# FinalBuilder **URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/c/finalbuilder/5.md?no_subcategories=false&page=137 [Latest](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/tags.md) **Page:** 138 --- ## [Can't resize/reorder columns in action list](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/cant-resize-reorder-columns-in-action-list/2729)
**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2006, 3:36am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/cant-resize-reorder-columns-in-action-list/2729 "2006-12-06T03:36:13Z")
I originally thought you just couldn’t do this (no bug), but I’ve just discovered that I can resize precisely one column - the right hand edge of the Status column. The behaviour is really weird - if I drag the edge to t… --- ## [I love action groups!](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/i-love-action-groups/276)
**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2006, 1:53am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/i-love-action-groups/276 "2006-12-06T01:53:09Z")
I’m using dozens of them to comment related blocks of actions:Retrieve version numbers (Action group)-Text replace …-Text replace …-Text replace …Incredibly helpful for readability and to document what the script is actu… --- ## [Tweaking the ctrl+arrow key sequences in action lists](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/tweaking-the-ctrl-arrow-key-sequences-in-action-lists/3786)
**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2006, 1:26am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/tweaking-the-ctrl-arrow-key-sequences-in-action-lists/3786 "2006-12-06T01:26:39Z")
Generally, I really like the ctrl+arrowkey sequences for rearranging the tree structure of an action list. Sometimes the results are slightly unexpected, but generally with a bit of fiddling, you can move any item anywhe… --- ## [How to have MSMs copied to Merge Module directory](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/how-to-have-msms-copied-to-merge-module-directory/274)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2006, 11:53am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/how-to-have-msms-copied-to-merge-module-directory/274 "2006-12-05T11:53:27Z")
I am trying to create an InstallShield action that would copy newly created merge modules to the merge module directory. The merge modules InstallShield files I have have the option set to copy the newly built .MSM file… --- ## [Troubles running custom plugin on Vista RC2](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/troubles-running-custom-plugin-on-vista-rc2/2698)
**Author:** [@mihies](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/mihies)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2006, 9:00am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/troubles-running-custom-plugin-on-vista-rc2/2698 "2006-12-05T09:00:57Z")
For some reason, I can’t run this simple (my custom) action on Vista RC2. Even though I think the path is correct I get this error: Error executing program : Failed to execute program. Error : The directory name is inval… --- ## [NNTP News action problem](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/nntp-news-action-problem/2726)
**Author:** [@peter3](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/peter3)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2006, 4:21am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/nntp-news-action-problem/2726 "2006-12-05T04:21:03Z")
I just discovered today that when I use the NNTP action in FB5 to send a message, the message appears as a child of a previous message in Outlook Express, i.e I sent a notification to the borland.public.delphi.thirdparty… --- ## [Project File Format Inconsistencies](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/project-file-format-inconsistencies/2725)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2006, 4:18am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/project-file-format-inconsistencies/2725 "2006-12-05T04:18:56Z")
I don’t know if this is a bug-report, or more of a wish-list item, but here goes: When you save a project as .fbp, it’s obviously an XML file. I’ve noticed an inconsistency with the format however. With an empty item,… --- ## [Single, Turnkey Build System Possibilities?](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/single-turnkey-build-system-possibilities/271)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2006, 5:55am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/single-turnkey-build-system-possibilities/271 "2006-12-04T05:55:53Z")
Hi, all. We have several product versions to build, each of which may have one or more VS.NET 2003 or 2005 solution files as part of the product. I'm hoping to create a single, turnkey build system using FB5. With thi… --- ## [Is there a non-persisting variable definition?](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/is-there-a-non-persisting-variable-definition/275)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2006, 12:55pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/is-there-a-non-persisting-variable-definition/275 "2006-12-02T12:55:15Z")
I need to check for an environment variable, and if it doesn’t exist, then create it and assign a default value. In a batch file, this is simple: IF “%MyVar%”=="" SET MyVar=DefaultValue In FB4 I tried this: If Variable… --- ## [Fb5 gui?](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/fb5-gui/272)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 12:27pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/fb5-gui/272 "2006-12-01T12:27:45Z")
Hi, all. I haven’t gotten totally up-to-speed on new FB5 features, but I understand there’s a new GUI to run in front of the FB project(s). If so, can someone give me some direction in getting going with this? What ar… --- ## [Limitations of Path Manipulation action](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/limitations-of-path-manipulation-action/3784)
**Author:** [@andreas.axelsson](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/andreas.axelsson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 12:16pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/limitations-of-path-manipulation-action/3784 "2006-12-01T12:16:38Z")
The Path Manipulation action has several options to chose from, but it’s still very limited. To get a filename without extension one needs to run two actions, with multiple intermediate variables. I suggest the action is… --- ## [Two variable requests](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/two-variable-requests/3777)
**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 12:14pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/two-variable-requests/3777 "2006-12-01T12:14:24Z")
Cascading variable renames: When you rename a variable, it’d be nice to rename all the %references% to it automatically. Theoretically this should be easy, since you already have search/replace, right? :slight\_smile: 2… --- ## [Multiple Instances](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/multiple-instances/273)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 9:48am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/multiple-instances/273 "2006-12-01T09:48:08Z")
This isn’t so much of a FinalBuilder question as it is a Windows question, but here goes: How can I run different instances of FinalBuilder, each in it’s own environment space? I ask because my build process maps certai… --- ## [Team Foundation Server actions](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/team-foundation-server-actions/3752)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 8:56am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/team-foundation-server-actions/3752 "2006-12-01T08:56:10Z")
I have 2 requests for under the heading of TFS: First, there is no action for creating or destroying a workspace. For my nightly builds I want to make sure that I start with a fresh workspace each time so I destory and… --- ## [PSexec issue in FinalBuilder 5](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/psexec-issue-in-finalbuilder-5/2719)
**Author:** [@nelsonwolf](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/nelsonwolf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 12:11pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/psexec-issue-in-finalbuilder-5/2719 "2006-11-30T12:11:31Z")
Hi,I have found an issue with using PsExec Action in Final Builder 5. If you have a Run Script action that executes some vbscript code before psexec action then the psexec action errors out when running with fbcmd. It’s … --- ## [Regexps silently failing if string contains mismatched %'s](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/regexps-silently-failing-if-string-contains-mismatched-s/2723)
**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 5:55am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/regexps-silently-failing-if-string-contains-mismatched-s/2723 "2006-11-30T05:55:45Z")
I’m doing some file parsing and have a “if %\_i% matches regular expression” step. If \_i happens to contain a % (because it’s in the file), the whole step silently fails, and control jumps out of the action list, quietly … --- ## [Variables](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/variables/3783)
**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 4:09am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/variables/3783 "2006-11-30T04:09:38Z")
A few related wishes for variables: 1) Categorising. I’m getting quite a few variables now and it’s getting harder to keep them under control. If I could assign them to categories, like “Directory”, “Temporary”, “Counte… --- ## [Regexp fails if pattern is blank](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/regexp-fails-if-pattern-is-blank/2721)
**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 3:08am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/regexp-fails-if-pattern-is-blank/2721 "2006-11-30T03:08:29Z")
I’m not totally sure if this is a bug, expected behaviour or what, but it seems that if you match a string against a blank regular expression, an exception is raised. I had kind of thought any string matched a blank pat… --- ## [Unwatchable variable](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/unwatchable-variable/2722)
**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 1:49am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/unwatchable-variable/2722 "2006-11-30T01:49:15Z")
I’m not sure what caused this exactly but I have a variable (an action list parameter actually) which is not in the watch list, and which can’t be added to it. It simply doesn’t appear in the list when I choose “Add Watc… --- ## [Maybe not a bug: $(xxx) attempts to resolve as variable "xxx"](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/maybe-not-a-bug-xxx-attempts-to-resolve-as-variable-xxx/2720)
**Author:** [@pearsonitcompliance](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/pearsonitcompliance)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2006, 11:51am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/maybe-not-a-bug-xxx-attempts-to-resolve-as-variable-xxx/2720 "2006-11-29T11:51:29Z")
I am trying to use FinalBuilder to automate the build of a WiX project and I’m running into an issue that, if not a bug, is at least undocumented as far as I can find. Basically I am trying to replace some a path with a… --- ## [Vault get latest succeeds when it should not](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/vault-get-latest-succeeds-when-it-should-not/2702)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2006, 12:13pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/vault-get-latest-succeeds-when-it-should-not/2702 "2006-11-28T12:13:04Z")
This is from the log generated when running FBCMD triggered by CCNet:\[Vault Get Project from $/Applications/FarmManagement\] Running Vault with command line : get -user “" -password "" -host "\*\*\*\*” -repository “\*\*\*\*” -de… --- ## [Win32 Version Info mismatches ProductVersion](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/win32-version-info-mismatches-productversion/2680)
**Author:** [@andreas.axelsson](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/andreas.axelsson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2006, 11:08am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/win32-version-info-mismatches-productversion/2680 "2006-11-27T11:08:15Z")
The Win32 Version Info Updater in 4.2.0.276 seem to have a problem where, if I uncheck “link product and file version”, the PRODUCTVERSION field is updated anyway. The ProductVersion string is kept at the old value howev… --- ## [Substring losing spaces](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/substring-losing-spaces/2718)
**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2006, 5:55am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/substring-losing-spaces/2718 "2006-11-27T05:55:10Z")
Substring is converting " " into “” for the End string argument (and probably others) when the file is saved/reloaded. Not good if you’re trying to match the text before the first space… I guess the workaround is to sto… --- ## [Touch directories](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/touch-directories/3782)
**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2006, 5:11am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/touch-directories/3782 "2006-11-27T05:11:08Z")
Touch can set the date of files, but not directories (or so it seems). Could this be changed? (We do this…) Steve --- ## [MAGE: .NET SDK version not installed](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/mage-net-sdk-version-not-installed/269)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2006, 4:40am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/mage-net-sdk-version-not-installed/269 "2006-11-27T04:40:00Z")
I began working on a Manifest Generation and Editing script but I am getting the following error:"The .NET SDK you are trying to run is not installed"We have FinalBuilder 5 with .NET SDK 2.0 installed on this server. An… --- ## [.NET actions examples?](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/net-actions-examples/270)
**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2006, 4:02am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/net-actions-examples/270 "2006-11-27T04:02:50Z")
Hi all, I understand that you can create custom actions using any .NET language (like C#, delphi…) Are there any simple examples of these anywhere? Steve --- ## [Substring failing if string contains %'s](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/substring-failing-if-string-contains-s/2717)
**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2006, 3:15am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/substring-failing-if-string-contains-s/2717 "2006-11-27T03:15:11Z")
\-Set variable FOO to \[ %hello \] (in the GUI, you type this as “%%hello” -String Substring (Specify string, start string=\[, end string =\] ) At runtime, FinalBuilder generates an exception complaining about a mismatched… --- ## [File Contents Iterator +regexp](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/file-contents-iterator-regexp/3781)
**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2006, 2:27am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/file-contents-iterator-regexp/3781 "2006-11-27T02:27:14Z")
A “Ignore lines not matching this regexp” option on the File Contents Iterator would be great for file parsing. You can obviously do it with a separate step, but then you end up with a massive log file full of lines th… --- ## [Making Touch parameterised](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/making-touch-parameterised/3780)
**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2006, 1:52am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/making-touch-parameterised/3780 "2006-11-27T01:52:22Z")
Doesn’t look like you can use it to set an arbitrary date chosen at run time… Steve --- ## [Bug at psExec action creating](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/bug-at-psexec-action-creating/2716)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2006, 11:11am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/bug-at-psexec-action-creating/2716 "2006-11-26T11:11:43Z")
Hello! I try create psExec action but get exception. Your exception handler doesn’t work correct in this case and I get window with debuggers. See first screenshot. After I click “NO”, appears second window (see second … [Previous page](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/c/finalbuilder/5.md?no_subcategories=false&page=136) [Next page](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/c/finalbuilder/5.md?no_subcategories=false&page=138)