# Feature Requests **URL:** https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/c/finalbuilder/feature-requests/9.md?page=5 [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:** 6 --- ## [SQL Restore task - preserve replication option](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/sql-restore-task-preserve-replication-option/4153)
**Author:** [@markeverest](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/markeverest)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2011, 9:07am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/sql-restore-task-preserve-replication-option/4153 "2011-04-20T09:07:06Z")
Could you possibly add an option to the restore sql database taskthat mimics the 'Preserve the replication settings' dialog checkbox. This simply adds the keyword 'KEEP\_REPLICATION' to the restore command. --- ## [Copy Variables](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/copy-variables/4151)
**Author:** [@rlove](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/rlove)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2011, 12:51pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/copy-variables/4151 "2011-04-15T12:51:40Z")
I would like to copy and paste variables. Now that I have multiple projects open it would be nice to be able to copy a set of variables from one project to another. --- ## [List of variables](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/list-of-variables/4150)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 7:24am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/list-of-variables/4150 "2011-04-11T07:24:26Z")
Hi, if I'm starting to type a variable the IDE shows a list of the possible variables. In this window a selection is only possible with the keyboard, it doesn't react to the mouse. -- Thanks, Roman --- ## [JSON-files](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/json-files/4148)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 5:51am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/json-files/4148 "2011-04-11T05:51:07Z")
Hi, instead of the good old ini-files it would be nice to have some actions for reading and writing JSON-files. -- Roman --- ## [Default project location](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/default-project-location/4147)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 10:52am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/default-project-location/4147 "2011-04-04T10:52:25Z")
Currently when you save a new FB project, it offers the Final Build Projects folder in My Documents. I would like to be able to set that to something else so I can easily incorporate the projects into by SVN repository. … --- ## [Warning when making actions a child of a Comment action](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/warning-when-making-actions-a-child-of-a-comment-action/4146)
**Author:** [@lsondergaard](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/lsondergaard)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2011, 8:58am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/warning-when-making-actions-a-child-of-a-comment-action/4146 "2011-03-31T08:58:30Z")
Hi, Just finished banging my head into the wall after having wasted about an hour debugging Best regards, Lars --- ## [Allow to open another FBP file from the Include Fb Project Action](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/allow-to-open-another-fbp-file-from-the-include-fb-project-action/4141)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2011, 1:18am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/allow-to-open-another-fbp-file-from-the-include-fb-project-action/4141 "2011-03-30T01:18:55Z")
Would be nice to have and really ease navigation of my project hierarchy where I have lots of includes. For the "Include Project" action, add the possibility to open the referenced project in FinalBuilder. cheers, Martin … --- ## [Read Ini File action: set default via variable](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/read-ini-file-action-set-default-via-variable/4145)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2011, 11:36am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/read-ini-file-action-set-default-via-variable/4145 "2011-03-22T11:36:09Z")
Please add the possibility to set the default value for a boolean value from a variable while reading from an ini file. We use many scripts which share most of their settings. Therefore we would like to use two ini files… --- ## [General Parameters](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/general-parameters/4144)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/general-parameters/4144 "2011-03-18T01:00:09Z")
This feature will really help the team... Say I have a Final Builder Project A performing 'n' number of tasks with different variables in different actions. User should be able to link the Final Builder Project to a Te… --- ## [More Grouping Options](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/more-grouping-options/4143)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 4:36am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/more-grouping-options/4143 "2011-03-14T04:36:41Z")
Love the tool.. most awesome --- ## [Selenium support](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/selenium-support/4142)
**Author:** [@jamestharpe](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/jamestharpe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/selenium-support/4142 "2011-03-09T02:31:52Z")
It would be cool to see some out-of-the-box Selenium support. One of the guys on my team jest recently discovered it, and it has been working really well for us. Our next step is to get it into the build process. --- ## [Batch Project Upgrade - Fix includes!](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/batch-project-upgrade-fix-includes/4140)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 2:24am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/batch-project-upgrade-fix-includes/4140 "2011-02-23T02:24:24Z")
Hi! The Batch Project Upgrade Feature is very nice, however, I just noticed that it didn't buy me much because: Nearly every fbp6 project I have uses the "Include Finalbuilder Project" action, and naturally these all inc… --- ## [Add groups to action lists](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/add-groups-to-action-lists/4139)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/add-groups-to-action-lists/4139 "2011-02-21T03:49:42Z")
Hello, I have a project with many action lists defined. I'd like the ability to group action lists together for better navigation/finding action lists. For example: VM Action Lists Prepare VM Revert VM Save VM I… --- ## [Allow additonal CmdLine params for DUnit action](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/allow-additonal-cmdline-params-for-dunit-action/4138)
**Author:** [@uraabe](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/uraabe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2011, 10:04am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/allow-additonal-cmdline-params-for-dunit-action/4138 "2011-02-20T10:04:58Z")
We have some tests that are controlled by command line parameters to fit into the current environment or act in a specific way. The DUnit action doesn't allow for additional parameters in the command line. While we would… --- ## [Prerequisite search path option into InstallShield action](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/prerequisite-search-path-option-into-installshield-action/4126)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2011, 12:42pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/prerequisite-search-path-option-into-installshield-action/4126 "2011-02-16T12:42:51Z")
InstallShield 2011 provides support for defining a search path for installation prerequisites. We would like to use this feature as it provides a good way to store our customized prerequisites in the version control. How… --- ## [Easy to calculate time format](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/easy-to-calculate-time-format/3872)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2011, 11:06am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/easy-to-calculate-time-format/3872 "2011-01-28T11:06:49Z")
How about a format for the Get DateTime action that can be easily used to calculate elapsed times? Sometime like the old standby, the number of seconds since midnite, Jan 1, 1970. So when I start a process that I want … --- ## [Amazon EC2 Integration](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/amazon-ec2-integration/4135)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2011, 12:29pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/amazon-ec2-integration/4135 "2011-01-27T12:29:22Z")
Are there any plans to provide actions to interact with Amazon EC2, like starting an EC2 instance? This would greatly help continuous deployment to servers in the cloud. --- ## [7-Zip LZMA2 support](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/7-zip-lzma2-support/4136)
**Author:** [@kovatsg](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/kovatsg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2011, 3:39am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/7-zip-lzma2-support/4136 "2011-01-26T03:39:04Z")
The newest version of 7-Zip 9.20 includes a new compression method called LZMA2 that provides better much multithreading support. Enabling this would greatly improve the speed of our build process. Would it be possible t… --- ## [Add support for generic types for custom .NET actions](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/add-support-for-generic-types-for-custom-net-actions/4134)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 10:44am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/add-support-for-generic-types-for-custom-net-actions/4134 "2011-01-18T10:44:55Z")
Hello, It would be good to be able have a custom action in .NET in which the object is a generic one. I have one main object that interacts with FinalBuilder, the virtual Execute() method on this class is called when inv… --- ## [Project Variables Dialog - Search Filter](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/project-variables-dialog-search-filter/4133)
**Author:** [@namsys](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/namsys)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2011, 9:10am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/project-variables-dialog-search-filter/4133 "2011-01-09T09:10:39Z")
\- 7.0.0.898 - To help finding a a variable in a project that has a large number of variables a filter function (similair to the action list) would be really helpful --- ## [Right click on "Run Action List" - Option to open action list](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/right-click-on-run-action-list-option-to-open-action-list/4132)
**Author:** [@namsys](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/namsys)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2011, 12:14pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/right-click-on-run-action-list-option-to-open-action-list/4132 "2011-01-05T12:14:52Z")
G'Day, - FB7.0.0.898 - When I right click I would like an option to be able to open the relevant tab. Saves me having to hunt through all the action list tabs --D --- ## [Git Integration](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/git-integration/4131)
**Author:** [@dmirapalheta](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/dmirapalheta)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 12:44pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/git-integration/4131 "2011-01-03T12:44:30Z")
Is there any plan to make Git actions on your VCS action repository? Best regards (happy 2011). --- ## [Change Compiler Version](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/change-compiler-version/4124)
**Author:** [@timfrost](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/timfrost)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2010, 12:17pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/change-compiler-version/4124 "2010-12-31T12:17:18Z")
It would be good to have a way of changing a compiler version, for example from Delphi 2010 to Delphi XE, in a number of actions at once. It cannot be done (that I can see) from Search and Replace. And I hoped that sel… --- ## [Search and Replace Defaults](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/search-and-replace-defaults/4123)
**Author:** [@timfrost](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/timfrost)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2010, 12:13pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/search-and-replace-defaults/4123 "2010-12-31T12:13:45Z")
I would like to see the default for the search and replace dialog changed so that 'Current Project' is selected, not 'All Projects'. And also I would like to see two Edit menu entries: Search (when the Replace option wo… --- ## [Meta-Reflection abilitieson Actions and build script](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/meta-reflection-abilitieson-actions-and-build-script/4129)
**Author:** [@typemock](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/typemock)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 12:56pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/meta-reflection-abilitieson-actions-and-build-script/4129 "2010-12-23T12:56:37Z")
I'd like to be able to iterate over all the actions in the current project and add custom "before" and "after" actions via script. Right now I have to do it manually for each action. at the very least, I'd like to be ab… --- ## [Get File / Folder date : Created date & Compare date](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/get-file-folder-date-created-date-compare-date/4103)
**Author:** [@deleted\_user](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/deleted_user)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/get-file-folder-date-created-date-compare-date/4103 "2010-12-13T03:26:31Z")
Hi everyone. In the action "Get File / Folder date", would it be possible to add the option to choose the wanted date? In example : Created Date, Modified Date, Last Access Date. Also, can we get a "Compare date" actio… --- ## [WiX dark.exe tool](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/wix-dark-exe-tool/4128)
**Author:** [@mihies](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/mihies)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 9:49am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/wix-dark-exe-tool/4128 "2010-12-09T09:49:44Z")
I'd like to have WiX' dark.exe besides candle and light. Dark.exe is used to decompile MSI files into wxs and comes with WiX installation. --- ## [Encrypt filenames in 7zip Create Archive Action](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/encrypt-filenames-in-7zip-create-archive-action/4127)
**Author:** [@prezmer](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/prezmer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2010, 6:06am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/encrypt-filenames-in-7zip-create-archive-action/4127 "2010-12-03T06:06:13Z")
Hello, I think it would be good to add checkbox "Encrypt filenames" in 7-zip archive action. Currently the action supports password for archive encryption. The problem appears when archive is to be sent via email. Most e… --- ## [Diffing Tools or proceedure](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/diffing-tools-or-proceedure/3911)
**Author:** [@djmarks](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/djmarks)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2010, 11:02am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/diffing-tools-or-proceedure/3911 "2010-11-22T11:02:46Z")
Is there a way to Diff between two compressed finalbuilder projects. What I am looking for is similar to Araxis Merge where I can compare side by side the action groups and variables that are used. This way if I add a … --- ## [Add Suspend All for server](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/add-suspend-all-for-server/4125)
**Author:** [@nelsonwolf](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/nelsonwolf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2010, 10:33am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/add-suspend-all-for-server/4125 "2010-11-05T10:33:40Z")
When we have to have an outage for machine maintenance, we have to suspend all projects. With a server that has a lot of projects, it would be really nice if there was a suspend all link somewhere. -Nelson [Previous page](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/c/finalbuilder/feature-requests/9.md?page=4) [Next page](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/c/finalbuilder/feature-requests/9.md?page=6)