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Visual Build Professional Changelog

What's new in Visual Build Professional 10.9

Apr 23, 2023
  • Action Enhancements:
  • .NET Core action: Support .NET 8
  • Advanced Installer action: Support v20
  • Amazon action: Support v2.11
  • Azure action: Support v2.47
  • Delphi / C++Builder / RAD Studio action: Support v11.3
  • Docker action: Support v21 thru v23
  • Gradle action: Support v8
  • Help & Manual action: Support v9
  • InstallAware action: Support X15
  • NDepend action: Support v2023
  • Node Package Manager action: Support v19, v20
  • VirtualBox action: Support v7
  • VMware Player action: Support v17
  • VMware Workstation action: Support v17
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fix display of ANSI control characters in program output (for instance, in PowerShell 7)

New in Visual Build Professional 10.8 (Nov 15, 2022)

  • Action Enhancements:
  • .NET Core action: Support .NET 7
  • 7-Zip action: Support v22
  • Advanced Installer action: Support v19
  • Delphi / C++Builder / RAD Studio action: Support v11.1, v11.2
  • Document!X action: Support v2022
  • Flare action: Support v2022
  • HelpNDoc action: Support v8
  • HelpStudio action: Support v2022
  • InstallAware action: Support X15
  • InstallShield action: Support v2022
  • Mercurial action: Support v6
  • NDepend action: Support v2022
  • Node Package Manager action: Support v17, v18
  • PlasticSCM action: Support v11
  • Subversion action: Support v1.10 - v1.14
  • Surround SCM action: Support v2022
  • Team Concert action: Support v5, v6
  • Bug Fixes:
  • 7-Zip action: * instead of *.* to match all files/folders

New in Visual Build Professional 10.7 (Nov 2, 2021)

  • New Actions:
  • Visual Studio 2022
  • Action Enhancements:
  • Delphi / C++Builder / RAD Studio action: Support v11
  • InstallShield action: Support v2022

New in Visual Build Professional 10.6 (Jul 18, 2021)

  • Action Enhancements:
  • 7-Zip action: Support v21
  • Advanced Installer action: Support v18
  • DeployMaster action: Support v7
  • Docker action: Support v20
  • Document! X action: Support v2021
  • Flare action: Support v2021
  • Gradle action: Support v7
  • HelpStudio action: Support v2021
  • InstallAware action: Support X13
  • Node Package Manager action: Support v16
  • Plastic SCM action: Support v10
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New in Visual Build Professional 10.5 (Mar 28, 2021)

  • Action Enhancements:
  • .NET Core action: Support v6
  • HelpNDoc action: Support v7
  • NUnit actions: Support v3.12
  • Support environment variables in configuration paths and filenames

New in Visual Build Professional 10.4 (Dec 2, 2020)

  • Bug Fixes:
  • Make VS actions: Warning message when parsing AssemblyName in .NET Core project file.

New in Visual Build Professional 10.3 (Jul 14, 2020)

  • Advanced Installer action: Support v17
  • Amazon action: Support v2
  • Azure action: Support v2.1 thru v2.8
  • Dr.Explain action: Support v6
  • Flare action: Support v2020
  • Help and Manual action: Support v8
  • InstallShield action: Support v2020
  • Make Delphi / C++Builder / RAD Studio action: Support v10.4 "Sydney"
  • Plastic SCM action: Support v9
  • Surround SCM action: Support v2020

New in Visual Build Professional 10.0 (Apr 4, 2019)

  • New Actions:
  • Make VS 2019
  • Enhancements:
  • GUI App: Support Ctrl+Backspace shortcut in edit controls to delete previous word
  • Action Enhancements:
  • File processing actions: Resize Exclude field with dialog
  • Git action: Locate 64-bit edition
  • Gradle action: Support v5
  • HelpNDoc action: Support v6
  • Inno Setup action: Support v6
  • InstallAware action: Support X9
  • Node Package Manager action: Support v10, v11
  • Plastic SCM action: Support v8
  • SetupBuilder action: Support v2019
  • Team Foundation action: Support TFS/Azure DevOps Server 2019
  • Virtual Box action: Support v6
  • VMWare Workstation/Player actions: Support v15
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Console App: Program output was being logged with 'Read program output from' None
  • GUI App: Fix mouse wheel scrolling issues
  • Make VB6 action: Not finding VB6.exe in some cases

New in Visual Build Professional 9.7 (Sep 5, 2018)

  • New Features:
  • Elapsed time column (Tools | User Options | Columns)
  • Enhancements:
  • Option to flush cached output to log file when step starts (Step Properties dialog, More tab).
  • Default to full installation.
  • New Actions:
  • .NET Core
  • Docker
  • Node Package Manager
  • Action Enhancements:
  • Advanced Installer action: Support v15.
  • Document! X action: Support v2018.
  • Flare action: Support v2018.
  • Gradle action: Support v4.
  • HelpStudio action: Support v2018.
  • InstallAnywhere action: Support v2018.
  • InstallAware action: Support X8.
  • Make VS 2017 action: Support .NET Core project file format.
  • Networking actions: 1) Allow only TLS 1.2, SSH v2 and strong cipher suites by default; 2) 'Fallback to insecure ciphers' security option for legacy servers that only support weak security.
  • RoboHelp action: Support v2018, v2019.
  • Surround SCM action: Support v2018.
  • Write File action: Option to prepend to an existing file.
  • Bug Fixes
  • File processing actions: Broad folder name exclusion matched on root folder names when it should not.
  • File Checksum action: 1) SHA option did not work (needed to be SHA1); 2) Remove base path entries option should be an edit field rather than a checkbox; 3) Include both hashes in FILE_CHECKSUM_VALUE macro when Hash type 'Both' selected.
  • Service action: Create operation did not update service properties.

New in Visual Build Professional 9.6 (Feb 18, 2018)

  • Action Enhancements:
  • 7-Zip action: Support v18.
  • Amazon action: Support additional commands.
  • Azure action: Support Azure CLI 2.0.
  • Doc-To-Help action: Support v5.
  • Document! X action: Support v2017.
  • Git action: Support additional commands.
  • HelpStudio action: Support v2017.
  • InstallShield action: Support v2018.
  • InstallAware action: Support X7.
  • NUnit action: Support v3.7 thru 3.9.
  • PlasticSCM action: Support v6 and v7.
  • RoboHelp action: Support v13.
  • Run SQL action: Support SQL Server 2017.
  • Surround SCM action: Support v2017.
  • VMware Player action: Support v8.
  • VMware Workstation action: Support v14.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Read File action: Append option appending twice.

New in Visual Build Professional 9.5 (May 9, 2017)

  • Enhancements:
  • GUI App: High-DPI awareness
  • Action Enhancements:
  • 7-Zip action: Support v17.
  • Advanced Installer action: Support v14.
  • Delphi/C++Builder/RAD Studio actions: Support v10.2 Tokyo.
  • DeployMaster action: Support v6.
  • HelpNDoc action: Support v5.
  • InstallAware action: Support X6.
  • NuGet action: Support v4.
  • NUnit action: Support v3.6.
  • PlasticSCM action: Update command list.
  • Service action: Support configuring additional properties.
  • Vault action: Support v10.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Make VS 2017 action: Not always finding devenv.com.

New in Visual Build Professional 9.0 (Jul 10, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • Support for Windows 10.
  • Modeless properties pane for editing step and macro properties (View | Properties Window).
  • Build profiles to choose which sets of steps are built (Step | Properties | General tab, Build toolbar, /profile command-line flag).
  • Command to open a Command Prompt or PowerShell console to the selected folder (View | Shell menu; configured at Tools | User Options | Miscellaneous).
  • Option to remember previous step selections when opening projects (Tools | User Options | Projects/Steps).
  • Enhancements:
  • GUI App: 1) Support code completion in Script Editor in 64-bit edition; 2) Support drag+drop of files, text, and URLs onto Step Properties and Macro Properties dialog edit controls; 3) Improved parsing of filenames for View | Shell commands in Output pane; 4) Include macro type in Action column of Step pane for Set Macro action; 5) Truncate long macro values to prevent slow refresh; 6) By default, hide actions with no registered file assocations (right-click in Actions pane and choose Show Hidden to display).
  • Watches pane: 1) Sort properties case-insensitive; 2) Option to format standard property values (Tools | User Options | Display); 3) Expanded value shown in tooltip instead of separate Value column; 4) Additional context menu items; 5) Refresh pane when property changes.
  • Text and XML file loggers: Cache writes to improve performance.
  • Encrypt step properties and macros using AES-256.
  • Support for .NET Framework 4.5.2 and 4.6.
  • Object model: 1) Additional option for specifying SyncBuildEx process options (UseProfileOptionWithSyncBuildEx); 2) Make Step.Action property writeable; 3) Add Step.Property2 property for creating encrypted values; 4) Limit length of strings parsed for macros and script that can slow down builds; 5) Application options to define timeout for expanding macros and script in tooltips (MacroExpandTooltipTimeout) and during build (MacroExpandBuildTimeout).
  • New Actions:
  • Amazon
  • Azure
  • Make VS 2015
  • Manifest Generator
  • Action Enhancements:
  • File processing actions: 1) Performance improvements; 2) Automatic support for extended-length paths.
  • Various actions: 1) Resize fields to width of dialog; 2) Resize Name column of grids with dialog.
  • 7-Zip action: Support v15.
  • Advanced Installer action: Support v12.
  • Call Subroutine action: Resize Subroutine field and Name column with dialog.
  • ClearCase action: Support additional commands.
  • Copy Files action: 1) Support multiple destination folders (Options tab); 2) Default new steps to not copy hidden or system files.
  • Delete Files action: Option to not delete root folder.
  • Delphi/RAD Studio/C++Builder action: Support XE7 and XE8.
  • Document! X action: Support v2015.
  • Dr.Explain action: Support v5.
  • Enhanced Zip Files action: Support Deflate64, XZ, JPEG, and WavPack compression methods (and also Best option to use best method).
  • Enhanced Unzip Files action: Support XZ, JPEG, and WavPack compression methods.
  • Fast-Help action: Support v8.
  • Flare action: Support v11.
  • FTP action: Support additional options (Options tab).
  • Git action: Support v2.
  • Gradle action: Support v2.
  • Help & Manual action: Support v7.
  • HelpStudio action: Support v2015.
  • Inno Setup action: 1) Ability to auto-locate Inno Setup compiler even if .iss extension associated with another program (i.e., Inno Script Studio or ISTool); 2) Up/Down buttons for definitions on Project tab.
  • InstallAnywhere action: Support v2014.
  • InstallAware action: Support X2.
  • InstallShield action: 1) Support v2015; 2) Support building multiple configurations (Project tab); 3) Up/Down buttons for properties on MSI tab.
  • Loop action: Support iterating over Scripting.Dictionary objects.
  • NDepend action: Support v6.
  • NUnit action: Support v3.
  • Perforce action: Support v2014 and 2015.
  • Process Files action: Option to fail the step if no matching files found.
  • Read File action: Option to convert null bytes to spaces for reading binary files (File tab).
  • RoboHelp action: Support v11 and v12.
  • Run Program action: 1) Additional options when creating processes with credentials; 2) Use interactive desktop option (Advanced tab).
  • SourceAnywhere action: Support v6.
  • StarTeam action: Support v14.3.
  • Surround SCM action: Support v2015.
  • Transform XML Log action: Option to format (indent) XML document (Transform tab).
  • Vault action: Support v8.
  • VirtualBox action: Support v5.
  • VMware Player action: Support v7.
  • VMware Workstation action: Support v11.
  • Write File action: Add line/column indicator to File tab.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • GUI App: 1) Rebuild selected on non-contiguous selection containing Call Subroutine steps builds non-selected steps; 2) Prevent multiple steps from getting highlighted when stepping, stopping, and starting build from cursor; 3) Error when restarting build while single-stepping; 4) Double-clicking on macro icon in Macros pane did not open properties dialog.
  • Builder component: Credentials specified in SyncBuildEx not honored.
  • Dr.Explain action: Fix for building of multiple formats.
  • File processing actions: 1) Attributes not checked when no path specified; 2) Fix for advanced file matching boundary condition that did not match correctly.

New in Visual Build Professional 8.7 (Jun 9, 2014)

  • Action Enhancements:
  • Hide obsolete actions by default (to show all hidden actions, right-click in the Actions pane and choose Show Hidden).
  • Advanced Installer action: Support v11.
  • Doc-to-Help action: Support v2014.
  • IIS Virtual Dir action: Support updating default web site.
  • InstallMate action: Support v9.
  • InstallShield action: Support v2014.
  • Make C++Builder, Delphi, RAD Studio actions: Support XE6.
  • Mercurial action: Support v3.
  • Multilizer action: Support v10.
  • Perforce action: Support v2014.
  • PowerShell action: Add Execution policy field (Options tab).
  • PureCM action: Support v2013, 2014.
  • Run SQL action: Support SQL Server 2014.
  • Sisulizer action: Support v4.
  • Subversion action: Support v1.9.
  • WiX action: Support v4.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • GUI App: Type mismatch error on reload or File | New if temporary macro contains object.
  • Service action: Use QueryServiceConfig API instead of reading registry to query Startup type.
  • Write XML action: Support double quotes for attribute values in XPath expression to create elements.

New in Visual Build Professional 8.6 (Mar 23, 2014)

  • Action Enhancements:
  • Document! X action: Support v2014.
  • Flare action: Support v10.
  • HelpNDoc action: Support v4.
  • HelpStudio action: Support v2014.
  • InstallAware action: Support v18.
  • PureCM action: Support v2013.
  • Run Program action: Add Remote service name field (Remote tab).
  • SourceAnywhere action: Support v5.
  • SurroundSCM action: Support v2014.
  • Write XML action: Support creating elements with attribute values in XPath expression.

New in Visual Build Professional 8.5 (Mar 23, 2014)

  • New Actions:
  • Make VS 2013
  • Enhancements:
  • Display full path+filename of recent file menu item in status bar.
  • Improved performance when building many iterating steps in GUI app.
  • Action Enhancements:
  • AccuRev action: Support v6.
  • Doc-To-Help action: Support v2013.
  • InstallAnywhere action: Support v2003.
  • InstallAware action: Support v16 and v17.
  • InstallShield action: Support v2013.
  • Make C++Builder/Delphi/RAD Studio actions: 1) Support XE5; support XE2 thru XE5 in Product version field on Options tab.*[8.5.0.2]
  • Make VS* actions: 1) Support v2013; 2) Support environment variables in output dir of VC++ projects; 3) Support VC++ output dir specified in property sheet.
  • MSBuild action: Support v12.
  • Multilizer action: Support v9.
  • NDepend action: Support v5.
  • NSIS action: Support v3.
  • NuGet action: Support v2.7.
  • Plastic SCM action: Support v5.*[8.5.0.1]
  • Perforce action: Support v2013.
  • Read XML action: Preserve white space option (File tab).
  • Run Program and derived actions: Prefix main command option (Advanced tab) to prefix main command instead of running a separate command.*[8.5.0.1]
  • StarTeam action: Support v13 and v14.
  • Subversion action: Support v1.8.
  • Transform XML Log action: Preserve white space option (Transform tab).
  • Vault action: Support v7.
  • VMware Player action: Support v6.
  • VMware Workstation action: Support v10.
  • Write XML action: 1) Preserve white space option (File tab); 2) Don't add namespace attribute when adding new element to a parent node in same namespace.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • InstallShield action: Parameters not quoted properly with InstallShield Professional option.*[8.5.0.3]

New in Visual Build Professional 8.4 (Mar 23, 2014)

  • Enhancements:
  • Application option to cache action info and components when building (CacheActions property; enabled by default).
  • New Actions:
  • File Checksum
  • Action Enhancements:
  • Advanced Installer action: Support v10.
  • Ant action: Support v1.9.
  • Document! X action: Support v2013.
  • HelpStudio action: Support v2013.
  • Make C++Builder/Delphi/RAD Studio actions: Support XE4.
  • Service action: Query startup type and store in SERVICE_START_TYPE macro.
  • Telnet action: Ability to customize delay amount for each response (end line with ).

New in Visual Build Professional 8.3 (Mar 23, 2014)

  • Action Enhancements:
  • Doc-to-Help: Support 2012 v3.
  • Enhanced ZIP Files action: Don't trim double quote characters from Command to run field.
  • Fast-Help action: Support v7.
  • Flare: Support v9.
  • Git action: 1) Auto-locate git.exe if not in PATH; 2) Support additional commands.
  • InstallAware action: Support v15.
  • Read Registry action: Support accessing remote 64-bit registry view from 32-bit machine.
  • SetupBuilder: Support v8.
  • SourceAnywhere: Support v4.
  • Write Registry action: Support accessing remote 64-bit registry view from 32-bit machine.

New in Visual Build Professional 8.2 (Mar 23, 2014)

  • New Actions:
  • App Packager
  • Action Enhancements:
  • Document! X action: Support v2012.1.
  • FTP action: Add keep alive option (Server tab).
  • HelpStudio action: Support v2012.1.
  • Hyper-V action: Support Windows 8 and Windows 2012 Server.
  • InstallAnywhere action: Support v2012.
  • PowerShell action: Support v3.
  • Sign Code action: 1) Support Windows 8 application packages (.appx); 2) Auto-locate signtool.exe installed with Windows 8 SDK.
  • Surround SCM action: Support v2013.
  • Web Deploy action: Support v3.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Set Macro action: Repeating build rule not repeated.

New in Visual Build Professional 8.1 (Mar 23, 2014)

  • New Actions:
  • Make VS 2012
  • Action Enhancements:
  • Advanced Installer action: Support v9.
  • Document! X action: Support v2012.
  • Flare action: Support v8.
  • HelpNDoc action: Support v3.6.
  • HelpStudio action: Support v2012.
  • InstallAware action: Support NX.
  • InstallShield action: Support v2012 Spring.
  • Make Delphi/C++ Builder/RAD Studio actions: Support XE3.
  • Make VS.NET action: Support v2012.
  • Multilizer action: Support v8.
  • NAnt action: Support v0.92.
  • NDepend action: Support v4.
  • NuGet action: Support v2.
  • Perforce action: Support v2012.
  • PureCM action: Support v2012.
  • RoboHelp action: Support v10.
  • Surround SCM action: Support v2012.
  • Team Build action: Support v2012.
  • Team Concert action: Support v4.
  • Team Foundation action: Support v2012.
  • Team Test action: Support v2012.
  • Vault action: Support v6.
  • VMware Workstation action: Support v9.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Send Mail action: Fail step if any file attachments don't exist.
  • SourceSafe action: 64-bit edition doesn't locate ss.exe properly.
  • Team Foundation action: Some commands have wrong fields disabled and missing command-line flags.

New in Visual Build Professional 8.0 (Feb 23, 2012)

  • Support for:
  • Bazaar
  • Dimensions
  • Gallio (MbUnit, etc.)
  • Git
  • Maven
  • Mercurial
  • Plastic SCM
  • PureCM
  • SCM Anywhere
  • SourceAnywhere
  • SourceOffSite
  • Windows Virtual PC

New in Visual Build Professional 7.5a (Apr 8, 2010)

  • Support for:
  • Bazaar
  • Dimensions
  • Gallio (MbUnit, etc.)
  • Git
  • Maven
  • Mercurial
  • Plastic SCM
  • PureCM
  • SCM Anywhere
  • SourceAnywhere
  • SourceOffSite
  • Windows Virtual PC

New in Visual Build Professional 7.2 (Jul 14, 2009)

  • SFTP and SSH secure communication
  • Encryption of password properties
  • Call Stack and Watches panes
  • Explorer look and feel on Vista
  • Logging enhancements
  • Support for Visual Studio 2008 and Team System 2008
  • Support for Delphi / C++Builder / RAD Studio 2009 and Delphi Prism

New in Visual Build Professional 6.6 (Sep 29, 2007)

  • An updated user interface with fully customizable docking panes, menus, toolbars, and keyboard shortcuts
  • Unlimited undo/redo when editing projects
  • Instant navigation to build errors and browser-style navigation
  • A code completing script editor supporting JScript, PerlScript, Python, RubyScript, and VBScript
  • Support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Visual Studio Team System, IBM Rational ClearCase, and Borland Developer Studio 2006
  • Incremental copy and folder synchronization to and from FTP servers
  • Over 20 new custom actions and enhancements to many existing actions

New in Visual Build Professional 6.2 (Oct 6, 2006)

  • An updated user interface with fully customizable docking panes, menus, toolbars, and keyboard shortcuts
  • Unlimited undo/redo when editing projects
  • Instant navigation to build errors and browser-style navigation
  • A code completing script editor supporting JScript, PerlScript, Python, RubyScript, and VBScript
  • Support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Visual Studio Team System, IBM Rational ClearCase, and Borland Developer Studio 2006
  • Incremental copy and folder synchronization to and from FTP servers
  • Over 20 new custom actions and enhancements to many existing actions