# Feature Requests

**URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/c/finalbuilder/feature-requests/9.md

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## [About the Feature Requests category](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/about-the-feature-requests-category/23)

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**Author:** [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)\
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This is where you can post your ideas for new FinalBuilder Features. If you would like to see a suggested feature in a future version, vote for it!

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## [Convert to PDF: Add Markdown support](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/convert-to-pdf-add-markdown-support/7832)

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**Author:** [@DCornelius](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/DCornelius)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 12:02am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/convert-to-pdf-add-markdown-support/7832 "2026-09-01T00:02:08Z")

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With increased use of AI to generate documentation, the default (or very common) format seems to be Markdown (.md). I like that it’s a simple text file that works well with repository diff tools and I find using Obsidian…

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## [FileSet features I'd like to see](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/fileset-features-id-like-to-see/7827)

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**Author:** [@Boramis](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Boramis)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/fileset-features-id-like-to-see/7827 "2026-08-26T14:16:38Z")

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These are both minor issues, easy to work around, but would be nice polish: FileSet to Variable should have Include path and Include relative path checkboxes like File/Fileset Iterator does. For my use I only wanted t…

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## [Hide password variables from logs](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/hide-password-variables-from-logs/7824)

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**Author:** [@boulrik](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/boulrik)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 7:47am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/hide-password-variables-from-logs/7824 "2026-08-24T07:47:31Z")

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With FinalBuilder 8.5 adding support for password variables, we were pleased to see that these values are now encrypted inside FinalBuilder project files. This is a very welcome improvement from a security standpoint. H…

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## [Change the Left/Right Arrow Key Behavior in Set Value to Cells](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/change-the-left-right-arrow-key-behavior-in-set-value-to-cells/6762)

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**Author:** [@MCone](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/MCone)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/change-the-left-right-arrow-key-behavior-in-set-value-to-cells/6762 "2026-03-19T00:40:27Z")

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I love FinalBuilder overall - but have a question about a minor annoyance. When editing a cell in a menu that uses multiple grid columns - like in the “ProperySet assign properties” action menu, the left or right arrow …

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## [Add option to Replace Variables limiting the macro syntax used](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/add-option-to-replace-variables-limiting-the-macro-syntax-used/7715)

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**Author:** [@uraabe](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/uraabe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2025, 7:21am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/add-option-to-replace-variables-limiting-the-macro-syntax-used/7715 "2025-09-26T07:21:31Z")

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I have a text file used by Delphi full of variables written like $(variablename). The file also contains macros written like %macroname%. Now when I execute a Replace Variables action on the file I have to escape all the…

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## [ChatGPT or other AI integration](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/chatgpt-or-other-ai-integration/7619)

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**Author:** [@OMonien](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/OMonien)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2025, 7:50am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/chatgpt-or-other-ai-integration/7619 "2025-03-06T07:50:25Z")

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I have a (private) GPT that performs certain actions on source code. Wouldn’t it be useful if there was an FB “AI Agent” action that I can configure to connect through ChatGPT’s API to my GPT (or perform a generic prom…

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## [Finalbuilder and Rust](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/finalbuilder-and-rust/7554)

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**Author:** [@BBurke](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/BBurke)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2024, 7:23pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/finalbuilder-and-rust/7554 "2024-11-01T19:23:11Z")

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Are there any plans to support the Rust Language in FinalBuilder, in particular the compiler and Cargo itself?

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## [Google Drive actions](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/google-drive-actions/6873)

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**Author:** [@fjsen](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/fjsen)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 6:32am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/google-drive-actions/6873 "2024-09-27T06:32:33Z")

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It would be nice to have a set of google drive related actions to allow: list a folder content upload a file or a set of files download some files delete files import & export files retrieve information from files/fold…

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## [Welcome Page: Favorites](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/welcome-page-favorites/6389)

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**Author:** [@obeltrami](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/obeltrami)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2024, 2:44am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/welcome-page-favorites/6389 "2024-09-18T02:44:39Z")

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It would be nice to be able to “pin” or set as “favorite” some projects on the Welcome Page.

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## [FB to retrieve password from Windows Credentials](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/fb-to-retrieve-password-from-windows-credentials/7207)

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**Author:** [@efridman](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/efridman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 8:59am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/fb-to-retrieve-password-from-windows-credentials/7207 "2024-05-21T08:59:55Z")

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I have several actions that require using specific user and its encrypted password saved on some text file. When I run FB project I read the content of the text file, run some tool which decrypt the password and save it…

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## [YAML Output of FinalBuilder Scripts](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/yaml-output-of-finalbuilder-scripts/7466)

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**Author:** [@bruce.byers](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/bruce.byers)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2024, 12:34pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/yaml-output-of-finalbuilder-scripts/7466 "2024-03-21T12:34:19Z")

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Would it be possible to get my final builder scripts to save as a YAML script. We are moving to DevOps with a push to use YAML scripts for deployment. DevOps and YAML I feel is a revert back to the stone age of DOS and …

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## [Option for sound alert on failed run?](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/option-for-sound-alert-on-failed-run/7403)

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**Author:** [@ebakkest](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/ebakkest)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2023, 10:25pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/option-for-sound-alert-on-failed-run/7403 "2023-09-06T22:25:40Z")

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I couldn’t find this anywhere. Is it possible to have FB trigger a sound if a build fails? If not, add a vote :slight\_smile:

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## [Delphi uses wrong resources](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/delphi-uses-wrong-resources/7401)

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**Author:** [@entwicklung1](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/entwicklung1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2023, 10:12pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/delphi-uses-wrong-resources/7401 "2023-09-05T22:12:07Z")

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when i compile a delphi project with finalbuilder we compile the data.dbconsts.pas from the directory Embarcadero\\Studio\\22.0\\source\\data. If I compile the project directly in Delphi, the file data.dbconsts.pas from the…

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## [Support for Help & Manual 9](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/support-for-help-manual-9/7304)

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**Author:** [@ebakkest](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/ebakkest)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/support-for-help-manual-9/7304 "2022-11-24T21:41:35Z")

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Hi, please add support for this in the next release, it has just become available. :slight\_smile:

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## [Checklist Box with selection option](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/checklist-box-with-selection-option/7264)

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**Author:** [@mirabyte](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/mirabyte)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2022, 12:19pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/checklist-box-with-selection-option/7264 "2022-08-08T12:19:14Z")

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Hi, I use the check list box control to provide a (quite long) list of items that are supposed to be compiled using FB. The user checks the items and clicks OK. This works fine, but it would be a great help if the contr…

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## [Run FB in "Debug" mode?](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/run-fb-in-debug-mode/7261)

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**Author:** [@efridman](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/efridman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2022, 6:28am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/run-fb-in-debug-mode/7261 "2022-08-03T06:28:55Z")

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Hi Is it possible to enable running FB actions in some debug mode so the script \\ command will not be executed but with just show the command and the evaluated variables ?

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## [New option "Canonicalize path" in "Include project" action](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/new-option-canonicalize-path-in-include-project-action/7244)

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**Author:** [@lsagasta](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/lsagasta)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2022, 7:17am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/new-option-canonicalize-path-in-include-project-action/7244 "2022-06-21T07:17:13Z")

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Hello. In our environment we have a lot of references between different projects using the “Include project”. We need to canonicalize paths because is more readable and because if we don’t do it, FinalBuilder fails whe…

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## [Support for Sphinx](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/support-for-sphinx/7242)

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**Author:** [@fjsen](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/fjsen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/support-for-sphinx/7242 "2022-06-20T14:50:32Z")

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Hi, It would be nice to have Sphinx related actions in order to generate documentation. Sphinx is an open source tool used mainly to generate programmers reference that is most used in Python projects. It allows to gene…

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## [SSH agent support](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/ssh-agent-support/7231)

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**Author:** [@softperfect](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/softperfect)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 5:15am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/ssh-agent-support/7231 "2022-05-27T05:15:02Z")

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Would you be able to add ssh-agent and Pageant support for SSH connection authentication? That way the authentication process can be a lot more secure since we don’t need to leave key files sitting around on a disk.

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## [Add "dotnet nuget push" to dotnet actions](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/add-dotnet-nuget-push-to-dotnet-actions/7208)

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**Author:** [@lsagasta](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/lsagasta)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2022, 6:37am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/add-dotnet-nuget-push-to-dotnet-actions/7208 "2022-04-25T06:37:49Z")

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Hello. In the available dotnet actions I miss “dotnet nuget push”. Please, could you consider to add “dotnet nuget push” as described here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-nuget-push I know …

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## [Enable check\\uncheck the Ignore Failure option for multiple actions](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/enable-check-uncheck-the-ignore-failure-option-for-multiple-actions/7199)

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**Author:** [@efridman](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/efridman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/enable-check-uncheck-the-ignore-failure-option-for-multiple-actions/7199 "2022-04-06T22:20:00Z")

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Hi Currently there is an option to select several actions, do right click and then check\\uncheck the Enable option. Is it possible to have similar option to check\\uncheck the Ignore Failure option ?

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## [Integration with Microsoft Teams](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/integration-with-microsoft-teams/7200)

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**Author:** [@efridman](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/efridman)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/integration-with-microsoft-teams/7200 "2022-04-05T22:47:31Z")

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Hi Is there a plan to add integration with Microsoft Teams and enable send messages to specific Teams channel ?

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## [Help & Manual 8 PDF output: Please do not use "screen" as reference device](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/help-manual-8-pdf-output-please-do-not-use-screen-as-reference-device/7189)

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**Author:** [@arthur\_hoornweg](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/arthur_hoornweg)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2022, 2:09pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/help-manual-8-pdf-output-please-do-not-use-screen-as-reference-device/7189 "2022-03-16T14:09:18Z")

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Hello Finalbuilder team, when I use Finalbuilder 8 to create PDF manuals using the Help & Manual 8 action, the output looks very ugly, character placement is much more inaccurate than when I create the pdf manually in t…

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## [VBScript: Access to INI and Registy](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/vbscript-access-to-ini-and-registy/7147)

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**Author:** [@service](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/service)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 11:25am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/vbscript-access-to-ini-and-registy/7147 "2021-11-25T11:25:16Z")

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There are already some functions: GetValueFromIniFile and SetValueInIniFile But it would be nice if there were a few more functions: GetSectionsFromIniFile(AIniFile) GetSectionKeysFromIniFile(AIniFile, ASection) GetK…

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## [Option to click on an action that failed -\> go to failure detail sin the build log](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/option-to-click-on-an-action-that-failed-go-to-failure-detail-sin-the-build-log/7110)

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**Author:** [@dperkins](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/dperkins)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/option-to-click-on-an-action-that-failed-go-to-failure-detail-sin-the-build-log/7110 "2021-09-01T22:11:18Z")

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I seem to spend a decent amount of time expanding the build log to locate details of an action that failed. Is there a way to quickly go from the action in error to the build log details?

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## [Satisfying Running Person](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/satisfying-running-person/7085)

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**Author:** [@OKehm](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/OKehm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2021, 6:39pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/satisfying-running-person/7085 "2021-08-03T18:39:53Z")

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Hello, I used the Finalbuilder for a long time on my local PC. There I always enjoyed the little person running, when the build was running. Very satisfying. Now I recently switched to the AWS cloud for development and …

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## [Add output variable to Git List Branches](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/add-output-variable-to-git-list-branches/7044)

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**Author:** [@greg](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/greg)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/add-output-variable-to-git-list-branches/7044 "2021-05-19T16:20:29Z")

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One can set all sorts of options for Git List Branches, but there is no way to cleanly capture the output as a list. I finally resorted to capturing the ouput via Runtime/Logging Properties/Log to Variable and then havin…

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## [Any plans for a ShareFile action](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/any-plans-for-a-sharefile-action/6982)

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**Author:** [@greg](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/greg)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2021, 12:36pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/any-plans-for-a-sharefile-action/6982 "2021-02-10T12:36:06Z")

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Citrix’s Sharefile platform is pretty popular with a lot of businesses for hosting downloads and based on the ODATA specification. Any plans to support it?

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## [Need way to delete fileset](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/need-way-to-delete-fileset/6972)

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**Author:** [@deiac\_cristina](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deiac_cristina)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2021, 12:25pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/need-way-to-delete-fileset/6972 "2021-01-29T12:25:56Z")

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I have a large project with several targets. I tried to use filesets to copy files, but since these are all in different locations, I need to create a new fileset each time. I have a massive number of filesets and it tak…

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