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What's new in Automize 13.07

Oct 12, 2023
  • JScape library FTP module replaced in place by Chilkat library. JScape library is no longer being supported by vendor and is deemed unsafe. Hence replaced in place.

New in Automize 13.06 (Jun 16, 2023)

  • JScape library SFTP module replaced in place by Chilkat library. JScape library is no longer being supported by vendor and is deemed unsafe. Hence replaced in place.

New in Automize 13.05 (May 31, 2023)

  • Maverick SFTP sync task fixed to use new library sync functions. Old functions were deprecated.

New in Automize 13.03 (Apr 24, 2023)

  • Unix installers were incorrectly set to use a java18 instead of java17.

New in Automize 13.02 (Apr 9, 2023)

  • Fix FTP commons bug when connecting without SSL.

New in Automize 12.14 (Nov 15, 2021)

  • Java Mail updated to 1.6.2
  • SFTP Mavrick library updated to version 1.7.40, release data 10/21/2021.
  • Schedule Validator added. Runs every hour and verifies Schedule Next Run time is in future.

New in Automize 12.13 (Mar 16, 2021)

  • FTP & SFTP tasks - Delete option now outputs array variable --DeletedFiles.
  • Windows GPG updated to 2.2.27 (released 01/11/2021) from 2.2.8. Need to use the full installer. Not this patch update!
  • GPG - Failed to export private key.

New in Automize 12.12 (Sep 6, 2020)

  • Windows & Mac installers now bundled with Java 11.0.3. Java 11.0.3 supports Windows Server 2019.
  • Encrypt Key Store - Some keys did not have identity field filled out.
  • Encrypt Key Store - GPG Key generator now supports creating RSA-RSA key.
  • Encrypt Key Store - Delete Key function did not work sometimes.
  • New Windows Process Task released.

New in Automize 12.11 (Sep 6, 2020)

  • Email Profiles - Fix crash for new profiles in some cases.

New in Automize 12.10 (May 28, 2020)

  • Schedule Information Window – Produced empty file for some users.
  • Ftp & FTP-J profiles – Startup Command now allows you to send multiple commands. Separate commands by [sep]. Example: pwd[sep]cwd /
  • Added global variable ‘LastTaskSequenceRun’ which gives tasktitle of last Task Sequence Run.
  • Added variables to each task: TaskFilePath , TaskParentFolderName, TaskParentFolderPath

New in Automize 12.09 (Feb 25, 2020)

  • SFTP browser – download error fix
  • SFTP Mavrick library updated to version 1.7.27, release data 02/05/2020.
  • Task Tab, Variables panel only loads 200 characters of each variable to prevent gui from freezing incase of large variables.
  • EULA updated to reflect lesser amount of usage and register post data collected.
  • Windows & Mac installers now bundled with JRE 11.03

New in Automize 12.07 (Jul 22, 2019)

  • Telnet & Telnet(Adv) tasks bugfix: Disconnect error is ignored.

New in Automize 12.06 (Jul 22, 2019)

  • Added ConsecutiveFailures variable. Number of times the task has failed consecutively.
  • JScape SFTP module now supports host fingerprint check. (Only MD5 supported. SHA256 not supported yet)
  • JScape SFTP library updated to version 9.4.21, release date 10/28/2018

New in Automize 12.05 (Mar 22, 2019)

  • Maverick SFTP library updated to version 1.7.20
  • Fixes DH key size error.
  • Allows private key which is not passphrase protected.
  • Maverick Keygen Generates SSH public key without word "comment" at end.

New in Automize 12.04 (Jan 9, 2019)

  • Excel Macro - Add new code to run macro using latest .NET library.
  • Bugfix - FileMonitor sorting error fixed.

New in Automize 11.19 (Jan 30, 2018)

  • Version 11 now uses Java 8 (1.8.0_40)

New in Automize 11.18 (Apr 11, 2017)

  • Bulk Email task Bugfix: attachment field did not support paramater1 set in the recipient list file (%%1), separately by recipient.

New in Automize 11.17 (Apr 11, 2017)

  • Bulk Email task Bugfix: attachment field did not support paramater1 set in the recipient list file (%%1)
  • Updated Schedule Reports - Description added in header for schedule parameters. both text and html reports..

New in Automize 11.16 (Feb 1, 2017)

  • Bulk Email task Bugfix: Error message "failed to connect, no password specified?" when connecting via SSL/TLS
  • Send Email task - Recipient field now supports variables.
  • All Variable tasks (Date, Extract, String etc..) now supports either single variable (without $% ..%$) or a string entry which includes $%... %$
  • New String Variable task added.

New in Automize 11.15 (Feb 1, 2017)

  • FTP and SFTP browsers, email notify and server profiles, and Synchronization profiles lists are now sorted.
  • Option added in logging preferences (debug tab) for engine statistics.

New in Automize 11.14 (Aug 30, 2016)

  • BUGFIX: JSON jackson-core.jar library was not included in installation or patch.
  • FTP-J module now uses JScape FTP library version 9.4.4, release date 05/16/2016
  • SFTP-J module now uses JScape SFTP library version 9.4.4, release date 05/16/2016
  • SFTP module now uses Maverick SSH library version 1.6.17, release date 05/20/2016
  • Database SQL test utility now supports variables for the SQL statement.
  • Task Sequence Window shows step number
  • Bugfix - Remote Task was broken in a previous update
  • New Summary Log added. SummaryLog.jsd. Option added to Email Logs task and Email Notification feature.

New in Automize 11.13 (May 4, 2016)

  • More JSON automation tasks added for Automize Enterprise. JSON Field Change, JSON Object Change and JSON Array Change
  • SFTP JScape browser bugfix: The profile local directory and remote directory fields were ignored in the manual SFTP browser when connected
  • FTP profiles now allow saving Commons profile as JScape and vice versa
  • SFTP profiles now allow saving Maverick profile as JScape and vice versa

New in Automize 11.12 (May 4, 2016)

  • JSON automation tasks added for Automize Enterprise. JSON Monitor and JSON Loop.
  • Various minor variables added and documentation corrections.

New in Automize 11.11 (Apr 9, 2016)

  • Windows and MacOSX installer now uses Java 8 (1.8.0_77). Previous 11.x versions used 1.8.0_40.

New in Automize 11.10 (Apr 9, 2016)

  • FTP-J module now uses JScape FTP library version 9.4.1, release date 03/02/2016
  • SFTP-J module now uses JScape SFTP library version 9.4.1, release date 03/02/2016
  • Scripting window and debugger now use RSyntaxTextArea library for syntax coloring
  • Ftp Commons and Jscape Browsers now support sending FTP commands
  • Ftp-j Command task now adds more GET functions
  • SFTP JScape module reconfigured to support new version of JScape library, and adds more Key Exchange and Cipher algorithms
  • SFTP Maverick now supports host fingerprint verification in profile
  • BUGFIX: Copy task showed Target directory listing instead of Source Directory listing
  • FTP and SFTP GET modules.. correction done when remote paths showed // instead of /
  • BUGFIX: SFTP (Maverick) opened an unnecessary second SFTP connection causing issues with some servers
  • BUGFIX: SFTP (Maverick) appended extension twice if append to filename option is selected. This bug was introduced in recent version of 11.x
  • BUGFIX: Make directory task return 0 even if task failed to make directory

New in Automize 11.09 (Oct 31, 2015)

  • Cleaned up various errors and extra logging based on users support.zip
  • FTP commons browser bugfix introduced in 11.08. In some situations, output was only sent to output log. No output was seen in FTP commons browser when connection error occurs.

New in Automize 11.08 (Oct 20, 2015)

  • BUGFIX: SFTPMonitor and SFTPMonitor-j 'Task to Run' field did not support & or | options to run multiple tasks simultaneously or in sequence.
  • Copy task - Atomic move option added to Copy Files task. Move is done Atomically, so any process working on the folder will only see the full file, i.e. no partial file available if processed during Move.
  • FtpCommand-j: functions MNDGET (Get multiple directories based on names only listing) and MNFGET (Get multiple Files based on names only listing) added.
  • FtpCommand task: now supports Ftp profiles. Previously only supported host/port/user/password..
  • FtpCommand task: added ReplyCode variable for RFC 959 command responses.
  • FTP (commons and jscape) libraries now support sending a Startup FTP command.
  • FTP commons now supports client certificates in keystore, and server certificates in truststore
  • FTP JScape now supports server certificates in truststore (previously client and server certificates used same keystore)

New in Automize 11.07 (Sep 8, 2015)

  • Cleaned up various extra unnecessary debugging information into debug log.

New in Automize 11.06 (Aug 31, 2015)

  • Default Engine port changed to prevent conflicts with Version 10 Engine ports. Automize 2002, AbleFtp 2003, JaSFtp 2004, AutoKrypt 2005, ZipKrypt 2009.
  • Filenames100 variable added to FTP, FTP-J, SFTP, SFTP-J tasks. These are the first 100 Files transferred.
  • Task Table sorting by date field caused fictitious error to be logged into debug log.
  • SFTP and SFtp-j tasks - Option added to append date/time only to Main, Backup, or Both Main and Backup

New in Automize 11.05 (Aug 18, 2015)

  • Logging change. Task related logging for FTP/SFTP tasks is not duplicated into the output log. This improves performance and avoids redundant data.
  • Shutdown Hook and memory log added when engine is exiting. This logs information when engine is requested to shutdown.
  • SFTP-J profile - Added options for SendBufferSize and ReceiveBufferSize

New in Automize 11.04 (Jul 31, 2015)

  • Email Server Profiles bugix: Setting a non default port value resulted in incorrect port value shown when profile is reloaded. However, port value was correctly saved and used during connection.
  • New Search Button added on Tasks list window. Allows users to search tasks and quickly launch task or schedule editors or view logs and variables. Useful for users with 100s of tasks.
  • FTP commons - EPSV support added.
  • FTP-J Jscape - EPSV and EPRT support added.

New in Automize 11.03 (May 28, 2015)

  • FTP, FTP-J, SFTP, SFTP-J tasks add new variables FilesStaged and FailedStaging.
  • BugFix: SFTP-J PUT Staging option did not work on some systems.
  • Variable Extract task adds new Variable ::Values which is number of values extracted.

New in Automize 11.02 (May 19, 2015)

  • Windows and Mac installers now add Startup links. (Application starts up on user logon)
  • File/Directories properties task also lists CreationTime and LastAccessTime.
  • File/Directories properties task adds variables for LastModifiedTimeMillis, LastAccessTimeMillis, CreationTimeMillis
  • SetFileTimestamp task can now set Creation Time and Last Access Time.
  • SetFleTimestamp task can now set file timestamps based on millisecond variable (..Millis) available in 11.x.
  • File Monitor and Directory Loop tasks now add variable: FileTimestampMillis
  • Subdirectory Monitor and Subdirectory Loop Tasks now add variable: SubdirectoryTimestampMillis
  • FTP Monitor and FTP-j Monitor tasks bugfix. Following Option did not work correctly: Run task if any change is detected in directory.
  • SFTP Monitor and SFTP-j Monitor tasks bugfix. Following Option did not work correctly: Run task if any change is detected in directory.
  • Task Sequence task adds the following variables: CurrentStepNumber and LastStepNumberRun.

New in Automize 11.01 (Apr 14, 2015)

  • Version 11 now uses install4j multi platform java installers.

New in Automize 11.00 (Apr 9, 2015)

  • Barebones release of version 11. New features/tasks will be added in 11.01-11.09.
  • Version 11 now uses Java 8 (version 10 used java 6)
  • FTP module now uses Commons .NET library version 3.3
  • FTP-J module now uses JScape FTP library version 9.2.1
  • SFTP module now uses Maverick SSH library version 1.6.8
  • SFTP-J module now uses JScape SSH/SFTP library version 9.2.1
  • Fixed Password Manager bug. While editing passwords, the encrypted passwords were displayed instead of password itself.
  • Directory Loop task - Added new variable ::CurrentDirectoryName
  • Variable Extract task - Added new variable ::ValueLast
  • Schedule Table - Schedule comments were cleared out if schedule was edited and re-saved.
  • Schedule bug - Schedule could not be renamed to a title if that title or folder existed in tasks directory.
  • FTP and SFTP browsers - fixed bug where log/debug area could not be dragged and expanded past the vertical toolbars.

New in Automize 10.25 (Dec 29, 2014)

  • Version 10.23 and 10.24 shipped with wrong build of TaskAccountTask.exe , i.e. TaskAccount task would fail in 10.23 and 10.24
  • Task and Schedule Treelists on the left panel now implement sorting. The Treelists sorted correctly by default on windows, mac, but not on some linux systems.
  • Script Task - Example Scripts button failed to launch correct example files on some systems.
  • When deleting a task, it also deletes its schedule now. Previously, it only deleted its variables and tasklogs, but not its schedule.
  • FTP (Commons Library) - added support for Netware and AS400
  • Windows installers now shows the version correctly as 10.25.0.0 instead of 10.0.0.0
  • FTP (Commons), FTP-J (JScape), SFTP-J (JScape) and SFTP (Maverick) browsers improved.
  • Windows Service Module will only open once on startup for the first time the software is opened.

New in Automize 10.24 (Dec 12, 2014)

  • Version 10.23 update shipped with faulty build of Windows Service Module. (Error message: not valid x86 or 64-bit application)

New in Automize 10.23 (Dec 12, 2014)

  • New feature added to export/import tasks, schedules, variables, logs and settings selectively. Tasks and schedules are copied or overwritten while Profiles are merged.
  • BUGFIX: Schedule list on left did not render correctly on some systems.

New in Automize 10.22 (Dec 5, 2014)

  • Command Task - Updated to support format for commandline. Java 1.6.45 and later do not support commandline arguments with embedded quotes normally used to enclose file paths containing spaces.
  • Unix Service menuitem added in Engine menu. Creates automizeservice or jasftpservice etc... for use in /etc/init.d or /etc/rc.d/init.d
  • SFTP-J browser - Clicking on the connect button did not bring up profiles window.
  • ArrayLoop and CSVLoop Bugifx: loop by row added quotes and newline to end of row string.

New in Automize 10.21 (Dec 5, 2014)

  • Encryption keystore - Keystore Tab - Settings Button - User interface Default shell command was incorrect on windows. (sh -c instead of cmd /c)

New in Automize 10.20 (Nov 3, 2014)

  • New Product ZipKrypt released. Uses AES256 Winzip compatible encryption + zip technology.

New in Automize 10.19 (Nov 3, 2014)

  • Task Sequence user interface bugfix - Moving steps up/down, Move to step, and Drag and Drop of steps failed if Task sequence contained same task title in multiple steps.
  • Email module bugfix: javamail TLS properties not correctly set. It would default back to SSL/465 on certain servers like gmail and still work. On other servers like office365 it would fail.

New in Automize 10.18 (Jul 24, 2014)

  • Email check task now supports SSL/TLS.

New in Automize 10.17 (Jun 6, 2014)

  • Windows Service module Bugfix: Now correctly enters the domain\user in the account name field. This previous defaulted to .\user because domain was not found correctly.
  • Email module bugfix: HTML email added into version 10.13 caused new lines to disappear. New option added to allow user to select plain text or html.
  • FTP browser improvements. Browser would hang on long connections and transfers.

New in Automize 10.16 (Apr 24, 2014)

  • SFTP module bugfix - updated 3rd libraryto 1.4.51 but did not update 3rd party subscription key.

New in Automize 10.15 (Apr 22, 2014)

  • Database SQL and Database Stored Procedure tasks - option added to allow user to specify column separator.
  • Mac Service menuitem added in Engine menu. Creates com.hitek.[program].service.plist for use in /Library/LaunchDaemons
  • FTP-J and SFTP-J modules - now uses JScape library version 9.2.0 - Mar 31, 2014
  • SFTP module - now uses Maverick library version 1.4.51 - Mar 31, 2014.
  • Encryption module now uses GNUPG 1.4.16 on windows. To get 1.4.16, use the full windows installer (not patch update). This version supports IDEA algorithm.
  • FTP-J command task adds response variables for standard ftp commands issued.

New in Automize 10.14 (Mar 4, 2014)

  • Deleting task will now allow option to delete its corresponding variable file and task log
  • User Variable Window improved. Allows user to add, edit, or delete user variables from the window itself
  • Scheduling BUGFIX: For one user, we found that next schedule time calculated is earlier than current time, causing schedule to be suspended. In this situation, schedule module will wait 15 seconds and recalculate next schedule time again
  • BUGFIX: Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Word macro tasks did not allow dynamic variables to be used for the document or database
  • New Reports menu added - Tasks, Schedules and Profiles configurations

New in Automize 10.13 (Feb 18, 2014)

  • BUGFIX: Schedule Information Window active and recent schedules list are empty on some systems from 10.09-10.12. Bug introduced with scheduler improvements done in version 10.09.
  • BUGFIX: EmailLogs task did not attach task logs if 'task' was used in the Attach Logs field.
  • Email task now supports sending HTML mail.
  • Performance Improvement: Task Sequence user interface and Task Sequence task slowed down considerably when user has large amount of tasks (>1000).

New in Automize 10.12 (Feb 12, 2014)

  • Bugfix: Task To Run /nowait feature introduced in 10.10 resulted in Email notifications not being sent for tasks launched by 'default' and 'run in sequence |' options.
  • FTP (commons) module now supports FTPS (i.e. FTP over SSL/TLS).

New in Automize 10.11 (Jan 6, 2014)

  • New Installers which include the files to support the XML libraries.
  • XMLmotor and Automize Enterprise - XSL Transform task added.
  • XMLmotor and Automize Enterprise - XML XPath task added.
  • XMLmotor and Automize Enterprise - XML XPath Loop task added.

New in Automize 10.10 (Dec 23, 2013)

  • Task Sequence settings window - Move button added to allow task step to be moved to any step in the sequence list.
  • Task Sequence settings window - Drag and Drop enabled to allow task step to be moved to any step in the sequence list.
  • Task Sequence settings window - Button added to allow user to specify sequence table columns width.
  • Encryption module - Favorite folders tab. View button opens file/folder in default application on all Operating Systems where java desktop api is supported. (previously only available on windows).
  • Bugfix: Task To Run feature did not wait for tasks to finish running before exiting (monitoring tasks) or moving to next loop (loop tasks).
  • Task to Run feature - since default is to wait for launched task to finish, a /nowait option is available. This allows task continue without waiting for launched task to complete.
  • Directory Loop, File Monitor and Directory Monitors tasks - adds more variables for the current/last Filename. Adds a variable without filename extension. Adds variables for alphanumeric parts of the filename separated by non-alphanumeric characters.
  • Automize Enterprise - XML browser added in Utilities menu.
  • Automize Enterprise - XML Loop task added
  • Automize Enterprise - XML Monitor task added
  • Automize Enterprise - XML Validate task added

New in Automize 10.09 (Dec 7, 2013)

  • BUGFIX: corrupted settings files and variables files are now detected and fixed.
  • BUGFIX: Resuming/Suspending schedule and subsequent Next Run Time value was erratic on some systems.
  • BUGFIX: If user added comment to a task or schedule folder, then the folders .properties file would be displayed in the task or schedule list.
  • Schedule Table - Next Run Time field now provides option to get value from Engine directly rather than from variable file. (more reliable)
  • Directory Loop task now supports looping through files in subdirectories also.
  • Password Encryption: The old HITEK encryption method has been removed as an option. All passwords previously encrypted with the HITEK method will still be decrypted and used.
  • Password Encryption: All new passwords will be created using the more secure JAVA method.
  • Encryption module: Keystore Tab - Settings button - default shell command for linux set to 'bash'.
  • Encryption module - Favorite folders tab has been improved.

New in Automize 10.08 (Nov 11, 2013)

  • BUGFIX: Fixed issue where engine information was lost on engine restart or after maintenance task.
  • BUGFIX: SFTP-J profile - leaving timeout setting blank would cause connection failure.
  • BUGFIX: BulkEmail task failed to connect for SMTP authentication method.
  • BUGFIX: Script task logged error if user did not set the UserSetExitCode variable added in version 10.03.
  • Variable module adds the DATES variable which provides more flexibility and options than the DATE variable.
  • Added Nimbus skin to available platform looks (skins now available = windows, motif, java, nimbus).
  • Email support generator now attaches the data for each subtask of a Task Sequence, to the support.zip file.

New in Automize 10.07 (Oct 22, 2013)

  • BUGFIX: Fixed issue where license information was sometimes lost on engine restart or after maintenance task.
  • BUGFIX: Fixed bug in FTP-J PUT task. Rename file option did not work with PUT option.

New in Automize 10.06 (Sep 30, 2013)

  • BUGFIX: Fixed 5.x tasks conversion error.
  • Windows installers have updated InstallShield Installers (2013 version 20) to fix install issues on some Windows 2012 server systems.

New in Automize 10.05 (Sep 11, 2013)

  • Script - Array Variable values can now be obtained using Script task. Documented in Script - Examples - Hitek Methods.
  • BUGFIX: CLM SetVar error could occur in certain situations, while setting variable value via engine. This resulted in falling back to setting variable value outside engine.

New in Automize 10.04 (Jul 20, 2013)

  • Email send smtp port for TLS mode is 587 instead of 567.
  • Directory Loop task adds variable ::CurrentLoop

New in Automize 10.03 (May 29, 2013)

  • Automize Enterprise Script module allows user to specify script exit code via User Variable 'YourScriptTaskTitle::UserSetExitCode'.
  • Iconify feature now supports System Tray.

New in Automize 10.02 (Mar 30, 2013)

  • Email module now supports sending secure email using TLS (example: GMail) or SSL (example: Yahoo Mail).
  • Automize Enterprise Script module now supports javax.script supported languages like ruby, javascript, python, groovy etc..

New in Automize 10.01 (Mar 22, 2013)

  • Windows launchers target minimum .NET 3.0 instead of .NET 4.0 to support older systems.
  • Fixed Windows launchers to automatically 'run as administrator'.
  • HitekService Module targets a minimum .NET 3.0 instead of .NET 4.0 to support older systems.

New in Automize 10.00 (Mar 16, 2013)

  • Barebones release with new program folders, launchers, and updated 3rd party libraries.
  • New features being tested will be added in from 10.00-10.10.
  • Version 10 uses java JRE 6. Version 9 also used java JRE 6.
  • Java 7 has some issues with the FTP and email modules. When resolved we will move to Java 7.
  • Windows version uses now uses jre1.6.0_43, os.arch = x86, sun.arch.data.model = 32
  • Commandline Module is now freely included with all products. No separate license is needed.
  • Web Interface is freely included with all products. No separate license is needed.
  • Email module now uses JavaMail 1.4.6, release date February 7, 2013.
  • FTP module now uses Commons .NET library version 2.2, release date 2010-11-17.
  • Note: Commons .NET library 3.2, release date 2012-11-26 is being tested but currently has issues.
  • 10.x will eventually move to Commons .NET 3.2 when issues are resolved.
  • FTP-J module now uses JScape FTP library version 9.0, release date Oct 8, 2012
  • SFTP module now uses Maverick library version 1.4.4, release date Dec 5, 2012
  • SFTP-J module now uses JScape SFTP library version 9.0, release date Oct 8, 2012
  • New windows service module HitekService.exe which no longer needs a 3rd party active-x control.
  • Windows service module has a new Service Monitoring feature built in.

New in Automize 9.17 (Nov 5, 2012)

  • New file, directory and subdirectory monitoring tasks added

New in Automize 9.16 (Aug 3, 2012)

  • BUGFIX: Ftp, Sftp tasks. Delete source file option selected: if an error occurred on a file, subsequent source files were not deleted even if they transferred successfully.

New in Automize 9.15 (Jun 12, 2012)

  • Encryption module now uses GNUPG 1.4.12 on windows. To get 1.4.12, use the full windows installer (not patch update).
  • Ftp Monitor, Ftp-J Monitor, SFtp Monitor, and SFtp-J Monitor tasks did not allow decimals in the option for size less/greater than.
  • SFtp-J module profile adds Timeout setting.

New in Automize 9.14 (Mar 10, 2012)

  • BUGFIX: Ftp and SFtp tasks Array variable ::TransferredFiles was not reset before each run, causing the variable to contain all files ever transferred in all previous runs.
  • BUGFIX: Copy task Array variable ::CopiedFiles was not reset before each run, causing the variable to contain all files ever copied in all previous runs.
  • BUGFIX: Windows launchers did not correctly set 'Run as Admin' on some systems, causing launchers to fail.

New in Automize 9.13 (Feb 2, 2012)

  • Changed Ftp / SFtp task settings so that user can enter remote directory fields to support blank field and dynamic variables.
  • Schedule module bugfix: suspending/resuming a schedule sometimes led to schedule being left in suspended state.

New in Automize 9.12 (Nov 5, 2011)

  • Bugfix: Engine failed to read user interface program in certain situations, forcing user to restart engine and user interface.
  • Bugfix: Schedule Window. Monthly schedule always caused February to be selected.

New in Automize 9.11 (Oct 28, 2011)

  • Bugfix: SFTP-J task GET - Temp file option did not work when subdirectory option is selected.

New in Automize 9.10 (Oct 5, 2011)

  • Bugfix: Command and WinCommand tasks - Specifying environment variables caused system variables to be replaced, not added to.
  • Bugfix: Task Variables window crashed in some situations when launched.
  • Bugfix: Commandline Task Variables window did not list the variables in some situations.

New in Automize 9.09 (Sep 1, 2011)

  • Bugfix: Synchronize module - waiting task instance did not wait for correct amount of time

New in Automize 9.08 (Jul 20, 2011)

  • Bugfix: Local copy module failed to copy full file on some operating systems (some bytes missing).
  • Copy module changes: a) 0 byte source file can be copied over if target file is also 0 byte. b) 0 byte source file cannot overwrite non-empty target file.

New in Automize 9.07 (Jul 16, 2011)

  • Bugfix: Ftp and Ftp-J tasks bug caused by new option added in 9.03,9.04. GET failed on some systems if 'include subdirectory' option is selected.

New in Automize 9.06 (Jul 1, 2011)

  • Bugfix: Encrypt/Decrypt tasks failed if password contained metacharacters used in java regex module.

New in Automize 9.05 (Jul 1, 2011)

  • Bugfix: 'Malformed \uxxxx encoding' can result in engine crash due to corrupted settings file. This error is not preventable, so settings file is renamed or deleted.
  • Bugfix: 'The requested operation cannot be performed on a file with a user-mapped section open' can result in engine crash due to memory. Changes made to close any open class objects that causes memory crash.

New in Automize 9.04 (Jul 1, 2011)

  • Ftp-j task - new option added to append date/time only to Main, Backup, or Both Main and Backup
  • During Task editing, the task title field is disabled to prevent renaming. Please rename task using rename button.
  • Windows version now uses jre1.6.0_25
  • Email modules now use javamail 1.4.4

New in Automize 9.03 (Jul 1, 2011)

  • Ftp task - new option added to append date/time only to Main, Backup, or Both Main and Backup

New in Automize 9.02 (Sep 30, 2010)

  • clm bugfix: clm add function failed for any task parameter value containing =
  • directory monitor task: each tasktitle now uses separate dirMonitor_taskTitle.jsd files to prevent locking up issues.
  • Array variables are now supported:
  • $%ARRAYNAME::FIRSTROW%$
  • $%ARRAYNAME::LASTROW%$
  • $%ARRAYNAME::ALLROWS%$
  • $%ARRAYNAME::FIRSTCELL%$
  • $%ARRAYNAME::LASTCELL%$
  • $%ARRAYNAME::ROW::rownumber%$
  • $%ARRAYNAME::CELL::rownumber::columnnumber%$
  • example: $%ARRAY--taskTitle--variable::FIRSTROW%$

New in Automize 9.01 (Sep 30, 2010)

  • Registration key bug fix. Users with 9.00 should update to 9.01+ to enter license key

New in Automize 9.00 (Sep 30, 2010)

  • Ftp Commons library for FTP module now uses Commons Net 2.0
  • Minor updates for Ftp-j, SFtp-j, SFtp modules
  • New File properties task
  • New Make Directory task
  • New Directory listing task
  • New Set Permissions task
  • New Set Timestamp task
  • New Logic IF task
  • New Logic IF AND OR task
  • New Logic While task
  • New Logic For
  • New CSV Read task
  • New CSV Write task
  • New CSV Loop task
  • New Array variables (1D and 2D)
  • New Array Read task
  • New Array loop task
  • New Array to Filename task
  • New Filename to Array task

New in Automize 8.39 (Apr 22, 2010)

  • FTP-J and SFTP-J modules now use JScape Sinetfactory 8.4 api, release date 03/11/2010

New in Automize 8.38 (Apr 6, 2010)

  • FTP-J and SFTP-J modules now support debugging via the FTP-j and SFTP-J tasks

New in Automize 8.37 (Mar 24, 2010)

  • Software main panel now displays order ID and license button.

New in Automize 8.36 (Mar 10, 2010)

  • Bugfix: FTP-j task - If connection stopped before task ends, then exit code was 0. Now set to 11.

New in Automize 8.24 (Jun 23, 2009)

  • NEW TASK - Extract Variable Value task added - Allows substring(s) of variable values to be extracted into new variables.
  • Unzip task Bugfix - when 2 unzip tasks run simultaneously, they read incorrect data settings.
  • Text search task settings window bugfix - task did not allow dynamic variables to be saved for the source and results directory fields.

New in Automize 8.00 (Apr 2, 2008)

  • A Variable menu has been added
  • More Task variables have been added. This information is available via Task menu / Variables / Task Variables
  • Help files have been updated to reflect enhanced variable support
  • Variable Output task has been added. Allows variables to be output to file
  • Ftp (put) task now correctly transfer files if 'transfer with temporary extension' option is selected
  • CLM module bug fix. Could not add schedules or tasks for some situations
  • Telnet(Adv) task has been improved. It can receive more than than 2048 characters