What’s New in AWE 8

FTP Action

  • FTP Sync, FXP, compression

  • SSL CCC and FIPS 140 mode

  • SFTP host key validation, KIA

  • Advanced FTP actions extended

  • Proxy support to SFTP

SharePoint Action

  • Upload and download files

  • Check in and check out files

  • Manage list, groups, roles, etc.

  • Get information about files

Dialog Action

  • Combined info and common in Dialog

  • Full description in visual mode

  • Scrolling for lengthy text

Web Services Action

  • Support for proxy added

  • Soap 1.2 protocol support

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Email Actions

  • Now supports Exchange 2010

  • Improved Imap and Webdav filtering

  • Ability to set custom headers before send

  • Expression button for attachments

Compression Action

  • Support for 7zip compression

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Run Action

  • Folder launch support

  • Piped command line support

  • Additional details in visual mode

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File Actions

  • UTF-8 support for file actions

  • Encoding for both ANSI and Unicode for loop and read from file actions

  • Retrieve file AND folder information

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Improved Workflow, Debug

  • New regions for optimizing flow

  • Variables /regions scope aware

  • Improved execution speed

  • New ribbon panel

  • Many more UI changes

Other Changes:

  • Removal of IM action

  • Ability to save, save as

  • Automatic window resizing

  • Automatic task indenting

  • Save bookmarks and breakpoints in separate XML file

  • Ability to auto-fill HTTP post fields

  • Actions favorite, recent, popular

  • Search for activities in .NET actions

  • Switch between new Ribbon and menu (classic) interfaces

  • Search for legacy action names

  • Make all operations on the Steps panel undoable

  • Ability to provide custom twitter application keys

  • Services action allows remote management of services (install, removal, start, stop, etc.)