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[pscEx]

@All!

The WinBuilder development team is proud to announce the second release candidate on the way to the next stable version 078

Now we need you as testers!

Please report back any issues that you find with this new beta version, lots of changes have been introduced on the engine so we need feedback to see if anything was left to be corrected.

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RC 2 (14-JUL-2009)

Download:
http://winbuilder.ne...oad.php?view.42

What's new?

Bug fixes:

• fixed - Bug ID #196: Suggestions for improving UI (item #2 and #3)
• fixed - Bug ID #197: RegGetNext - access violation
• fixed - Bug ID #199: Run - Failed to find section [AddShortcut] in file (bug in AddVariables)
• fixed - Bug in Exec command which deletes GLOBAL variables
• fixed - Disappearing scrollbars in Editor / Attachments
• fixed - In RegWrite REG_MULTI_SZ spaces are treated as separators

Changes:

• changed - consolidation of all file transfer commands.
• changed - Filecopy overwrite warning only with different MD5
• changed - In RegWrite REG_MULTI_SZ write empty key as hex(00 00 00 00) rather then not to create the empty key

Additions:

• added - APPEND option to IniWriteTextLine
• added - If,EQUALX command for case sensitive compare
• added - Option to warn before overwrite when extracting attachments manually
• added - RegWrite 0x2 parameter accepted as hex number list
• added - RegWrite warns on overwriting different value
• added - Request Bug ID #200: Interface Editor: Component Selector
• added - Request Bug ID #201: Open Script Dir
• added - Warnings and Errors in log.html header contain script titles
• added - Extract of single file fom a CAB archive

Known issues:

• DirCopy from a mounted WIM fails with certain files and directories. That seems to be an security / access issue wich is not yet solved
• 'Randomly' appearing hangs with 'Black Screen' in projects of Vista / Win7 world

Syntax descriptions are updated in the help: http://winbuilder.ne...ipt_syntax.html

Happy Testing!
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RC 1 (09-JUN-2009)

Download:
http://winbuilder.ne...oad.php?view.41

What's new?

Bug fixes:

• fixed - loop with 'Choose source' in case of only invalid source list entries
• fixed - beta 3 introduced bug in FileCopy with wildcards

Changes:

• changed - System,RESCANSCRIPTS does not longer restart WinBuilder

Additions:

• added - StrFormat,POSX and StrFormat,REPLACEX commands
• added - ToolTips to GUI

The next time there will be only bug fixes to reach the final version 078.

New functionality or major changes will not be done.

Happy Testing!
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Beta 3 (30-May-2009)

Download:
http://winbuilder.net/request.php?40

What's new?

Bug fixes:

• fixed - anchored "rename current file" in download center to window buttom
• fixed - Bug ID #182: v.44 / WB077 beta2
• fixed - Bug ID #188: CopyOrExpand warnings
• fixed - (Some remaining issues) Fresh created interface components sometimes went lost.
• fixed - ExtractAndRun with parameters
• fixed - CopyOrExpand: M$ Expand feature when files are compressed under a different name than expanded
• fixed - Bug in RegWrite with comma in value
• fixed - Bug ID #192: _Calculate,AutoIT Command
• fixed - Bug ID #190: System,REFRESHINTERFACE
• fixed - BartPE convert: Some smaller bugs with progress and log.html
• fixed - Bug in RegRead of binaries: First byte was duplicated
• fixed - Bug in RegRead of REG_MULTI_SZ with comma in value

Changes:

• changed - Log.html is now generated with W3C 4.01 compliancy
• changed - Smoothed FileCopy command, added NOREC and PRESERVE parameters
• changed - Interface components can be set like variables
• changed - Smoothed ScrollBar handling in interface editor

Additions:

• added - BartPE convert: put syntax error lines into log
• added - BartPE convert: Optional suppress Nu2Menu shortcut generation, when XPEINIT shortcut is present
• added - Visible command to dynamically hide / show interface components
• added - In single scripts, processed sections can optionally use or not use the ProgressWindow
• added - Alternate interface section definable in [Main]
• added - 'SHOW' as last parameter to ShellExecute: progress bar animated
• added - StrFormat,SHORTPATH and StrFormat,LONGPATH commands

The most important new features are:

• The GUI can be changed dynamically by the script. The changes are immediatelly visible
• Components of the GUI can be shown / hidden by the script. The changes are immediatelly visible.
• An 'alternate' GUI can be defined, controlled by [Main]Interface=<Interface section>

I think that the next published version will be WinBuilder 077 RC1 or 078 final

Happy Testing!

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Beta 2 (26-Apr-2009)

Download:
http://winbuilder.ne...oad.php?view.39

What's new?

Bug fixes:

• fixed - Bug ID #177: Wait command bug 077 Beta 1
• fixed - Bug ID #176: Script Count incorrect
• fixed - Bug in If command when comparing floating point values
• fixed - Bug in proxy settings with disappearing 'z'
• fixed - Bug ID #180: MULT/DIV replaced 32 bit integer by 64 bit integer
• fixed - Fresh created interface components sometimes went lost.

Changes:

• changed - Rewrote 'If,ONLINE' and 'If,PING' internal handling to Indi functions
• changed - Dynamical binding of psapi.dll - allows start of WinBuilder under w2k
• changed - Now WinBuilder internet functionality 100% independent from IE settings
• changed - Download center optionally renames current file rather than overwiting it

Additions:

• added - Build progress shown in taskbar icon
• added - Some visible user information in taskbar icon when WinBuilder builds in background
• added - Check commands for correct number of arguments
• added - If,FileExist command now can check HTTP URLs
• added - System,SPLITPARAMETERS command
• added - Interface editor has scroll bars by default.

The most important new features are:

• Now WinBuilder internet functionality is 100% independent from IE settings
  Until now the mini-browser in the download center still depended on the internet explorer.
  Now everything is done
  • Either directly into internet
  • Or using the proxy settings of WinBuilder.ini / Proxy tab in the Download Center
  That might bring some unknown troubles with proxy users.
  Please test carefully and report!
• Check commands for correct number of arguments
  This will avoid the WinBuilder crash with "List index out of bounds"
  If the number of arguments in a statement is not conforming to the syntax, a warning is created.
  A wrong number of arguments can also be detected e.g. by a space in a parameter w/o using quotes, or quotes inside quotes
  
  This behaviour is 'fixed coded' in the beta version. In the release version it will be an option.
  
  BTW: In the nativeEx core I found and fixed around 10 'Errors' I myself produced in the past.

Happy Testing!

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Beta 1 (01-Apr-2009)


Download:
http://winbuilder.ne...oad.php?view.38

What's new?

First of course some bug fixes:

• fixed - Bug ID #157 'StrFormat,POS'
• fixed - Bug ID #158 'StrFormat,SPLIT'
• fixed - Bug ID #159 'Tree view splitter bug reborn'
• fixed - Bug ID #163 'Download progress bar'
• fixed - Bug ID #164 'variable handling bug'
• fixed - Bug ID #165 'Processing scripts interface'
• fixed - Bug ID #167 Scrollbar markings in Interface editor have the wrong size.
• fixed - Bug ID #169: WB GUI slightly to big for wondow
• fixed - Bug ID #170: Options GUI to big for window yet no scrollbars
• fixed - Bug ID #171: disappearing scrollbars in the treeview
• fixed - Bug ID #174: Retrieve,MD5 bug
• fixed - Bug ID #175: OnBuildExit | OnScriptExit,BEEP
• fixed - Bug in DirCopy with trailing backslash
• fixed - Bug in GUI FileBox component, setting %BaseDir% to last shown dir
• fixed - Bug in log.html generation with 'Begin' and 'End' in comment lines
• fixed - Bug letting download center crash on empty version number
• fixed - Bug with escape of escape (##$p) in Set command value
• fixed - Dummy proxy entry in WinBuilder.ini, even there is no proxy used
• fixed - Error 'File does not exist' which could occur on the very first start of WinBuilder in an empty directory
• fixed - ExtractAndRun did not resolve variables completelly
• fixed - Give the Exec command knowledge about API
• fixed - Reanimated ability to hide interface component
• fixed - Some unresolved variable values in IniWrite and MakeDir
• fixed - Source CDs of different projects got mixed
• fixed - StrFormat,CEIL and FLOOR decimal point troubles, logically CEIL and FLOOR exchanged
• fixed - Wrong message text in IniMerge (error instead of success)

But also some additions which make developing / working with WinBuilder more comfortable:

• added - Syntax highlighter for SynEdit with WB language
• added - Search / Replace functionality to source editor
• added - Interface component visibility controlled by CheckBox in interface editor
• added - StrFormat,UCASE and StrFormat,LCASE commands
• added - System,SAVELOG command
• added - Optional output of comment lines in log. Can be switched under Tools > Log Options
• added - Output Variables into log.html. Can be switched under Tools > Log Options
• added - optional warning in log on unresolved (misspelled) commands. Can be switched under Tools > Log Options
• changed - Set command now updates interface values immediatelly. Optional the additional PERMANENT argument to write into script
• changed - System,RESCANSCRIPTS in standard build does not restart WinBuilder

The Syntax highlighter can be customized. See here

We did not intend to write a high level source code editor inside WinBuilder. But the provided small functionality works well.
And compared with zero functionality before, there is an increase of infinite percentage.

Happy Testing!

Peter

[Lancelot]

Thank you a looooooooooooooot


some minor demands for 078 if you like:
1)
a ) when winbuilder.exe first runs in an empty folder, it goes directly to download center (oki, this is good)
b ) when winbuilder.exe runs in a folder where there is script.project, and when we click download button it goes to download center.

in situation b ) we have X button to go back,
can we have X for situation a ) ??????????

http://img50.imagesh...mptlyfolder.png

http://img25.imagesh...bfullfolder.png

2)
can we have an option (maybe in advanced menu, maybe a line in winbuilder.ini file) to tell winbuilder.exe not to extract _default.txt when there no exists.

3) *************** ( WinBuilder.exe - Requests -->bug id 135 (sorry for link)
most important than 1 and 2,
can we have a batch command for winbuilder.exe to create index.html and updates.ini
example:
winbuilder.exe location: C:\wb\winbuilder.exe
command example:

C:\wb\winbuilder.exe name:LiveXP createindexhtml createupdateshtml

which will result creation of index.html and updates.ini in \Projects folder





reason1 of 1) 2) or only 3)
i use this stupid batch file to create updates.ini and index.html for livexp extra project (which dont have script.project)

del /q /f /a ".\Projects\LiveXP\script.project"

copy /y script.project ".\Projects\LiveXP"

del /q /f /a .\Projects\index.html

del /q /f /a .\Projects\updates.ini

start winbuilder.exe

echo.	 .\Projects\Tools folder will be deleted

echo.	 .\Projects\LiveXP\script.project will be deleted

echo.	 going to upload screen to create ini and html file

pause

rd /s /q ".\Projects\Tools"

del /q /f /a .\Projects\LiveXP\script.project

pause

echo.	 create updates.ini and index.html

pause

ps: script.project file can be any script.project file in base folder


reason2 of 1) 2) or only 3) (especiallllllllyyyyy 3)
it will be easier for project developers to create updates.ini and index.html and upload to server.


ps: if this is wrong place, please warn so i move to another topic


edit: batch fixed

[pscEx]

#1: Of course! Thanks for the hint.

#2 and #3: I personally also feel not very happy with the upload features of WinBuilder.
On the other hand I think that WinBuilder is a batcher and should not be overloaded with satellite functions.

For my personal use I wrote an app 'genUpdates' which creates updates.ini.

It could be enhanced by adding generation of index.html.

The calling batch excludes _default.txt:

REM No need of _default.txt to upload!

del Projects\Tools\Languages\_default.txt



REM first (as many as necessary / wanted) arguments define the project(s)

REM /T and /W define title and website for the [info] section

genUpdates nativeEx_Core nativeEx_barebone Tools /TnativeEx /Wnativeex.boot-land.net

Result:

;This file is automatically generated by psc program genUpdates version 2.0.0

;Date: 2009-Apr-01 11:31:30

;Command Line: genUpdates nativeEx_Core nativeEx_barebone Tools /TnativeEx /Wnativeex.boot-land.net 



[info]

Title=nativeEx

Website=nativeex.boot-land.net



[Updates]

nativeEx_Core=Folder

nativeEx_barebone=Folder

Tools=Folder

...

...

What do you think?

Peter

[Lancelot]

On the other hand I think that WinBuilder is a batcher and should not be overloaded with satellite functions.

Totally Agree

For my personal use I wrote an app 'genUpdates' which creates updates.ini.

It could be enhanced by adding generation of index.html.

wonderful, i am looking forward to this, this will solve all problem and will make uploads very easier.

ps: for genupdates, i will ask on another topic not to scatter the current subject.

Thanks for all

[Lancelot]

ah one more mini thing,

as a migrant last week i made many builds on slow pcs, one thing i noticed is this:
when i start build, i minimize winbuilder and do other things (browsing, etc)
but because i dont see any thing where process is, when i wonder i restore wb screen and minimize again

when processing we have a reference (ex: 3 / 27 on picture) on wb (which is wonderful)
can we have it on title too ???
so without restore/minimize, we can see where build is

example:
in picture we have title: WinBuilder [077 beta 1]
http://img27.imagesh...23/taskbarr.png

during process can we have title: 3/27 WinBuilder [077 beta 1]

ps: if you like the idea, we can have green blinking when finish, red blinking when stopped due to an error etc. (i cant remember the examples of utilities, i guess you understand what i mean)
ps2: in the example i put 3/27 before WinBuilder [077 beta 1] in order to see the numbers when taskbar size shrinks with many opened applications



i hope you like

[pscEx]

1)
a ) when winbuilder.exe first runs in an empty folder, it goes directly to download center (oki, this is good)
b ) when winbuilder.exe runs in a folder where there is script.project, and when we click download button it goes to download center.

in situation b ) we have X button to go back,
can we have X for situation a ) ??????????

I looked into the source.

Missing X in case a is intended:

// only allow to exit if there is at least one project available

  ToolBar10.Visible := Treeview.Items.Count > 0;

If I allow leaving by clicking the X, you get:

Which also does not make much sence.

So I suggest to stay with the old solution, which gives you 'exit app' as only alternity.

Peter

[paraglider]

Never have liked the red cross for a go back command. Its not intuitive. Its also inconsistent with the buttons in the top right on the main page. They have a caption. This should at least have a caption if its not possible to come up with a better icon.I would go for the main winbuilder icon with something like 'Main Page' for the caption.

[Lancelot]

Which also does not make much sence.

, to create updates.ini and index.html without script.project i need to click tools in the picture of your post , to click tools i need X button on download screen..... well with the promised genUpdates creating index.html and updates.ini, X existance is no problem anymore.

[pscEx]

when processing we have a reference (ex: 3 / 27 on picture) on wb (which is wonderful)
can we have it on title too ???
so without restore/minimize, we can see where build is

I tried, but that works only in the window title.
The icon in the task bar seems to be static and is not refreshed.

Peter

[Lancelot]

I tried, but that works only in the window title.

sorry, as a result probably title and taskbar are not using same source.

The icon in the task bar seems to be static and is not refreshed.

this statement maybe wrong, to give example i installed getright 5.2 and made a test download, follow the pictures..

picture1: http://img19.imagesh...844/0000sir.png
picture2: http://img19.imagesh...471/0001eqh.png
picture3: http://img19.imagesh.../9308/0012l.png



Edit: taskbar icon --> taskbar /// an ----> and

[pscEx]

I got it!

In the taskbar there is NOT the caption of the MainWindow.

There is the Application.Title!



Peter

[homes32]

looks nice!

this bug is still present however.

the count I am referencing is the current script number / total script number displayed on the build screen.
when you use the IF,License command the license is displayed correctly and when you click the Accepted button the script will continue processing normally but the count will reset to 0 until the next script starts, then the count will be correct.

for example.
you have a script called dummy.script that uses the If,License command. say it is the 10th script to be processed. you accept the license and now instead of the count being 10/74 it says 0/74 until the next script starts in which case the script count continues normally, displaying 11/74 ....

steps to reproduce:

1. start building a project that has the If,License command in at least 1 script.
2. when the accept license screen appears click accept.
3. the script number says 0/## until the next script starts. then returns to the correct script number

[Lancelot]

I got it!

wonderful

also dont forget this

if you like the idea, we can have green blinking when finish, red blinking when stopped due to an error etc.

and also i agree with paraglider's comment about X
sth like
from this: (picture 1) http://img26.imagesh...63/xcurrent.png
to this: (picture 2) http://img26.imagesh...231/xtoback.png
i guess maybe better (maybe a small text writing "back" inside )

and and also, thank you again

[inachu]

I really would like to see a wizard that will do a step by step
bootable CD/DVD iso creator.

Kinda like..... Insert your Bootable OS cd/dvd now.

Next prompt: insert path to the various driver you would
like to have on your bootable image cd/dvd. Make sure multiple choice is allowed or a window to select drivers.

There would be multiple check boxes for several nic card choices

and the same for video drivers and hard driver drivers.

(I'm downlaoding the beta now. :-)

[pscEx]

Hi, inachu!

Welcome in our community!

What you hope to get, is currently 'I do not know'

WinBuilder itself is a batcher processing a list of scripts.
To include your idea into WinBuilder.exe itself, is not possible (or better: not recommended)

But maybe there is a developer (maybe you?) to develop a 'Wizard project'

Peter

[mike_qc]

by the way ....anyone knows if the SAM (securety account manager ) kick-in when booting form cd...if i have a password on my comp, will the cd ask me for my password ?
or iam juste able to unlock all the computer on the planet whithout promping for passsword and username ?

my cd is ready ... virtual desktop build 6001

mike

[mike_qc]

thanks

[paraglider]

When you boot from the CD it is a separate OS with its own registry so no it will not use your normal user name / password for the OS booted from a hard drive.

There are several rudimentary i.e. easily cracked, attempts to add a startup password to the CD. Anybody with any knowledge of PE if they have access to your CD will be able to remove the startup passwords for the CD.

[mike_qc]

so if i enter into an office....i can use my cd to copy every thing on all the pc....wow ...thats dangerous !!!!! but since iam a white hat hacker ....it wont happen ....unless my customer ask me to
reaccess their documents.

[was_jaclaz]

so if i enter into an office....i can use my cd to copy every thing on all the pc....

Provided that the office IT is a moron that allowed:

• booting from CD
• booting from USB or any other thing BUT the internal hard disk
• changing BIOS settings without asking for a password

and that the office PC user is a moron that actually lets you touch his PC.

I have no doubt on your "white hat" status , but I have a few doubts on the "hacker" qualification



jaclaz

[mike_qc]

jaclaz.....( are u the webmaster admin ? )

usb key can only be managed in GPO ( and a bit in the bios ) - so by booting on the cd, u bypass the security policy (GPO) witch is stored on the server on network boot. so i can transfer from HD to USB anytime.

like i said...iam a newby with winbuilder....but i guess when i see a chalange, i go for it....and find my way....but since iam not here to prove myself....just to have fun and share knowledge

iam so small in this universe...

[was_jaclaz]

jaclaz.....( are u the webmaster admin ? )

Yes and no, mainly I try cleaning up the place, FYI :
http://www.boot-land...?showtopic=2399
http://www.boot-land...?...c=2399&st=6

Have you ever seen "Scrubs" :
http://www.imdb.com/...r/ch0009522/bio
http://en.wikipedia....anitor_(Scrubs)

usb key can only be managed in GPO ( and a bit in the bios ) - so by booting on the cd, u bypass the security policy (GPO) witch is stored on the server on network boot. so i can transfer from HD to USB anytime.

Yep , the point I was trying to make was that noone besides the site admin or the admin of the machine should be given the ability of booting off ANYTHING but internal hard disk.
And noone but authorized personnel should be able to even TOUCH a PC in an office.



jaclaz

[pscEx]

@Jaclaz
@mike_qc

I preferr to hold this topic 'INTOPIC'.

Can you please move and continue your OFFTOPIC conversation to a different topic?

Thanks

Peter

Edited by psc, 08 April 2009 - 04:53 PM.
I set them invisible

[homes32]

a couple of issues with the new syntax highlighting.

1. when in the script source editor using the "light bulb button" to open a new window will not have syntax highlighting in the new opened window.

2. comments (// ##) are not highlighted when they are indented or have spaces in front of them.
[codebox]-- Works as intended --
##
//

-- Does not work --

##
//
//
[/codebox]

[pscEx]

a couple of issues with the new syntax highlighting.

1. when in the script source editor using the "light bulb button" to open a new window will not have syntax highlighting in the new opened window.

2. comments (// ##) are not highlighted when they are indented or have spaces in front of them.

#1 is fixed and will be included in WB 077 beta 2
#2: For the highlighter a comment line is defined as 'line STARTING with // or ##'
I'm not sure whether i can tell the higlighter to trim lines before evaluating. But I'll try

Peter