Recent Version History

2006-09-20

• WinSCP can itself setup SSH tunnel for allow indirect connections though proxy SSH host.
• Core of WinSCP re-factored to allow non-SSH based transfer protocols (FTP).
• Added simple “typical installation” option to setup that requires no further interaction from the user.
• Optional minimization to taskbar notification area (system tray).
• Taskbar balloons optionally used for notifications when appropriate:
  • When inactive session is disconnected.
  • When background transfer queue is emptied (except for active session, when queue list is visible).
  • When user interaction is required, while WinSCP is minimized.
  • When new release is detected.
• New scripting option option batch continue. When set, WinSCP ignores and skips all errors.
• New scripting option option echo to enable echoing of commands being executed.
• “Host hasn’t answered for X seconds” message disappears itself once the response finally arrives also in scripting.
• File edited in an internal editor can be reloaded (refreshed).
• Support for SSPI authentication.
• Support for Kerberos ticket forwarding.
• Configuration can be exported to an INI file.
• New command Duplicate session.
• When Shift key is hold while New session or Duplicate session commands are selected, the session is opened in new instance (window) of WinSCP.
• Single log file is used for all connections on one session (background transfer connections, secondary shell connection, tunnel connection).
• During silent uninstall, user is not prompted for cleanup of application data.
• Workaround for SSH servers based on cryptlib, which reports invalid files types in response to SSH_FXP_LSTAT request.
• Configuration of GSSAPI/SSPI authentication is exported to PuTTY sessions.
• When changing configuration storage, also caches (change directory cache, accepted SSH host keys, accepted banners) are transferred to the new storage.
• Context menu of permissions popup and input boxes has clipboard management commands.
• Menu item captions capitalized according to Windows standard.
• More internal error messages from PuTTY code are being localized.
• When saving the edited session under the same name, overwrite confirmation is not requested.
• Shell options of SCP tab of login dialog redesigned.
• Bug fix: Infinite loop of error messages when connection was broken while timeout message was being shown.
• Bug fix: Trailing delimiter text were occasionally left in remote command output.
• Bug fix: Some authentication progress steps were not shown on authentication window for secondary shell sessions.
• Bug fix: Inactive sessions were not kept alive.
• Bug fix: Incorrect sizing of internal editor windows opened on non-primary monitor.
• Bug fix: Automatic retry after timeout was not working.
• Bug fix: Stored session may be lost when letter case was changed solely during rename.
• Bug fix: It was not possible to cancel text mode upload with SCP protocol.
• Bug fix: Change directory cache may become corrupted when using INI file for configuration.

2006-06-19

• Change to overcome URL handler vulnerability: When protocol (sftp:// or scp://) is provided on command line (possible execution from web browser/Windows Explorer), all command-like parameters that cause any automatic action are ignored, including /defaults, /log, /script and /command.
• Function Copy path to clipboard has keyboard shortcut Shift-Ctrl-P in Explorer-like interface.
• Address bar of Explorer-like interface has dedicated context menu, with option to Copy path to clipboard.
• Partial files (.filepart) are no longer considered for synchronization (SFTP-only).
• Permissions input box has the same context menu as permissions popup box.
• In scripting mode, the WinSCP can read commands from redirected standard input.
• UTF-8 encoded script files are supported (byte-order-mask is required).
• Bug fix: Sorting arrows on synchronization checklist were corrupted on Windows 2000 and older.
• Bug fix: Permissions popup box was occasionally dismissed, when its context menu was revealed.
• Bug fix: Menu item Leave as is of permissions box was visible, even if it made no sense in the context.
• Bug fix: When recursive setting of permissions was turned off on properties dialog, permissions may have possibly retained undefined state, although no longer allowed.
• Bug fix: Path labels were redrawn each time mouse was moved over them, causing unnecessary flickering.
• Bug fix: Some dialog labels were not disabled along with associated control.
• Bug fix: Log window was showing log file name with patterns, instead of actual current log file name.
• Bug fix: When patterns were used in log file name, the log file was recreated every time configuration has changed.

2006-05-07

• Notice is displayed for period of time on status bar on various events, including:
  • Automatic selection of transfer setting preset.
  • Turning on/off of synchronised browsing.
  • New version release.
• Synchronization checklist can be sorted by any column.
• When downloading, up to date remote file modification time is used, instead of cached time shown in file panel.
• File masks can select files also by their size.
• Automatic refresh of remote directory after an operation can be disabled (also by keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+R).
• Stored session can be renamed.
• Synchronized browsing state is now part of session state.
• Options dialogs for uploads, downloads, synchronization and Keep remote directory up to date invoked from command-line can be skipped using /defaults switch.
• Transfer settings presets drop down menu improved to show information about the preset being selected.
• Parameters /script and /command can be used without /console to run the script without creating a console window (works for .EXE only).
• Overwrite configuration message offers possibility to transfer file under different name (SFTP-only).
• Turning off the advanced options on Login dialog hides also some advanced controls on tabs that are otherwise visible.
• Edit is now a default action for double-click.
• When new version release is notified, the message indicates if it is beta version.
• Exclude file mask in example transfer setting preset Exclude temporaries expanded with *~; #*; .#*.
• Error “EAccessViolation” is now replaced with more meaningful “Invalid access to memory” also in scripting.
• Mere change from Exclude mask to Include mask is not shown in transfer setting overview unless the mask itself is specified too.
• Main window no longed flashes when Preferences dialog is closed.
• Location profiles are renamed inline now.
• Confirmation of file recycling is configurable independently of file deleting.
• Reading of remote directory can be cancelled by Esc key.
• During authentication, usage of stored password is indicated.
• Shift+Up/Down selects files.
• Button Cancel is not disabled on message dialogs, when Never ask me again checkbox is checked.
• Command Insert to Command Line is no longer shown in file context menu on Explorer-like interface.
• Bug fix: Menus were always shown on primary monitor in multi-monitor environment.
• Bug fix: WinSCP was not reflecting system-wide disabling of menu animations.
• Bug fix: Menus were not animated on Windows XP.
• Bug fix: Failure when connecting thru proxy.
• Bug fix: Major CPU consumption during prompt for password/passphrase.
• Bug fix: It was not possible to edit remote files with name containing characters not allowed on Windows.
• Bug fix: Timestamp synchronisation was not working properly for remote directory synchronisation.
• Bug fix: Group control caption was truncated on some XP themes.
• Bug fix: Button Browse on download options dialog was not preserving trailing backslash and operation mask.
• Bug fix: Assertion in DirView.pas.
• Bug fix: Incorrect decoding of SFTP extension version.
• Bug fix: Command open in scripting failed if password was specified in its parameter.
• Bug fix: Failure when last access time of file being uploaded could not be retrieved (typical for uploads from CD).
• Bug fix: Incorrect validation of file masks separated by comma.
• Bug fix: Before updates information is shown, query is sent to the server, if cached information were retrieved by another version of WinSCP.
• Bug fix: Transfer option New and updated file(s) only was not being saved.
• Bug fix: Command line switches /synchronize and /keepuptodate were not documented in syntax overview shown by /help switch.
• Bug fix: When Never ask me again was checked on query for synchronization before starting Keep remote directory up to date, the synchronization was not performed.

2005-12-20

• Synchronization enhanced:
  • When option Preview changes is turned on, checklist of synchronization actions is displayed, giving user option to review and confirm them all at once.
  • Option Preview changes works for timestamp synchronization too.
  • When list of directories watched by function Keep Remote Directory Up To Date is changed, new count is shown on log view.
  • Synchronization delay for function Keep Remote Directory Up To Date is configurable (only directly in configuration files).
  • Bug fix: When list of directories watched by function Keep Remote Directory Up To Date was changed, some of the subdirectories stopped being watched.
  • Bug fix: Option Same size only for timestamp synchronization was not working.
  • Bug fix: Newly added subdirectories were not watched for changes, when keeping remote directory up to date from script.
• The connection can be automatically re-established when lost during file transfer (SFTP-only).
• When the main session is reconnected the background transfer queue is now preserved.
• The Server/Protocol Information dialog remade. It now also shows space available for current directory.
• Color can be associated with session. It is used as background color for file panels.
• Authentication window introduced. It combines progress display with authentication prompts.
• Initial permissions can be set when creating new remote directory.
• File panel can be sorted by extension by clicking on dedicated part of Name/Ext column title.
• Permission errors when setting attributes (permissions and timestamp) of remote file can be suppressed using new transfer option Ignore permissions errors (SFTP-only).
• Commands Edit New File and Create Directory moved to New > File and New > Directory. Command Add/Edit Link split into Edit Link and New > Link. Submenu New is also accessible from panel’s context menu.
• New panel option for Norton Commander-like interface: Full row select (turned on by default). Can be turned off to make panel’s context menu more accessible.
• New toolbar with custom commands.
• New toolbar for Norton Commander-like interface with buttons Upload and Download, useful when you want to transfer file without having the source panel active.
• New command (switch) for queue Disconnect Once Empty closes the session, if it’s idle, when the last scheduled background transfer is finished.
• System administrators can enforce display of authentication banners.
• System administrators can restrict connection to servers without having their host keys accepted in advance.
• Context menu of console output display includes command to resize the console window to fit the command output.
• If the SFTP server does not provide file permissions/owner/group in directory listing, WinSCP requests them explicitly before showing Properties dialog.
• Pressing button OK on fatal error message box for the initial session re-opens the Login dialog.
• Only the last @ in connection string is considered as username/hostname separator, making it possible to easier type username and/or password containing @ from command-line.
• “Edit” commands now open all selected files, not only focused one, if editing of multiple files is allowed.
• Edited remote file can be uploaded, even if the session was reconnected meanwhile.
• Transfer setting dialog has option Do not show this dialog box again, when transfer is invoked using drag&drop to disable future drag&drop transfer confirmation.
• Optional “Office 2003” theme and few minor changes to toolbars.
• Size of the console window is preserved.
• When changing file properties, chgrp and chown are called before chmod, because they change file permissions (SCP-only).
• If the session is closed due to option Disconnect when operation finishes, associated background transfers are terminated immediately, not only after the user acknowledges the closure.
• It is now possible to edit two files with the same path/name located on different servers.
• Logging to file can be enabled using new /log command-line option.
• Log file name can contain following patterns: &Y (year), &M (month), &D (day), &T (time), &H (hostname), &S (session name).
• Improved cleaning of directory change cache on symbolic link deletion.
• SFTP extension “versions”, specifying list of supported protocol versions, is decoded and logged.
• SFTP extension “supported” is ignored, when extension “supported2” is also sent by the server.
• Custom transfer settings dialog disables settings unusable in current context (synchronization mode, server capabilities, etc.).
• Transfer setting preset info tip does not show settings unusable in current context (server capabilities, etc.).
• Setup does not overwrite update period, if updates were already enabled.
• Transfer setting options “Permissions” and “Preserve read-only” are disabled when the server does not support permissions.
• On Windows XP, native column sorting icons are used.
• Licence of PuTTY updated.
• Command Copy URL to Clipboard now URL-encodes some characters (space particularly).
• WinSCP can handle URL with URL-encoded characters in session name.
• URL handler registered by WinSCP now encloses the URL into quotes to allow handling of URL’s with space.
• WinSCP can load plain text password from configuration (new attribute PasswordPlain). If possible, it automatically converts the password to encrypted form.
• File mask *.* is treated exceptionally, matching all files, even those without dot.
• Internal editor window is activated before associated message box pops up (e.g. save confirmation).
• Preferences command added to context menu of internal editor.
• Navigation tree on login and preferences dialogs widened to allow longer translations.
• When sorting files in file panel, filename is always secondary criteria.
• INI file name on Properties dialog changes with name of executable.
• Option /script= without value is ignored.
• Server response timeout can be set up to 6000 seconds.
• Popup hints close on mouse click.
• Bug fix: Fixed resolving symbolic links in sub-directories.
• Bug fix: After directory refresh, WinSCP sometime incorrectly behaved as if the user were dragging the selected file.
• Bug fix: SCP fallback for SSH-1 was not working.
• Bug fix: Uploads of files into previously non-existing directory could not be resumed (SFTP-only).
• Bug fix: Selection could not be restored after changing file properties.
• Bug fix: WinSCP hung on start-up occasionally (for example when the main window was closed maximised on different screen resolution the last time).
• Bug fix: Failure when changing file properties on SFTP server supporting UTF-8.
• Bug fix: Incorrectly formatted message “Unknown principal”.
• Bug fix: Hint on status bar for transfer setting preset selector incorrectly showed preset configuration.
• Bug fix: Custom transfer settings dialog invoked from context menu on synchronization dialog did incorrectly allowed changing all settings, even when time-stamp-only synchronization was selected.
• Bug fix: When the SFTP server does not support permissions, random permissions were used for the files.
• Bug fix: Crash when re-key occurred on idle background session and the host key was not cached.
• Bug fix: Failure when downloading file from different directory than the current one (SCP only).
• Bug fix: Username was stored incorrectly when exporting session to PuTTY.
• Bug fix: On the first start-up on fresh installation, default editor settings were not preset.
• Bug fix: When output of the console is was redirected to file, list of transferred files contained only the last file.
• Bug fix: Editors list was lost when changing configuration storage.
• Bug fix: Mouse only option of Explorer style selection was not preserved.
• Bug fix: When password storing is restricted, warning that password is being stored is no longer shown.

2005-08-15

• Editing files enhanced:
  • There can be several external editors configured.
  • Appropriate editor for particular file can be selected automatically by file mask (i.e. file extension, directory, etc.).
  • Command File(s) > Edit (alternative) replaced with sub menu listing all available editors.
  • Command File(s) > Edit new has now keyboard shortcut originally used by File(s) > Edit (alternative).
  • File can be optionally opened in editor as response to double-click.
  • Change to internal editor configuration is immediately applied to all already opened editor windows.
  • Search options are shared among opened internal editors.
  • Search dialogs have context help.
  • Bug fix: Application could not be closed as long as any internal editor was opened.
  • Bug fix: “Total replacements” message sometime incorrectly appeared, even when Replace All was not used.
  • Bug fix: Find results sometime appeared over the main window instead of over the editor window.
  • Bug fix: Search dialogs were sometime incorrectly placed.
• Authentication banner, if any, is shown during authentication.
• New functions for queue management: Suspend, Resume, Suspend All and Resume All.
• Unix-style approach to Daylight saving time (client does adjustment) is made default. This can affect interpretation of timestamps of your files. Use function Synchronize with option Synchronize timestamps only, not files to resolve it.
• Button Calculate on Properties dialog calculates also total number of files/directories/symlinks. The button newly also does not show up, when all selected directories are actually symlinks.
• Several changes to synchronization:
  • Added new option Selected files only for functions Synchronize and Keep Remote Directory Up To Date. It limits the synchronization to files selected in either panel only.
  • Removed option No confirmations for functions Synchronize and Keep Remote Directory Up To Date. Confirmations are now disabled always.
  • Directory number limit for function Keep remote directory up to date can be overruled.
  • Event log is shown for function Keep remote directory up to date.
  • When synchronizing timestamps, only same-sized files can be affected optionally.
  • For Synchronize timestamps only, not files mode the only item of transfer settings that can be set (and that is displayed) is exclusion/inclusion mask.
  • Keep remote directory up to date can be interrupted by Esc.
  • Bug fix: Failure when synchronization before Keep remote directory up to date was interrupted.
  • Bug fix: When time-stamp synchronization was configured as default synchronization action, it was incorrectly inherited by Keep remote directory up to date.
• Several changes to scripting:
  • New scripting option option batch abort. When set, WinSCP will abort the script as soon as any of the commands fail. Values on and off are still available with unchanged behaviour.
  • New scripting options include and exclude to set include/exclude masks. Only one of the two can be set at a time.
  • Ctrl+C during script file processing breaks whole script, not only current command.
  • During synchronization names of directories where change happened are displayed only.
  • Bug fix: Script file loading errors were displayed in message box instead of console.
  • Bug fix: Scripting have not inherited configured synchronization settings.
  • Bug fix: Incorrect parameter syntax in help for scripting command open. Thanks to Gottfried Haider.
  • Bug fix: Second consecutive put command from script file overwrites output of previous one.
• When overwriting of remote file fails, WinSCP can try to delete file and create new one (SFTP only).
• New custom command option Copy results to clipboard.
• Workaround for OpenSSH limit of 256 kB for size of SFTP packet. Consequence was occasional interruption of transfer with error “Connection has been unexpectedly closed. Server sent command exit status 11.”
• All new sessions can be automatically opened also in PuTTY.
• The Office XP-like look can be turned off from Interface tab of Preferences dialog.
• WinSCP remembers what location profile folders were opened.
• New Type column for remote panel (hidden by default).
• Default private key can be specified using /privatekey option.
• User is notified when selected private key file does not contain private key in supported format or when the private key is for different SSH version than preferred one.
• New file selection command Restore Selection which restores file selection before last file operation.
• Characters not allowed in Windows file names are now replaced by %XX (where XX is hexadecimal representation of character ASCII code), instead of underscore (_).
• Increased chance that files information on overwrite confirmation message are properly aligned (English version only).
• New optional file selection mode in Norton Commander interface, where mouse behaves as in Windows Explorer and keyboard behaves as in Norton Commander.
• Files dropped on newly created desktop icons, associated with particular stored session, are uploaded.
• File mask ending with slash matches directories only. This is particularly useful for include mask to match any directories using mask */.
• When appending (including alternative resume), the target file is not deleted, when transfer is canceled by user.
• Custom command parameters are escaped for remote commands. For !?prompt[\]?default! pattern, escaping can be avoided using optional slash (\).
• Added hint links to several dialogs. They open popup hint describing syntax of masks and custom command patterns.
• About dialog redesigned. URL links can receive focus, to allow opening the URL using keyboard. Additional URL link can be associated with translation.
• Confirmation of overwriting read-only files can be suppressed the same way as overwrite confirmation, i.e. by disabling confirmation for synchronization, background transfers or in script.
• When saving location profile, existing profile can be overwritten (names of existing profiles are provided for selection in drop down menu), giving limited ability to edit profiles.
• When one of the directories of location profile does not exist anymore, the latter is opened, before error shows up.
• Added new error messages as defined by SFTP-6.
• Maximal size of read block as requested by SFTP server using supported2 extension is respected.
• New option to lock placement of toolbars.
• Added /command option to usage screen (/help).
• Cache directory changes checkbox is disabled when Cache visited remote directories is unchecked and SCP-only mode is selected.
• Empty proxy password is not “saved” to reduce session data size.
• When reloading directory content, file panel tries to preserve its position.
• When checking Never ask me again checkbox, all answer buttons are disabled except for the positive one, to avoid confusion.
• More informative error message when setting permissions of uploaded directory fails.
• File masks can be separated also by comma (in addition to semicolon).
• Dialog for entering deselection mask has Deselect title now.
• It is now possible to specify both password and private key on Login dialog (server may require double authentication).
• Confirmation is required before stored session is deleted.
• Too long authentication prompts can be revealed also using keyboard.
• Queue command Delete renamed to Cancel to avoid confusion with delete file command.
• Usage of ellipsis (…) and capital letters in menus revised.
• Splitters have hints describing their specific functionality.
• Double clicking some of the splitters hide component they resize.
• Commands toolbar has initially vertical layout when undocked.
• When reading of local file during upload fails, more descriptive error message is shown and Skip button is not offered (SCP only).
• When automatic popup of background transfer prompts is disabled, task bar button at least flashes when WinSCP is on background.
• Obsolete temporary directories are no longer checked, when WinSCP is run for service task (such as registration for URL handling).
• Bug fix: When using MS Virtual Desktop Manager, the main window of WinSCP was enlarged, when its virtual desktop was activated. Other associated issues are pending.
• Bug fix: Stored session name was not recognized in URL’s containing path suffix.
• Bug fix: When remote file was opened (not edited) in an external application that opens multiple files in window (process), WinSCP incorrectly suggested to enable support for this kind of editors. Now it suggests to configure the application as an external editor.
• Bug fix: Wrong default action was highlighted in remote file context menu when resolving of symbolic links is turned off or impossible.
• Bug fix: When directory was removed its cache was not, making it possible to enter no longer existing directory by typing its path manually.
• Bug fix: SCP fallback was not working in 3.7.5.
• Bug fix: Include mask was not saved in configuration.
• Bug fix: Command Open in PuTTY was not working when current session was not opened from stored session.
• Bug fix: When there were too frequent changes to current local directory the panel content was never refreshed.
• Bug fix: Failure when directory was reloaded while file was being renamed.
• Bug fix: Layout of some toolbars was not restored when using INI file as configuration storage.
• Bug fix: Occasional failure when opening Preferences dialog.
• Bug fix: Custom transfer settings dialog had some controls incorrectly disabled when invoked from Keep remote directory up to date dialog by double-clicking the transfer settings panel.
• Bug fix: Custom transfer settings dialog had incorrect help context.
• Bug fix: Incorrect files were selected when using Shift-click after reloading directory after using Left or Right keys to select first or last file.
• Bug fix: Incorrect help context for message informing about autoselection of transfer settings preset.
• Bug fix: Incorrect behaviour after two consecutive clicks on Execute command of queue.
• Bug fix: It was possible to enter invalid mask to transfer setting preset autoselection rule.
• Bug fix: Help button on console window was incorrectly anchored.

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