Febooti Automation Workshop utility - history

Fixed:

• When only whitespace characters (spaces, tabs, enters) were used as parameter input, its value were not preserved.
• File / Folder Watcher trigger was crashing upon change of folder date or deletion operations.
• After rename or edit of Task Scheduler Trigger, it was not re-initiated. The problem occurred only with extensively used schedules (e.g. those that triggered Tasks once a second).
• Automation Workshop now tries to re-initiate failed Triggers automatically to verify if the initial context that lead to initiation failure has changed (such as appearance / disappearance of shares on network machines).
• Bug that caused improper Task execution in case when Automation Workshop agent was initiated before Automation Workshop service. The problem occurred only if Fast User Switching was disabled.
• Create folder Action was not creating folder on network share if intermediary folder was non-existent. Instead, erroneously, the intermediary folder was created on default drive.
• If there is no Computer Description set, Variable Wizard returns empty value instead of causing error.
• When sending email with non-existent attachment file specified, Automation Workshop was disconnecting from SMTP server upon operation timeout.
• If no TO recipients are specified, email header does not contain empty TO field.
• In most cases CC and BCC fields were ignored in Send Email Action.
• Single part emails in UTF-8 encoding are now sent correctly.
• Email MIME boundary now is always written in lower case.
• Sometimes emails in EML format were not sent.
• Wildcard matching algorithm in some cases (when filename was without extension) did not match files correctly.
• Minor bug fixes and tweaks.

Improved:

• Read file Action now supports more unicode encodings: UTF-8, UTF-16 big endian, UTF-32, UTF-32 big endian and, partially, UTF-7.
• Automation Workshop Manager has better responsiveness when running resource intensive Tasks.
• Refresh of Automation Workshop Manager Log pane is more smooth when performing many operations.
• Task details were updated upon Task execution. However, updated details were not shown in Automation Workshop manager (when using detailed view mode).
• Refresh command in Automation Workshop Manager did not resort Tasks.
• Task enable / disable operations are handled better visually. Less refreshing upon rename operations.
• Automation Workshop log pane shows Event ID in context menu and always leads to correct event (even if it has already disappeared from log pane).
• Slightly different naming scheme is applied to Task names when creating multiple copies.
• Mouse double click selects default value in Variable Wizard.
• Mouse Back button now works as Up in Automation Workshop manager folder structure.
• Browser Back button on extended keyboards can now be used with Automation Workshop.
• Copy, paste and cut commands were not working when renaming Task in Automation Workshop manager.
• Automation Workshop is trying to gather the information on unexpected service crashes and log it.
• After fresh Automation Workshop installation toolbars were displayed in wrong order and positions.
• Many minor improvements.

Changed:

• When no path or relative path is specified (and no startup or current folder is specified) Automation Workshop shows more relevant error message (e.g. no path specified instead of file not found).
• Copy file and Move file Actions always create a folder specified in destination (if non-existent).

New:

• Introduced Start program / application Action that allows automatic executing of specified program / application.
• Introduced Run DOS / Cmd command Action that provides an option to run command interpreter cmd.exe commands and batch files.
• Added Run As tab in Task properties that allows choosing user accounts from which Task will be executed both when user is logged in and logged off.
• New Automation Workshop event groups introduced to reflect the functionality improvements of service and events of new Actions.
• Default Run As user option added in Tasks tab of Automation Workshop options.

Fixed:

• File / folder watcher Trigger does not allow monitoring unspecified folder any more.
• File / folder watcher was terminating with a crash if monitored resource (such as network share) was disconnected.
• Copy file Action and Move file Action failed to copy / move files if creation of intermediate folders in network share was required or files were located in subfolders within folders that contained no files.
• It was possible to enable Task triggers by disabling / enabling the Task even if Task triggering was disabled globally.
• In specific Q-encoding cases FROM, TO, CC, REPLY-TO friendly names were formed incorrectly.
• Too much or too little of Trigger activity was logged upon specific Task logging settings.
• Automation Workshop service events now are recorded with the same Event ID in Windows event log.
• The Trigger name was incorrectly misplaced by Task name when displaying Event 2503 error.
• Comprehensive fix of minor bugs.

Improved:

• When Run as specified user is chosen in Task's Run As settings, validity of account credentials is instantly verified.
• Task Scheduler now verifies user credentials before actual Task triggering.
• Events 2050 and 2060 changed due to improvement which allows Tasks to report user credentials it is using.
• Improved responsiveness when stopping currently running Task from Queue manager.
• Automation Workshop service now fully complies with system shutdown routine.
• Automation Workshop manager info messages made more concise by moving OS and Automation Workshop error codes to log files and event details.
• Rename file Action allows renaming files to the same name with different character case (e.g. files to Files).
• Selection stays on Task icon after it has been renamed. When Task is created, its icon is automatically selected.
• Allows renaming Task folders and Task files to the same name with different character case (e.g. FILE to File).
• Log Manager sets window title immediately upon opening.
• New icons and other cosmetic fixes better meet Windows Vista visual appearance.
• OpenSSL and other libraries updated to most current versions.
• Vast number of performance, stability and visual optimizations.

Changed:

• Console mode of Automation Workshop service is now executed under system user account.
• Microsoft Windows 2000 is no longer supported.

Fixed:

• Registry error was displayed on some computers in specific cases upon Automation Workshop manager startup.
• Automation Workshop manager did not display Connected to service message on some computers.

Improved:

• On Windows Vista and Windows 2008 Server Automation Workshop manager now reconnects to service automatically upon service restart.
• Start / stop service option now works in Windows Vista with User Account Control (UAC) enabled.
• Windows Vista icons optimized for better appearance and compatibility.
• Minor user interface tweaks.

Fixed:

• Copy file Action was not working properly on Windows 2000.
• Automation Workshop (setup.exe) installation issues on Windows 2000.
• Toolbar and interface icons contained a slight cosmetic defect on Windows 2000.

Improved:

• Splash screen was displayed incorrectly on Windows Vista with Aero theme enabled.
• Log Manager and Queue Manager status bar controls were displayed incorrectly on Windows Vista.
• Minor user interface tweaks for better appearance.

New:

• Added installer that unpacks Automation Workshop in specified folder, installs service, creates icons and writes initial registry values.

Features:

• Automation Workshop manager - the main user interface that gives access to all program features.
• Automation Workshop service - a multi-thread supporting core component of the software.
• Queue manager - provides information on currently running Tasks.
• Log manager - shows information on successes and failures of past Task execution.
• Variable Wizard - allows for flexible interconnection between Triggers and Actions.
• Automation Workshop events provide information on Task execution processes.
• Online help - a comprehensive help system on every feature of Automation Workshop.
• Automation Workshop options - allow configuring most relevant parameters of the software.
• File / Folder Watcher - a Trigger that executes Tasks based on changes in file system.
• Task Scheduler - a Trigger that executes Tasks in connection to specified date / time pattern.
• Send email - a powerful Action with advanced email sending capabilities.
• File / Folder actions - a set of Actions that can perform various operations with files and folders (e.g. copy, move, delete, rename, read, write, etc.).