# Bugs

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## [Project changes not saved - v518](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/project-changes-not-saved-v518/2934)

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**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2007, 11:20am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/project-changes-not-saved-v518/2934 "2007-11-29T11:20:16Z")

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I just did a lot of changes to my project. I opened Tools -\> Edit Variables to check to see if I had deleted an old, no longer used variable. I had already done that, so I clicked Cancel on the Edit Variables dialog. …

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## [Build VS.Net Solution FB4 vss FB5](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/build-vs-net-solution-fb4-vss-fb5/2930)

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**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2007, 11:25am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/build-vs-net-solution-fb4-vss-fb5/2930 "2007-11-22T11:25:08Z")

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Hi, We have recently switched from finalbuilder v4.1.0.267 to v5.5.0.348 After converting the projects we had problems with the Build VS.Net solution. In FB4, we could deploy "webstie .solution" into the \_PublishedWebs…

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## [Minor bug when editing variable name](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/minor-bug-when-editing-variable-name/2926)

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**Author:** [@fabienriaille](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/fabienriaille)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2007, 12:27pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/minor-bug-when-editing-variable-name/2926 "2007-11-19T12:27:28Z")

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hello, When editing a variable using "right-click \> Edit Variable", updating the case-sensitive of the variable does not take effect when clicking "OK" (ie : update "myvariable" into "Myvariable") it works fine when usin…

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## [Variable name selection (psuedo-completion)](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/variable-name-selection-psuedo-completion/2928)

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**Author:** [@martin.lanza](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/martin.lanza)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2007, 5:41am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/variable-name-selection-psuedo-completion/2928 "2007-11-19T05:41:12Z")

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If I am editing an action that already has a variable and something else in it\[1\] and delete a variable then enter a % to get the "pick a variable" dropdown, name completion breaks slightly. My typing still acts as a fil…

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## [RegEx bug](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/regex-bug/2924)

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**Author:** [@martin.lanza](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/martin.lanza)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2007, 3:30am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/regex-bug/2924 "2007-11-19T03:30:19Z")

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I'm using the "Text Replace" action on a text file, and trying to combine FB variables and match substitution in my output. It looks very much as though FB loses the first character of the variable in this case. In my ca…

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## [Intellisense - annoying behaviour](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/intellisense-annoying-behaviour/2927)

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**Author:** [@fabienriaille](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/fabienriaille)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2007, 2:22am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/intellisense-annoying-behaviour/2927 "2007-11-19T02:22:25Z")

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hello, Now that i'm using FB intensively, i have noticed an annoying behaviour with intellisense in the Project Global Script / VBScript dialogbox: Every time intellisense is starting (for example, after typing myobject.…

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## [0x0D (CR - Carriage Return) inserted when "file/save as" .fbz5 copy or actions/copy](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/0x0d-cr-carriage-return-inserted-when-file-save-as-fbz5-copy-or-actions-copy/2925)

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**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2007, 12:31pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/0x0d-cr-carriage-return-inserted-when-file-save-as-fbz5-copy-or-actions-copy/2925 "2007-11-15T12:31:41Z")

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Hi, I use final builder version 5.0.0.130 with windows XP professionnal 2002 sp2. My problem : Carriage Return characters are inserted at the end of path type parameter values : the path are then not found. Description…

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## [InstallShield 2008](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/installshield-2008/2920)

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**Author:** [@nsheet](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/nsheet)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2007, 1:26am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/installshield-2008/2920 "2007-11-14T01:26:32Z")

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the override msi properties of the override parameters are not being saved after i save the project and reopen it

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## [Extra newline in "List iterator" items](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/extra-newline-in-list-iterator-items/2923)

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**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2007, 3:05am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/extra-newline-in-list-iterator-items/2923 "2007-11-13T03:05:01Z")

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(hey, this one is a genuine bug - I'm not just making work for you :)) 1. Set the items of a "List of Items" to be: some,things (with no newline on the end) 2. Set the list separator to be comma 3. Save the project, c…

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## [Ini file iterator fails on big files](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/ini-file-iterator-fails-on-big-files/2921)

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**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2007, 9:40am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/ini-file-iterator-fails-on-big-files/2921 "2007-11-09T09:40:49Z")

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The "iterate over sections" ini file iterator only seems to see the first 1600 sections or so. It might sound dumb to want bigger files than that, but I find an .ini file is a very convenient data format for FB - much le…

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## [Validation of "Choose One"](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/validation-of-choose-one/2922)

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**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2007, 1:11am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/validation-of-choose-one/2922 "2007-11-09T01:11:02Z")

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For some reason FB treats a "Choose One" with only one option as an error ("Choices : You must have at least one choice"). Maybe it's an off by one and that error is meant to trigger when there are no options at all?. In…

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## ["Copy" menu item in Build Log doesn't work?](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/copy-menu-item-in-build-log-doesnt-work/2919)

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**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2007, 7:33am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/copy-menu-item-in-build-log-doesnt-work/2919 "2007-10-30T07:33:26Z")

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Right clicking a node in the build log, then selecting "copy" seems to clear the clipboard but not copy any text to it. Steve

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## [Robocopy with Variable](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/robocopy-with-variable/2917)

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**Author:** [@djmarks](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/djmarks)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2007, 12:25pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/robocopy-with-variable/2917 "2007-10-26T12:25:33Z")

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Currently we are using a File Content iterator with Robocopy to copy the files from location A to locaion B. This works fine but it is very slow to other options with Robocopy. Other options would be: 1. To list all the …

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## [Fix TLBImp fails (only on FB cmdline)](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/fix-tlbimp-fails-only-on-fb-cmdline/2918)

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**Author:** [@gdalkin](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/gdalkin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2007, 11:07am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/fix-tlbimp-fails-only-on-fb-cmdline/2918 "2007-10-26T11:07:21Z")

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Hi I'm using FB v5.5.0.348 and have incorporated an action to fix a VB6 COM reference in a .Net 2005 (C#) project. This works perfectly when I run the FB gui and the C# project file is correctly updated , but running exa…

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## [ISSERVERBUILD and ISINTERACTIVEBUILD issue](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/isserverbuild-and-isinteractivebuild-issue/2916)

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**Author:** [@fabienriaille](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/fabienriaille)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2007, 10:35am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/isserverbuild-and-isinteractivebuild-issue/2916 "2007-10-23T10:35:07Z")

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Hello, What is the exact behaviour of ISSERVERBUILD and ISINTERACTIVEBUILD ? I tried to launch a kind of "project launcher" from FBServer. This project launcher does include our main build project with predefined variab…

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## [Multiline action list parameter bug](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/multiline-action-list-parameter-bug/2915)

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**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2007, 3:49am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/multiline-action-list-parameter-bug/2915 "2007-10-19T03:49:13Z")

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I have an action list with a parameter, call it X. I call the action list, setting X to a value like: "%foo%\\n %blah%", where \\n is an actual new line/carriage return sequence. Then, after saving, it looks like the full…

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## [Problem with ADO Dataset Iterator](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/problem-with-ado-dataset-iterator/2913)

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**Author:** [@john\_larsen](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/john_larsen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2007, 12:15pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/problem-with-ado-dataset-iterator/2913 "2007-10-18T12:15:31Z")

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I have a finalBuilder script which has a problem with the ADO Dataset Iterator I am using a Query, which in SQL Plus returns 146 rows, but in the FinalBuilder script the same query only returns 100 rows. I need all 14…

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## [Text Find / Replace - Find Norwegian character](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/text-find-replace-find-norwegian-character/2914)

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**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2007, 5:06am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/text-find-replace-find-norwegian-character/2914 "2007-10-16T05:06:41Z")

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FinalBuilder version: 5.5.0.366 I'm trying to use the Text Find / Replace action to find and replace a Norwegian character (ø), but there are no matches. If I search for "a" instead, I get lots of hits - so the action …

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## [Remote sql backup does not remove old backup files](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/remote-sql-backup-does-not-remove-old-backup-files/2911)

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**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2007, 2:33am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/remote-sql-backup-does-not-remove-old-backup-files/2911 "2007-10-16T02:33:20Z")

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I am using the Sql server backup database action to make a backup from a remote server. All ok. But it does not remove the old backup files. Tested with FB 5.5.0.240 and build 340. Remote Sql Server 8.0.760 (2000 sp 3) U…

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## [Vista Icons in Delphi Compiler](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/vista-icons-in-delphi-compiler/2912)

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**Author:** [@madmat777](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/madmat777)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2007, 4:11am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/vista-icons-in-delphi-compiler/2912 "2007-10-15T04:11:30Z")

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Hi, First let me say that this is an awesome tool. I've found a slight issue in that we are converting our icons so that they contain the 256x256 compressed pngs for vista. When we compile the projects in Delphi and set…

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## [Check if File Exists action does not detect directories](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/check-if-file-exists-action-does-not-detect-directories/2878)

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**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2007, 1:47am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/check-if-file-exists-action-does-not-detect-directories/2878 "2007-10-12T01:47:25Z")

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In FB 5.5.0.340, the "Check if File Exists" action no longer detects directories. On a machine with a standard Windows XP installation on a C: partition: When specifying a file spec of C:\\ and a fail action of Fail Actio…

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## [File being used by another process](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/file-being-used-by-another-process/2906)

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**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2007, 5:44am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/file-being-used-by-another-process/2906 "2007-10-09T05:44:06Z")

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My "Write to text file" actions seem to keep failing with this error: File edit failed: Cannot create file "c:\\testbuild\\bigfoo.txt". The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process Origina…

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## [Minor issue with Build With Runtime Packages](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/minor-issue-with-build-with-runtime-packages/2910)

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**Author:** [@rackerson](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/rackerson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2007, 2:11am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/minor-issue-with-build-with-runtime-packages/2910 "2007-10-08T02:11:24Z")

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FinalBuilder 5.5.0.348 - Using the "Compile Delphi Win32 Project" action. When editing the Compile Delphi Win32 Project action, I select the Build with Runtime Packages checkbox on the Project tab. I do a lookup for a r…

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## [Find window](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/find-window/2909)

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**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2007, 7:55am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/find-window/2909 "2007-10-04T07:55:42Z")

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Minor bug/request: If the Search & Replace window is minimised, then it should be restored when you press Ctrl+F. Request: Could Ctrl+H also bring up that window? That's the standard Replace hotkey. Request 2: An option …

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## [Validation](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/validation/2908)

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**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2007, 7:56am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/validation/2908 "2007-10-03T07:56:08Z")

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Validation doesn't seem to detect that an action other than case or default is a child of Switch. Steve

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## ["Write to text file" performance](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/write-to-text-file-performance/2907)

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**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2007, 6:00am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/write-to-text-file-performance/2907 "2007-10-03T06:00:23Z")

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The "write to text file" action seems to perform very badly in "append" mode on large files, almost as if it's reading the entire file in before writing any output. This means that any build which continually writes outp…

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## [RAD2007 Project Class not registered](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/rad2007-project-class-not-registered/2905)

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**Author:** [@lancerasmussen](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/lancerasmussen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2007, 1:36am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/rad2007-project-class-not-registered/2905 "2007-10-03T01:36:26Z")

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I'm getting a class not registered error when trying to work with a RAD2007 Delphi 2007 Win32 App when clicking Load Project Settings. This is causing the compile to fail as well. Error loading settings from project : Cl…

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## [Renaming action list parameters](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/renaming-action-list-parameters/2904)

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**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2007, 6:01am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/renaming-action-list-parameters/2904 "2007-10-02T06:01:05Z")

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Seems that when you rename an action list parameter, all calls to that action list lose their stored value for that parameter. Might just happen when the action list parameter shares a name with a normal variable. Steve

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## [Pause not quite working](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/pause-not-quite-working/2901)

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**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2007, 4:27am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/pause-not-quite-working/2901 "2007-10-02T04:27:13Z")

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Sometimes, particularly on very long builds, pressing the "pause" button takes a long time to take effect. I click, the pause button becomes disabled, but the build keeps running for another 50 actions or more before fin…

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## [VSS Share file(s) --&gt; Get Options](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/vss-share-file-s-gt-get-options/2899)

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**Author:** [@richardfloor](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/richardfloor)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2007, 8:08am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/vss-share-file-s-gt-get-options/2899 "2007-10-01T08:08:41Z")

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Hello, I'm doing some tests with the "VSS Share File(s)" action. It seems to work ok until i come to the "Get Options". Here i fill in the "Working Folder" and i check the option "Force directories". The other options st…

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