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New Features in Visual Build Version 7

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•Build call stack

 

•Watch window

 

•Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 compatibility

 

•Linux and Intel Mac OS X compatibility

 

•Preview and print step, macros, and output panes as displayed in the GUI

 

•Easier navigation in larger projects (Enhancements to build output navigation and Go To Step dialog).
 
•Hide actions from Actions pane

 

•Additional logging options, build output filtering, and build output coloring
 
•Encryption of protected step properties and macros

 

•Retry on step failure
 
•Pause before and/or after building a step

 

•Advanced options for all Run Program-derived actions
 
•Remote execution of all Run Program-derived actions
 
•Additional remote execution options

 

•Custom action screens and components for more products and enhancements to existing actions:

       * 7-Zip (new)

       * AccuRev

       * ADO

       * Advanced Installer

       * Batch File

       * Burn CD/DVD (support importing previous sessions, and filtering on size, date, and attributes)

       * Copy Files

       * COM+ Application

       * COM+ Component

       * Delete Files (filter on size, date, and attributes)

       * DeployMaster

       * Doc-O-Matic

       * Doc-To-Help

       * Document! X (new)

       * Dr.Explain (new)

       * ExpertInstall

       * Flare

       * Fortress

       * FTP (SFTP support, delete files option)

       * Fortress (new)

       * Help and Manual

       * Helpinator (new)

       * HelpMaker (new)

       * HTTP (option to log % complete progress; put and get in same step)

       * IIS (new)

       * Inno Setup

       * InstallAware

       * InstallAnywhere

       * Installer2Go (new)

       * InstallShield (support v2009 and 2010)

       * List Files (option to list empty folders)

       * Loop (new)

       * Make Delphi / C++Builder / RAD Studio (support v2009 and 2010)

       * Make Delphi Prism (new)

       * Make VB6

       * Make VS.NET / 2005 / 2008 / 2010 (support VS 2008 and 2010, parallel builds with MSBuild, and additional project types)

       * Multilizer

       * NAnt

       * NCover

       * NUnit

       * Perforce

       * PowerShell

       * Process Files (filter on size, date, and attributes)

       * Read File (new)

       * Read INI (new)

       * Read Registry (new)

       * Read XML (new)

       * Rename Files (filter on size, date, and attributes, support renaming of folders)

       * RoboHelp

       * Run Oracle Script

       * Run Program

       * Run SQL

       * Sandcastle

       * Service (create, configure, pause, resume, query, and delete operations)

       * Set File Attributes (filter on size, date, and attributes)

       * SetupBuilder

       * Setup Factory (add MSI Factory support)

       * Sign Code (Options to retain original modification timestamp and not re-sign if already signed)

       * Sisulizer

       * StarTeam

       * Subversion

       * Surround SCM

       * Team Build (support VS 2008 and 2010)

       * Team Foundation (support VS 2008 and 2010)

       * Team Test (support VS 2008 and 2010)

       * Transform XML Log

       * Telnet (SSH support)

       * UNZIP Files (support .gz and .tar files)

       * Vault

       * VMware Workstation/Server

       * Wait

       * Wise

       * Write XML

       * ZIP Files (support .gz and .tar files)

 

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