 7.0 projects could sometimes be very very slow.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug in the RadioButton.SetProperties action where the FontScript value was not being set properly.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug in the MSI.GetFileVersion action where improper results were being returned.
  • Fix: Made it so that the import .REG file option would insert the text at the current carat position in the code editor.
  • Fix: Fixed a redraw error in the xButton object where it would sometimes remain "hot" when it should not.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the custom mask for Pages and Dialogs would sometimes be incorrectly sized.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where Button objects created in the disabled state using Page.CreateObject would not be drawn properly.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the CVS file specified for Grid objects would not work if the resource directory was renamed at build-time.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the constraints for a few Crypto actions were incorrect.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the Page.CreateObject action didn't work for the PDF object.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where renaming an object in the Project Explorer pane did not enable the project's modified state.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug in the Math.HexColorToNumber's actions XML where the default parameter was not a string.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug in the RichText.GetProperties action where the "Transparent" table value was returning a number instead of a boolean value.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the Auto-Resize options and the SetPos actions would cause objects to dissapear when performed on a resizable dialog.
  • Fix: Fixed an incorrect status text for File > Save As.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where dragging and dropping an image onto the background was not enabling the "Use custom settings" checkbox.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the minimim size for pages and dialogs was not taking into account the border and title bars.
  • Fix: Fixed a crash that would happen sometimes when the Personal Edition was closed and Web objects still had content running.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where if the recent docs history is disabled, the design environment would crash on startup.
  • Fix: Fixed a problem where certain flash files inside of a Web object could cause crashes when exiting a skinned runtime.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where showing and hiding a menu on a skinned runtime would not work properly.
  • Fix: Fixed a problem where images loaded into the XAML on xButtons would sometimes disappear when the xButton was resized in the design environment.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where quick actions weren't being processed in resource optimization.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where Plugin objects could cause problems when using callback functions on the On Preload event.
  • Fix: Fixed a problem where the program would occassionally hang during resource optimization (with an "Encountered an improper argument" error on Windows 7).
  • Fix: Fixed an occassional crashing bug when opening projects in the personal edition.

New in AutoPlay Media Studio 8.0.2.0 (Jul 15, 2010)

  • Feature: Added a Web.LoadHTML action that can be used to load a string of HTML into a web object.
  • Feature: Added a QuickTime.GetVolume action that returns the volume level of a QuickTime object.
  • Feature: Added a list of files to ignore from building, exporting and resource cleaning, found on the "Build" page of Edit > Preferences.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where visual styles would no longer work at runtime when the "rename resource files" option was enabled.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where DialogEx resize option was not working.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where closing a DialogEx with an active timer would cause a crash.
  • Fix: Made it so that UPX compression would not be applied when runtime skins are used.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the Application.LoadScript action would always fail.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where some buttons on the property grid would not work for plugin objects on dialogs. This would only effect the design environment.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where some audio events were not firing properly.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the right-click Unlock option was not working on the Object Browser pane.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where keyboard shortcuts were not working properly in the Object Browser pane.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where windows that were previously maximized would not restore to the maximized state after being minimized to the system tray.
  • Fix: Fixed missing "pairs" statement in distributed files "DelimitedStringFunctions.lua" and "ListBoxEx.lua" in ..\Gallery\Scripts\.
  • Fix: Sped up the loading of very large archived projects and templates.
  • Fix: Improved the performace of AutoPlay Media Studio when a tiled background is used on a page or dialog.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug involving loading of 8-bit bmp files.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the border of the RichEdit object would sometimes become invisible when the user would type in it.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where using the QuickTime.SetProperties action would cause certain QuickTime events to no longer fire.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where QuickTime.SetProperties was not restarting the movie if the Autostart option was turned on.
  • Fix: Made it possible for xButton objects to use 32-bit icons for its button image.
  • Fix: Made it so that hidden files are now included in the template and project archive creation process.

New in AutoPlay Media Studio 8.0.1.1 (Jul 15, 2010)

  • Fix: Fixed a bug where a "luasql" folder was missing from the distribution in \Data\Databases.
  • Fix: Fixed a problem where objects that were invisible at runtime would cause objects that were underneath them to not show their tooltips.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the _IgnoreInvalidCertificate global would not ignore certificate revocation errors.

New in AutoPlay Media Studio 7.5.1008.0 (May 12, 2010)

  • Added support for Windows Server 2008 R2 to the System.GetOSName action.
  • Added compatibility section to application manifests for Windows 7 support.
  • Increased the maximum possible number of characters that can read in when using the INIFile.GetValueNames action.
  • Fixed a bug where the File Layout dialog was not working on operating systems greater than Windows XP.
  • Fixed a bug where the File Layout dialog would sometimes crash when adding a new folder to the current project.
  • Fixed a bug where grid objects that were not automatically sized to fit their data would sometimes freeze when the user tabbed through the grid items.
  • Fixed a bug where the click to skip option was not working for Dialog.SplashXXX actions.
  • Fixed a bug where the "lines to display in dropdown" setting for the ComboBox object wasn't working properly on Windows Vista.
  • Fixed a bug where the DialogEx's On Mouse Button event was not getting fired when clicking on windowed objects.
  • Fixed a bug where the Grid.Print action's WYSIWYG parameter was being ignored.
  • Made it so that the first row of items are not centered when loading Grid object data from a file using the Grid.LoadFromFile action.
  • Fixed a bug where the HTTP.Sumbit action was not working properly with invalid certificates and the _IgnoreInvalidCertificate variable set to true.
  • Fixed a bug where a final CRLF was throwing off the Base64 decoding.

New in AutoPlay Media Studio 7.5.1006.0 (May 12, 2010)

  • Added Windows 7 support to the System.GetOSName action.
  • Tested AutoPlay Media Studio's design and runtime support on Windows 7.
  • Made it so that invalid certificates can be ignored through the use of an undocumented variable called _IgnoreInvalidCertificate.
  • Made it so that the HTTP Error Dialog will be displayed (if allowed) if an invalide certificate is encountered.
  • Fixed a bug where the RadioButton.SetChecked action was not working on Dialogs.
  • Fixed a bug where moving rows up or down in either the ComboBox or ListBox properties, where the row contained a comma, would cause the text to be split incorrectly.
  • Fixed a bug where setting a dialog's properties using the Application.SetDialogProperties action from another dialog would sometimes adjust the current dialog's properties.
  • Fixed a bug where setting the background color of a Input object via the Input.SetProperties action would cause the Input object to lose focus.
  • Fixed a bug where comments were causing errors when importing .REG files.
  • Fixed a bug where REG_DWORD values larger then MAX_INT were not being written to the registry properly.
  • Fixed a bug where renaming an object in the property grid would sometimes cause a redraw issue.
  • Made it so that page's "On Timer" actions would work even when a DialogEx is visible.
  • Fixed a bug where focus was being lost on various dialogs in the design GUI after browsing for new files.
  • Fixed a bug where some Dialog actions were casuing focus issues if a DialogEx was visible.
  • Fixed a bug where the Video object's custom window mask file was not being checked when optimizing resources.
  • Made it so that DialogEx's cannot be shown when a status dialog is visible, nor can they be closed while a status dialog is visible.
  • Fixed a bug in the auto-tabbing feature where if there were tab supported objects on the page, but they were all disabled, the runtime would freeze.
  • Fixed a bug where custom icons on the DialogEx were not being properly expanded at runtime.
  • Fixed a bug where closing a DialogEx using a ComboBox's "On Selection" event would cause a crash.
  • Fixed a bug where intro videos were not working on Windows 2000.
  • Made it so that the name of the preview executable matches the name of the output executable.
  • Added the multi-line edit dialog to the IRScriptEditor.
  • Fixed a bug in the Calendar Object where the right and left arrows weren't firing the "On Month Select" event.

New in AutoPlay Media Studio 7.5.1004.0 (May 12, 2010)

  • Fixed a bug where the Shell.Execute action was setting an incorrect error code.
  • Fixed a bug where the Application.GetWndHandle action would sometimes return an incorrect handle if called very early in the runtime process.
  • Fixed a bug where actions on a Dialog that had lost focus were not always referencing the correct dialog. This would cause the actions to fail or incorrectly access objects on the page instead of the dialog.
  • Fixed a bug where Checkboxes and Radiobutton objects were not drawing properly on non-themed operating systems.
  • Fixed a bug where objects on Dialogs were not getting the Enter key passed to their "On Key" event.
  • Fixed a bug where the Dialog would lose focus after HTTP actions.
  • Fixed a bug where the design environment was not redrawing after accessing a dialog's properties via the menu.
  • Fixed a bug where Dialog actions on the Project's On Startup event would not work.
  • Fixed a bug where custom scrollbars were not being included properly for objects on Dialogs.
  • Fixed a bug where the startup video was not closing properly after the video had finished.
  • Fixed a bug where accessing objects during a dialog's On Preload event was not working.

New in AutoPlay Media Studio 7.5.1000.0 (May 12, 2010)

  • Customizable Dialogs - Application development has been raised to a new level in AutoPlay Media Studio 7.5 with the addition of customizable dialogs. Dialogs support the same background settings, objects and events as pages do...but the options don't stop there. Dialogs have features above and beyond pages including custom sizes, multiple windows styles, and even a custom icon. Complemented by both its own "DialogEx" action category containing 21 new actions, as well as 6 additional "Application" actions, you'll surely find this powerful new feature a welcome addition to your design arsenal.
  • Added a new parameter called "WaitForReturn" to the Shell.Execute action as well as a return code.
  • Added support for certificates during HTTP downloads.
  • Added a new action called "System.GetOSProductInfo" that gets the product type for the operating system (only supported on Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008).
  • Added an optional parameter called "WindowHandle" to the "System.GetMousePosition" action that can be used to get the mouse position relative to a window other than the application window such as a dialog.
  • Added several more folders to the Shell.GetFolder action including: SHF_MYMUSIC, SHF_MYMUSIC_COMMON, SHF_MYPICTURES, SHF_MYPICTURES_COMMON, SHF_MYVIDEOS, SHF_MYVIDEOS_COMMON, SHF_COMMON_DOCUMENTS, SHF_APPLICATIONDATA_LOCAL.
  • Added the hidden function QueryAllowDialogClose (boolean QueryAllowDialogClose(strDialogName)) that lets developers control when a Dialog can be closed.
  • Added the ability to use icons on the menu created by the "Application.ShowPopupMenu" action.
  • Fixed a bug where empty registy keys would not be imported from .REG files.
  • Fixed a bug where the local variable "this" did not work for grid events.
  • Fixed a bug where quoted strings in the Grid object would cause an error to occur on the "On Selection Changed" event.
  • Made it so that the ComboBox would update the lines to display whenever the dropdown is closed.
  • Fixed a bug where the "Grid.SetSelectedRange" action was not firing the grid's "On Selection Changed" event.
  • Fixed a bug where simple "Show Page" actions were not being renamed properly when a page name was changed.
  • Fixed a bug where the "ReadOrder" property of the ListBox could not be set at runtime.
  • Fixed a bug where the "ReadOrder" property of the ComboBox could not be set at runtime.
  • Fixed a bug where the "Page.CreateObject" action would not set the cursor option for the RadioButton object.
  • Made it so that the RadioButton and CheckBox objects have better redraw performance at runtime.
  • Fixed some issues in the IRScriptEditor.exe.
  • Fixed a bug where several actions in the Application category referencing page names were not being updated when renaming a page.
  • Fixed a minor bug in the Page.DeleteObject's action xml.
  • Fixed an issue in the Video.SetProperties and Page.CreateObject actions where the video skin file could not be set at runtime.
  • Fixed an issue in the Paragraph.SetProperties and Page.CreateObject actions where the custom scroll bar file could not be set at runtime.
  • Fixed a bug where deleting a video object during the "On Finish" event would sometimes cause a crash.
  • Fixed a bug where File.GetSize() would return the incorrect file size for files larger then 4.7GB.
  • Fixed a reference to an old help file url in the "Browser.apt" template.
  • Fixed a issue with the cursor changing when disabling a Hotspot object through script while the cursor is over top of a different object.
  • Changed the password for AutoPlay's generated data file.
  • Passed the output from the selected code signing tool to the build output window. This is helpful when errors occur.
  • Made it so that AutoPlay will not initialize the sound engine during the installation.
  • Fixed a small bug in the "Installer (Blue)" and "Installer (Keyboard)" templates.
  • Fixed a bug where AutoPlay would not warn you if a file could not be added to the ISO or burned onto a CD.
  • Fixed a bug where terminating a preview would ocassionally not work if a plugin was loaded on the preview.
  • Increased the limit of text that can be shown in the RichText object.
  • Fixed a bug where a Grid object's scroll bars would sometimes draw incorrectly.
  • Fixed a bug where the RichText.GetLine action was not returning the correct string for most lines.
  • Fixed a bug where the "Video.SetFullScreen" action was not working on Windows Vista.
  • Fixed an issue where the design environment would hang if run using Remote Desktop Connection.
  • Fixed an issue with the sound initialization for the CD Audio plugin.
  • Fixed a bug where the Grid object's contents would not print using the Page.Print action.

New in AutoPlay Media Studio 7.1.1007.0 (Sep 13, 2008)

  • Version 7.1.1007.0
  • Rich Text Object
  • The new rich text object allows you to display rich text (.rtf) in an object. It supports background transparency as well as design-time and runtime character and paragraph formatting.
  • Slideshow Object
  • The slideshow object allows you to show a series of images in a set area. It supports automatic resizing and scaling as well as transitions between images.
  • Checkbox Object
  • The new checkbox object wraps the standard Windows checkbox control but takes it to a new level by allowing transparent background and mouse state text color changes.
  • Radio Button Object
  • The new radio button object is great for quiz and test applications. Radio buttons support transparent backgrounds and changing text color as the mouse passes over them. Radio button selection and grouping is also handled automatically.
  • Multiline Text on Button Objects
  • Button objects now support multiline text. You can have multiple lines of text with word-wrap and specify custom left and right margins.
  • Thumbnail Support in File Browsers
  • The file browsers in the product now support thumbnail view, making it much faster and easier to locate files.
  • Print Pages at Runtime
  • The addition of the Page.Print action allows you to print pages at runtime including options for whether or not to show a print dialog and whether to scale the pages to fit the paper.
  • Automatic Sizing and Positioning of Objects
  • The new Auto-Resize options for each object allow you to control how each side of the object responds to the page being resized at runtime. This makes it very easy to have resizable applications look right at different sizes.
  • Page Keyword Searching
  • Specify a list of keywords associated with each page. Then at runtime use the new actions to search for keywords on pages, create an indexed table of keywords, or even show a common dialog to allow the user to perform keyword searches.
  • New and Enhanced Templates
  • Includes many new project templates that demonstrate many of the new features in version 7.0.
  • CD / DVD Burning on Vista
  • You can now burn CD/DVD projects on Windows Vista systems.
  • Get and Set Page Properties at Runtime
  • Two new actions, Application.GetPageProperties and Application.SetPageProperties allow you to query and modify page properties such as keywords, descriptions and even background colors and images dynamically at runtime.
  • Automatic Code Signing
  • Automatically have your applications code signed during publishing. This provides a more secure experience for users and helps make applications Windows Vista compliant.
  • MSI Actions
  • Over 35 MSI actions that leverage the Windows Installer service technology on the user's system. These actions make it easy to query the state of products, features and components on the end-user's system that were installed with a Windows Installer package.
  • Dynamic Passwords for Encrypted Data Segments
  • Now when you build to a Web/Email executable and turn on the Encrypt data segment option, a unique key is used to protect the data ensuring that your data cannot be decrypted using a common key.
  • Instructions for Project Templates
  • Now when you export a project to a project template and enter instructions in the Description field of the Project Template Information dialog, the text will be displayed for the developer to read when a project is created from that template.
  • Support for Alternate Templates Folder
  • The new project dialog now scans the "My DocumentsAutoPlay Media Studio 7.0Templates" folder for project template files as well as the "Program FilesAutoPlay Media Studio 7.0Templates" folder. This allows the storage and use of project templates from a per-user folder.
  • Minimum Page Size
  • Added support for minimum page sizes for resizable projects. These dimensions can be entered on the Appearance tab of the Project Settings dialog.
  • CDATA Support for Writing to XML
  • The XML.SetValue action now has an extra parameter that allows you to specify whether the data should be written out as a CDATA section.

New in AutoPlay Media Studio 6.0.5.0 (Mar 2, 2007)

  • Feature: Added Windows Vista support to AutoPlay Media Studio's design and runtime.
  • Feature: Added a configurable "Requested User Privilege Level (Vista)" option for the application manifest of applications when run on Windows Vista. This feature can be found on the Advanced tab of Project > Settings.
  • Feature: Added a warning dialog for Widows Vista distribution that is shown before the Publish dialog if any Requested User Privilege Level other than "Require administrator" is set. This is to notify of possible changes needed for Windows Vista.
  • Feature: Updated a couple of table values in the "System.GetOSVersionInfo" action as well ensuring support on Windows Vista.
  • Feature: Added Windows Vista support to the "System.GetOSName" action.
  • Feature: Updated a couple of table values in the "System.GetOSVersionInfo" action as well ensuring support on Windows Vista.
  • Feature: Added a new error code (error 1045) for the "File.Run" action that tells if it failed due to elevation requirement.
  • Feature: Added a new table return value to the "System.GetUserInfo" action called "IsVistaAdminLimitedToken" that determines whether the user is logged in as an administrator, but is running with a limited access token.
  • Feature: Added the topic "Running On Windows Vista" to the command reference (located in the Introduction).
  • Feature: Updated various areas of the command reference.
  • Note: The "Burn data CD/DVD" option is currently not supported on Windows Vista in AutoPlay Media Studio. This issue will be addressed in a future service release. Instead, choose the "Hard drive folder" option and burn the files using your favorite burning software.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where bookmarks weren't being saved for events in the script editor.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where blank strings passed as variable values to an "HTTP.Submit" action were not being passed properly.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where variables passed to an "HTTP.Submit" GET action were being appended to the URL twice in some situations.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where bookmarks in the script editor were not being saved between sessions.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where _IR_ProductID was not returning the correct value for AutoPlay Media Studio 6.0. It now returns "AMS60".
  • Fix: Fixed an error where "Application.GetWndHandle" was returning a string instead of a number.
  • Fix: Fixed an issue where the some of the Crypto action's parameters could not be edited directly through the action wizard without using the file browse button. The parameters can now either be browsed for, or typed directly.
  • Fix: Fixed an issue with the "Flash.Load" action where if you loaded a file into an object that didn't already contain a file, it would not be shown until a page redraw was performed.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where Quick Actions failed in certain circumstances when the "Rename resource files" feature was used.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the process return code was not being returned properly when published as a "Web/Email Executable".
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where the page's "On Key" event was being fired twice when the application window "style" and "taskbar" settings were anything other than "Standard".
  • Fix: Fixed a bug where a Tree object's image list would not show if the project was published with the "Rename resource files" option selected.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug in the "Window.Show" action where an incorrect error was being set if the target window was previously hidden even though the action itself succeeded.
  • Fix: Fixed a bug in the "Zip.Extract" action where the status message showing the file path would not appear correctly if the path was too long.

New in AutoPlay Media Studio 6.0.4.0 (Feb 22, 2007)

  • Improved IDE: Boasting a drag-and-drop WYSIWYG interface and a multitude of application development tools, AutoPlay Media Studio 6.0 makes it easy to create your own interactive multimedia software. Building on its revolutionary predecessor, AutoPlay Media Studio 6.0 adds even more functionality through a menu bar, new objects, more events, and actions that are more powerful than ever!
  • Guidelines: Just like in your favorite image editing software, but now in your favorite multimedia development software! Using guidelines, you can set up margins and placement rules to make sure your design looks perfect.
  • Script Explorer: Add, view, and change all scripts in your project from one central location. You have access to every event in your project, and through dual script editors you can work with two events at once!
  • Project Explorer: Get an overview of your entire project in one place. You can see all of the pages, events and objects in your project organized into a tree hierarchy. Double-click any item to edit its properties or right-click for common commands. It�s a great way to see how everything is connected.
  • Improved Properties Pane: The properties pane is a fast way to view and edit all of the attributes of a page or object. You can interactively edit the object text, font, size, color, tooltip and much more without missing a beat.
  • Burn to CD-R/CD-RW and DVD�R/�RW: You can now publish directly to CD-R/CD-RW or DVD�R/DVD�RW media. Simply insert a blank disc and the wizard will burn your finished project right to it.
  • Tray Menus: By default, right-clicking on your application�s system tray icon will present three options: Restore, Minimize, and Exit. If these options don�t suit your needs, add more! AutoPlay Media Studio 6.0 allows you complete control over what items are displayed in that right click menu, if a menu is displayed at all.
  • Menu Bars: It�s now possible to add a standard Windows style menu bar to your project. It�s easy to configure and edit, even letting you configure nested items. When a menu item is selected, it fires a project event telling you what was chosen, allowing you to take whatever action you desire.
  • Non-Rectangular Video: The Video object in AutoPlay Media Studio 6.0 now supports window masks, which means you are no longer limited to rectangular videos in your applications. Do you want to display a custom-shaped video? Simply apply any pre-made window mask to a video object in your project, or create your own!
  • Quick Actions: While adding actions to perform various simple tasks in AutoPlay Media Studio has never required any advanced programming skills, sometimes you may just want to open a document, send an email, or exit from your application. With Quick Actions, performing these simple tasks and more is as easy as selecting an option from a drop-down list!
  • Faster Object Creation: AutoPlay Media Studio 6.0�s design environment boasts an improved workflow. You can now create objects rapidly, configuring their attributes later.
  • File Layout System: When you want to add or remove whole folders of files, or fine-tune the structure of a CD/DVD project, the File Layout dialog comes in very handy. It�s split into two panes, with your computer�s file system on the top and your project on the bottom. Select the files you want, click �add� and you�re done!
  • Quick Source File Editing: Now you don�t have to worry about locating your source files when you need to edit them; you can open any source file in its default editor right from AutoPlay Media Studio 6.0! You can also customize which program will edit files with specific extensions.
  • More Events: With more events than ever before, AutoPlay Media Studio 6.0 allows you to perform actions when mouse buttons are clicked, when the mouse is moved, when the application�s window is resized, and when a menu item is selected!
  • Resizable Window: Applications created with AutoPlay Media Studio 6.0 can now be resized, maximized and restored by the user at runtime! And by using actions, objects can be resized and repositioned to adjust to the new window size. Or, if you prefer, you can create non-resizable applications.
  • New Templates: With 20 professionally-designed templates, creating professional projects now takes only minutes! These templates can be fully customized to your specific projects, and are included with AutoPlay Media Studio 6.0.