# Feature Requests **URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/c/finalbuilder/feature-requests/9.md?page=4 [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:** 5 --- ## [Reusable Bits](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/reusable-bits/4174)
**Author:** [@symantec](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/symantec)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 12:18pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/reusable-bits/4174 "2012-02-24T12:18:19Z")
This may already be the case, but if it isn't this is what I would like to see. Currently I have noticed that my group has simply copied some random FB project and modified it to build their new project. I have started … --- ## [C# Script and Pascal Script](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/c-script-and-pascal-script/4173)
**Author:** [@bent\_tranberg](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/bent_tranberg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2012, 6:47am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/c-script-and-pascal-script/4173 "2012-02-21T06:47:33Z")
FB currently supports VBScript, JavaScript, PowerShell and Python. I think many users of FB are less familiar with these, and more familiar with C# or other .NET languages, or Delphi. LINQPad is a popular high quality to… --- ## [Microsoft Lync instant message support](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/microsoft-lync-instant-message-support/4172)
**Author:** [@deidre.east](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deidre.east)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 9:36am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/microsoft-lync-instant-message-support/4172 "2012-02-03T09:36:57Z")
Now that Microsoft Lync is replacing Office Communicator, it would be nice if FinalBuilder would include an instant message action for Microsoft Lync. Thanks! --- ## [Madcap Flare Support](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/madcap-flare-support/4069)
**Author:** [@tega](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/tega)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 8:03am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/madcap-flare-support/4069 "2012-01-20T08:03:42Z")
I'd like to add this to the wish list, "Supporting Madcap Flare", which is a help authoring environment. I'd vote for Intellilock support, too. Thank you. --- ## [NUnit and timeout paramter](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/nunit-and-timeout-paramter/4170)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2012, 2:04am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/nunit-and-timeout-paramter/4170 "2012-01-09T02:04:13Z")
C:\\Program Files (x86)\\NUnit 2.5.10\\bin\\net-2.0\>nunit-console-x86.exe NUnit version 2.5.10.11092 Copyright (C) 2002-2009 Charlie Poole. Copyright (C) 2002-2004 James W. Newkirk, Michael C. Two, Alexei A. Vorontsov. Cop… --- ## [Search/Replace selection only](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/search-replace-selection-only/4169)
**Author:** [@llandr](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/llandr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 10:38am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/search-replace-selection-only/4169 "2011-12-29T10:38:51Z")
I would like to be able to select a treenode, use Edit|Search & Replace and in the dialog have the option to check "Selection". The search/replace should then only search in the selected treenode and subnodes. --- ## [Amazon S3](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/amazon-s3/4165)
**Author:** [@softperfect](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/softperfect)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 3:14am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/amazon-s3/4165 "2011-12-16T03:14:40Z")
We have just started using Amazon S3 to distribute software, so far so good. I wonder if there is a way in FB to manage S3 buckes or upload files to S3 without using external command-line tools? If not, will you consi… --- ## [Local iterator variable](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/local-iterator-variable/4168)
**Author:** [@uraabe](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/uraabe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 10:29am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/local-iterator-variable/4168 "2011-12-12T10:29:22Z")
I often find myself wrapping an iterator in an action group just to declare the iterator variable inside the action group to keep it local to the iteration. It would be very welcome when you find a way to declare the ite… --- ## [HelpAndManual 6](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/helpandmanual-6/4167)
**Author:** [@zvasku](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/zvasku)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 12:09pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/helpandmanual-6/4167 "2011-12-02T12:09:23Z")
Please, add support for HelpAndManual 6 Thanks Zdenek --- ## [Asynchronous Iterators](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/asynchronous-iterators/4078)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2011, 5:00am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/asynchronous-iterators/4078 "2011-11-07T05:00:48Z")
It would be really nice to be able to process Iterators asynchronously. --- ## [Default Settings](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/default-settings/4163)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 1:23am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/default-settings/4163 "2011-10-25T01:23:43Z")
Hi there, we send a lot of emails with our FBProjects. It would be nice if we could set the default encoding for the email in the options. Just a little combobox with UFT8, ISO etc.... Thank you and greeting from Munic… --- ## [Total Centralzation of FBServer](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/total-centralzation-of-fbserver/3967)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 11:24am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/total-centralzation-of-fbserver/3967 "2011-10-18T11:24:19Z")
It would be awsome if FBServer was more of a client server app where there was one master build server installation from which multiple build client machine could be managed. That is, builds could be setup and executed f… --- ## [Add Passwords as a first-class citizen](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/add-passwords-as-a-first-class-citizen/4137)
**Author:** [@paretosec](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/paretosec)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2011, 3:47am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/add-passwords-as-a-first-class-citizen/4137 "2011-10-12T03:47:54Z")
Hi! It would be great if you could add passwords as a first-class citizen. Maybe setting this as a variable type (as you can set it to string, number etc)? This way, the passwords can be masked in logs etc. --- ## [OnFailure Action List and logging Exceptions](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/onfailure-action-list-and-logging-exceptions/4164)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2011, 2:14am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/onfailure-action-list-and-logging-exceptions/4164 "2011-10-12T02:14:15Z")
Hi! My OnFailure action list mostly does some logging and then sends an email (well, tries to anyway). It seems when the (main) action list terminates with an error/exception, this reason (for example the text given in t… --- ## [Navigation between action lists](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/navigation-between-action-lists/3778)
**Author:** [@stevage](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/stevage)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 1:48am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/navigation-between-action-lists/3778 "2011-09-15T01:48:53Z")
Quickly navigating between large numbers of action lists is a little bit awkward atm with only ctrl+tab/ctrl+shift+tab. Can I suggest the following keys: Ctrl+PgUp = Ctrl+Shift+Tab Ctrl+PgDn = Ctrl+Tab Ctrl+Home=Select … --- ## [MSMQ action](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/msmq-action/4161)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2011, 4:23am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/msmq-action/4161 "2011-07-31T04:23:30Z")
Finalbuild help shows that MSMQ is supported but there isn't any action build for MSMQ. --- ## [Logging Comment Actions](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/logging-comment-actions/4160)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2011, 11:55am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/logging-comment-actions/4160 "2011-07-29T11:55:12Z")
Hi! While doing some analysis on a few FB6 logfiles (HTML export), I have come to realize that it would be really handy if comments (the Comment Action) would be logged. Reason: Normally, I use Comment Actions not do des… --- ## [Delete directory \*contents\* only](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/delete-directory-contents-only/4159)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2011, 10:26am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/delete-directory-contents-only/4159 "2011-07-20T10:26:27Z")
It would be nice if the Delete Directory action would allow for deleting a tree but leaving the toplevel (specified) directory alone. I have a common-ish folder for our buildscripts that I would like to clean out complet… --- ## [MSBuild Project's project properties](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/msbuild-projects-project-properties/4158)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 12:38pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/msbuild-projects-project-properties/4158 "2011-07-18T12:38:12Z")
In MSBuild, project properties can be defined with one line of string, such as: MSBuild Projects="$(SourceDirectory)\\someProject.csproj" Properties="Configuration=Release;WebProjectOutputDir=$(TargetDirectory);OutDir… --- ## ["Password" variable](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/password-variable/4157)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 4:56am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/password-variable/4157 "2011-07-15T04:56:24Z")
I'm working with a script that will access SVN server by different users. Problem is: - There'll be midnight build - There is no "master" user and password - I don't want to prompt for every user and password everytime -… --- ## [Instant Messaging Actions, specifically Microsoft Office Communicator](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/instant-messaging-actions-specifically-microsoft-office-communicator/3925)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2011, 1:17am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/instant-messaging-actions-specifically-microsoft-office-communicator/3925 "2011-07-12T01:17:45Z")
I would like to see Instant Messaging support added to FinalBuilder, specifically Microsoft Office Communicator. Currently, our office uses Spark (a jabber client) for internal instant messaging. I wrote a VB Script tha… --- ## [Path manipulation action improvement](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/path-manipulation-action-improvement/4156)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2011, 11:21am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/path-manipulation-action-improvement/4156 "2011-07-10T11:21:40Z")
I'm suggesting adding new features to "Path manipulation" action. You can add "Convert to long file name" / "Convert to short file name" options and "Append relative path to absolute" / "Extract relative path from absol… --- ## [Async actions with dynamic content](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/async-actions-with-dynamic-content/4130)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 5:54am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/async-actions-with-dynamic-content/4130 "2011-06-24T05:54:22Z")
The Async action group enables the execution of all child nodes concurrently. One disadvantage for me is the fact that all the child nodes must be placed in DESIGN TIME (when creating the project). This does not allow fo… --- ## [Action for Signtool](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/action-for-signtool/4091)
**Author:** [@cpdaniel](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/cpdaniel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 1:31am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/action-for-signtool/4091 "2011-06-24T01:31:59Z")
An easy one for your to-do basket: An action for running signtool to do authenticode signing. I know many installer toolkits and actions have built-in signtool support, but I sometimes need to sign things outside the c… --- ## [Allow Output Monitor to Abort Action](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/allow-output-monitor-to-abort-action/4154)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 6:02am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/allow-output-monitor-to-abort-action/4154 "2011-06-22T06:02:31Z")
This was actually already requested by one Dave Bozier back in 2009: Execute Program: add Abort string It would be really nice to be able to tell the Action Output Monitor to not only Fail action if ... but to actually F… --- ## [Quick lanch application](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/quick-lanch-application/4155)
**Author:** [@spoppe](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/spoppe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/quick-lanch-application/4155 "2011-06-13T02:50:34Z")
Hi there, I had a handfull of small finalbuilder jobs which I use a lot during my day. I would like to get a simple quick lanch application (some where at the tray icon section) which should do the following: \* display … --- ## [Better .FBP# storage format / script language](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/better-fbp-storage-format-script-language/4152)
**Author:** [@rlove](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/rlove)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/better-fbp-storage-format-script-language/4152 "2011-06-09T03:15:04Z")
We store .FBP7 files in subversion and since they are XML format they do merge. However in the past several days I have developers make changes at the same time to the same script. Merging of changes made to .FBP7 … --- ## [Firebird](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/firebird/4149)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 2:38am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/firebird/4149 "2011-06-06T02:38:58Z")
Hi, it would be nice to have some actions for Firebird especially for backup and database creation. -- Roman --- ## [Notification Application improvments](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/notification-application-improvments/4089)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 1:44am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/notification-application-improvments/4089 "2011-06-06T01:44:22Z")
Hi everyone. I juste realized how useful is the Notification Application on FBServer. To help improve this little app, here are some improvments I would like to submit. - Transparency - Customizable text and background … --- ## ["Global" or "build context" variables from sub projects](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/global-or-build-context-variables-from-sub-projects/3972)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2011, 3:44am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/global-or-build-context-variables-from-sub-projects/3972 "2011-04-27T03:44:55Z")
It would be nice to be able to mark variables in a project as "Global" or "build context", so they will be available in the parent project (after running the sub project). I use a sub-project to do generic build steps … [Previous page](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/c/finalbuilder/feature-requests/9.md?page=3) [Next page](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/c/finalbuilder/feature-requests/9.md?page=5)