File Downloader Changelog

What's new in File Downloader 1.12 Build 88.2

Aug 15, 2013
  • Added a /utf8 parameter to enable UTF-8 support on some FTP servers (opts utf8).
  • Fixed "could not set working directory" error with some FTP downloads.
  • Fixed some possible issues with FTP downloads.
  • Batch files now accept parameters. The parameters in the batch file override the command-line parameters.
  • The /newest parameter can now be combined with the /subdir parameter to download the most recent file from multiple folders and sub-folders (FTP only).

New in File Downloader 1.10 Build 73.3 (Aug 15, 2013)

  • First Unicode release, the program is no more supported on older Win9x/ME systems.
  • Improves overall credential security.
  • Improves parameter parsing.
  • Improves error reporting during application initialization.
  • Adds /batch parameter to support batch downloads. When this parameter is specified, the parameter should point to a text file where files and resources to download are listed (see batch.txt).
  • Source code reorganized and synchronized with File Uploader. Now both programs share a common code base.
  • Some advanced parameters are now only available in the registered version

New in File Downloader 1.09 Build 59.1 (Aug 15, 2013)

  • Fixed a possible HTTP redirection issue. If the redirection URL pointed to a FTP server, download.exe would report that the URL is invalid.

New in File Downloader 1.09 Build 58.3 (Aug 15, 2013)

  • Fixed an issue with the /nocerterror parameter that could freeze the program.

New in File Downloader 1.09 Build 57.5 (Aug 15, 2013)

  • Adds /useragent parameter to override the default user-agent string with a custom one.
  • Adds /nocerterror to ignore invalid certifcate errors (HTTPS).
  • Adds support for files larger than 4GB in size (FTP only).

New in File Downloader 1.08 Build 54.2 (Aug 15, 2013)

  • Fixed a possible R6002 exception that could arise if a redirection URL holds encoded characters like .

New in File Downloader 1.08 Build 53.2 (Aug 15, 2013)

  • Added optional parameters to control the /update option.
  • You can now update a local file either if it is older or if sizes differ or both.

New in File Downloader 1.07 Build 50.5 (Aug 15, 2013)

  • Fixed a bug that prevented download redirections from working since the new authentication method was implemented.