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## [FinalBuilder 6 Released (+ minor update)](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/finalbuilder-6-released-minor-update/796)

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**Author:** [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2008, 6:48am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/finalbuilder-6-released-minor-update/796 "2008-04-15T06:48:30Z")

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Hi All FinalBuilder 6 and FinalBuilder Server 6 have been released. All customers who purchased FinalBuilder on or after Feb 18th 2008 or have currrent software assurance should expect a new license key in their account …

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## [FB6 Installshield Express X](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/fb6-installshield-express-x/807)

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**Author:** [@pvdveen](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/pvdveen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2008, 2:37am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/fb6-installshield-express-x/807 "2008-04-15T02:37:47Z")

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Hi For FB4/FB5 there was a custom script for Installshield Express X. Does that one also work in FB6? We just upgraded to FB6 and now we saw the Installshield actions removed from the project. Peter

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## [StarTeam Functionality](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/starteam-functionality/805)

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**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2008, 1:40am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/starteam-functionality/805 "2008-04-15T01:40:34Z")

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Hi, our development team would like to know if there's any way FinalBuilder can access StarTeam's alternate checkout path when using the checkout action. This will checkout the files from not where they appear in StarTea…

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## [FB6 Pro still saying that it's an eval](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/fb6-pro-still-saying-that-its-an-eval/804)

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**Author:** [@jmartins](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/jmartins)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2008, 6:22am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/fb6-pro-still-saying-that-its-an-eval/804 "2008-04-14T06:22:48Z")

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Hello, I uninstalled the FB5.5/FB6 beta versions, and installed the final one. Even after I configure the license key, and restarting FB, I still get the "24 days left of your evaluation" in the About screen. Any ideas? …

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## [FinalBuilder 6 using CruiseControl.NET and Auto-Increment Build](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/finalbuilder-6-using-cruisecontrol-net-and-auto-increment-build/801)

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**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 3:17am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/finalbuilder-6-using-cruisecontrol-net-and-auto-increment-build/801 "2008-04-11T03:17:44Z")

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Hi We are currently evaluating FB6 and are using CC.NET. It is working very well except for the following issue I have picked up below with regards to the "Auto Increment Build" property for a VS Solution action. When…

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## [Dynamic prompt for variable input](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/dynamic-prompt-for-variable-input/803)

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**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2008, 7:11am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/dynamic-prompt-for-variable-input/803 "2008-04-10T07:11:34Z")

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I would like to dynamically generate variables from a file list, and then prompt a user for the values for those variables. The first part is possible, but is the second? Essentially- I have this: Iterate list of server …

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## [FBCmd MSBuild tasks hangs](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/fbcmd-msbuild-tasks-hangs/790)

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**Author:** [@raoul](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/raoul)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2008, 10:24am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/fbcmd-msbuild-tasks-hangs/790 "2008-04-09T10:24:22Z")

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Hi guys, its been a while, but I see something odd happening on our build server which I hope you can help me with. I run a team build and let msbuild do all the compiling then in the afterdrop target I run FBCmd task to…

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## ["Team Build" add in not loading under VS2008](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/team-build-add-in-not-loading-under-vs2008/799)

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**Author:** [@andrewtait](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/andrewtait)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2008, 1:06am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/team-build-add-in-not-loading-under-vs2008/799 "2008-04-08T01:06:05Z")

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I just installed FB6. When I launch VS2008 (Pro, under Vista Ult) I get the following error: The Add-in 'FinalBuilder Team Build Addin' failed to load or caused an exception. VS2008 asks if I want to remove it by renamin…

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## [Setting list of registry values](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/setting-list-of-registry-values/800)

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**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2008, 5:19am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/setting-list-of-registry-values/800 "2008-04-07T05:19:06Z")

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Hi, until now, we excecuted manually (with double-click) a \*.res file for to set 50 registry values into the registry. We would like to automate this with FinalBuilder. FinalBuilder has the functionality "Set Registry Va…

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## [Permission denied while using psExec](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/permission-denied-while-using-psexec/692)

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**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2008, 7:32am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/permission-denied-while-using-psexec/692 "2008-04-04T07:32:02Z")

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When I run the command through CMD it works fine but through the psExce action in the final builder it fails with an error: ERROR : Failed to read from temporary output buffer : Input past end of file ERROR : Failed to d…

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## [FB stop new scheduled build](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/fb-stop-new-scheduled-build/795)

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**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2008, 3:02am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/fb-stop-new-scheduled-build/795 "2008-04-04T03:02:09Z")

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I have scheduled to build a new version every day 05:00 AM. But sometimes also manual builds occur and if I forgot to close FB it prevents the automatic build. Anyone have the same problem?

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## [FinalBuilder 6 - Now Released! (3 April)](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/finalbuilder-6-now-released-3-april/763)

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**Author:** [@angus](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/angus)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2008, 1:21am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/finalbuilder-6-now-released-3-april/763 "2008-04-04T01:21:09Z")

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FinalBuilder 6 is now officially released. Thanks to all the beta testers for the great response to the beta. Click here to go to the main download page Old (beta) content below: FinalBuilder 6 has been in beta testing f…

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## [Install Licence Key](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/install-licence-key/797)

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**Author:** [@timfrost](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/timfrost)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2008, 12:21pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/install-licence-key/797 "2008-04-03T12:21:50Z")

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The instructions on the website key download page still refer to double-clicking a key file, not to using Help/Install Licence Key.

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## [Question about the new FB 6](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/question-about-the-new-fb-6/798)

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**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2008, 11:39am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/question-about-the-new-fb-6/798 "2008-04-03T11:39:57Z")

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When a script include another script, is it possible to debug the included script in the new release? Regards

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## [Variable issue with FB6 RC1](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/variable-issue-with-fb6-rc1/794)

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**Author:** [@fabienriaille](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/fabienriaille)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2008, 1:50am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/variable-issue-with-fb6-rc1/794 "2008-04-02T01:50:09Z")

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Hello, When testing FB6 RC1, i have noticed a different behaviour from FB5.5.455 i'm currenlty using. Here is a basic scenario: - Create a new project - Create a Project variable named tempvar, with a default value of 12…

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## [Couple bugs in FB 5](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/couple-bugs-in-fb-5/792)

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**Author:** [@allen](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/allen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2008, 7:25am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/couple-bugs-in-fb-5/792 "2008-04-01T07:25:36Z")

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This is a new one I've run into with 2008. If I'm trying to build a solution with MSBUILD turned OFF. And I tell it to 'build all'. It only ever builds the first project and skips the rest. Another bug that's somewha…

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## [Problem when building with Incredibuild](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/problem-when-building-with-incredibuild/788)

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**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2008, 9:45am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/problem-when-building-with-incredibuild/788 "2008-03-31T09:45:02Z")

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Hi, I'm in the process of evaluating Incredibuild and I'm getting some errors when using Incredibuild in FinalBuilder. When building with Incredibuild within Visual Studio 2005 IDE, the project builds fine. But, when I t…

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## [Araxis Merge XML file](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/araxis-merge-xml-file/777)

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**Author:** [@djmarks](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/djmarks)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2008, 7:28am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/araxis-merge-xml-file/777 "2008-03-31T07:28:37Z")

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In the past I used a vbscript to compare two folder locations for added/Deleted and modified files. We do use Merge here and I switched to using a HTML output and triggeing of the HTML file. I have tried to use the XML…

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## [Build a solution](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/build-a-solution/793)

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**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 7:23am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/build-a-solution/793 "2008-03-28T07:23:17Z")

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I am a new user for FB. My question is: does FB can build a visual studio 2005/2008 solution automatically? by automatic, I meant I only give the solution to FB, and FB can figure out all projects needed for this solutio…

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## [Finalbuilder 6 upgrade](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/finalbuilder-6-upgrade/791)

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**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2008, 2:40am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/finalbuilder-6-upgrade/791 "2008-03-25T02:40:20Z")

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i tried finalbuilder 6 beta and upgraded one of mt project made in finalbuilder 5.5. none of the varibles got upgraded and project failed.

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## [FinalBuilder 6 and VS 2008](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/finalbuilder-6-and-vs-2008/778)

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**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2008, 5:41am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/finalbuilder-6-and-vs-2008/778 "2008-03-20T05:41:04Z")

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It doesn't seems that finalbuilder is using visual studio multi processor build. Can someone confirm that VS 6 is going to utilize the msbuild multi processor enhancement.

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## [AdvancedInstaller Problem](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/advancedinstaller-problem/672)

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**Author:** [@jpanagia](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/jpanagia)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2008, 5:48am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/advancedinstaller-problem/672 "2008-03-19T05:48:33Z")

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I'm trying to use the AdvancedInstaller action. I'm using FB version 5.5.0.347. When I run this action, the AdvancedInstaller window with command line options is displayed and I get FB error message below. Action Failed …

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## [Run Time of Current Project](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/run-time-of-current-project/789)

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**Author:** [@devrieskok](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/devrieskok)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2008, 2:32am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/run-time-of-current-project/789 "2008-03-19T02:32:35Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to find the Run Time and use it in a Status page (XML). Can I get any access to a Variable. Regards Alfred

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## [Open an action in debug mode](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/open-an-action-in-debug-mode/787)

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**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2008, 12:05pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/open-an-action-in-debug-mode/787 "2008-03-18T12:05:48Z")

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hey again. simple question - why can't I open an action by double-click it while I'm running in debug mode? is there an option to change it? if not, is this to be change in future version? thanks, Guy.

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## [Boot to another system](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/boot-to-another-system/786)

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**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2008, 12:27pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/boot-to-another-system/786 "2008-03-17T12:27:14Z")

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Hey guys. Before I'll ask my questions, I just want to say that FinalBuilder is one of the best softwares I've ever seen! Great forum as well ! Now, during our build process, we are doing some tests. This include running…

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## [TFS Workspace creation](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/tfs-workspace-creation/785)

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**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2008, 12:20pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/tfs-workspace-creation/785 "2008-03-17T12:20:55Z")

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Hi, I've just installed FinalBuilder and began to experiment (BTW, great piece of software!), and I'm attempting to create a project for anyone new to the dev team to load all the required solutions and projects. I can c…

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## [Offline action](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/offline-action/783)

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**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2008, 8:48am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/offline-action/783 "2008-03-14T08:48:43Z")

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Hi there. I'm new to FinalBuilder and I'm trying to automate our build processes. Now, one of the things we need to do, is to delete a huge directory with large number of files. When I'm using the Delete Directory action…

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## [Scripting in FinalBuilder](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/scripting-in-finalbuilder/784)

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**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2008, 5:11am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/scripting-in-finalbuilder/784 "2008-03-14T05:11:10Z")

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Hi, I have been using FinalBuilder for quite a while now and love it to death. I feel like I'm not using its full potential though because i don't use any scripting in FinalBuilder.... Am i missing out on a massive array…

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## [FinalBuilder validate SQL file](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/finalbuilder-validate-sql-file/781)

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**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2008, 4:24am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/finalbuilder-validate-sql-file/781 "2008-03-14T04:24:33Z")

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Hi, I am looking for action to validate the SQL file. I can't find any? -Guru

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## ["Show detailed action output" not remembering state](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/show-detailed-action-output-not-remembering-state/780)

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**Author:** [@pgardner](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/pgardner)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2008, 4:15am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/show-detailed-action-output-not-remembering-state/780 "2008-03-14T04:15:56Z")

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I prefer to have the "Show detailed action output" on the Build Summary tab checked. It doesn't seem to remember this state between reboots and I can't find an option to set it in the Tools | Options dialog box. Is ther…

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