Recent Version History

This is list of changes for each release of WinSCP. See also project history.

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2010-09-02

Never try to rename file to the very same name. 604
Bug fix: Failure when executing custom command and not capturing its output. 587
Bug fix: GSSAPI/Kerberos was not working. 590
Bug fix: Local file timestamp was interpreted incorrectly for synchronization on Windows 7. 591
Bug fix: Failure on close scripting command. 599
Bug fix: Edited file was reloaded from active session, not from original session. 603

4.2.8

2010-07-14

File size masks are allowed in script commands. 555
Change: Conversion of timestamps between local and remote systems with respect to DST follows changes introduced in Windows 7. 564 This breaks synchronization when you used previous WinSCP versions.
Installation package includes development versions of PuTTYgen and Pageant applications. It brings following changes:
- PuTTYgen supports importing of new-style OpenSSH private keys (encrypted by AES rather than 3DES).
SSH core upgraded to the latest development snapshot of PuTTY (2010-05-19, revision 8952). Improving GSSAPI support.
Script commands and output are included into session log. 547
Bug fix: IPv6 support was broken. 556
Bug fix: Protocol ftps was ignored in session URL when port number was also specified. 558
Bug fix: Suggested session path was duplicated when saving new session. 562
Bug fix: SFTP packet counter overflow. 565
Bug fix: Sorting by owner/group was broken. 571
Bug fix: Failure when opening session protected with master password from command-line in console. 573
Bug fix: Saving password in default session settings did not force prompt for master password, allowing the password being stored unencrypted.
Bug fix: Missing OpenCandy DLL on Windows startup. 579
Bug fix: Hangs when changing directory using directory tree after toggling showing of hidden files. 580
Bug fix: !.! was suggested as name of executable when browsing for previously undefined executable.
Bug fix: Failure when running multiple instances of console interface tool in parallel. 581

4.2.7

2010-03-04

Increased maximal size of accepted SFTP packet. 548
Bug fix: Failure when closing connection after another failed connection. 547
Bug fix: Root path was not remembered as last working path on a drive. 549
Bug fix: Hang-up after closing connection. 550

4.2.6

2010-02-16

ZIP archive with both executables is released instead of just compressed EXE. 523
Automatically named session is renamed when hostname and/or username is modified. 532
When reading of file to be edited fails, empty internal editor is no longer shown.
Forcing width of message box not to exceed screen width.
Environment variables in path to private key file are resolved before passing it to PuTTY to open the session. 524
WinSCP name is included in balloon notifications. 533
Timezone offset can be set up to +/-25 hours. 534
Setup does not query OpenCandy for ads when running silent install.
Small visual changes for Windows 7.
Being tolerant to FTP servers enclosing path in 257 response to single quotes. 541
SSH core upgraded to the latest development snapshot of PuTTY (2010-01-17, revision 8846). Fixing memory leak.
SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 0.9.8l.
Bug fix: Bookmarks with equal sign in their name were not preserved when using INI file. 522
Bug fix: Synchronize browsing failed, when entering local directory, while current remote path was root. 525
Bug fix: Having higher logging level set decreased performance even when logging itself was disabled. 526
Bug fix: Error when running ad hoc custom command. 529
Bug fix: Tray icon was sometimes not removed when application closed.
Bug fix: Navigation tree on Preferences dialog was corrupted sometimes. 539
Bug fix: Memory leak while authenticating with private key.
Bug fix: System date/time format was not followed on Windows 7. 537
Bug fix: On some systems winscp.com did not find winscp.exe when executed from search path. 542
Bug fix: Failure when connection was closed while Console window was opened. 544

4.2.5

2009-12-22

Environment variable WINSCP_PATH pointing to path, where WinSCP executable file is located, is set on startup, so it can be used to configure portable paths relative to the WinSCP executable file. 311
It is not possible to cancel master password prompt anymore, when saving session with passwords.
Slash added to names of directories in search results to distinguish them from files.
Keyboard shortcut for finding files changed to F3 in Explorer interface.
Path is recorded in history after changing directory in console window. 518
Replacing characters not allowed in local file names is taken into account with synchronized browsing. 512
Merged error message and directory creation confirmation box into one, when synchronized browsing cannot find corresponding opposite directory. 347
Synchronized browsing can handle change to different directory branch. 101
Placed Use same options next time on synchronization dialog above transfer settings box to make it clear that transfer settings are not saved. 519
SSH core upgraded to the latest development snapshot of PuTTY (2009-11-22, revision 8755). It does not bring any notable change.
Bug fix: When master password changing was canceled, message informing about successful change appeared anyway.
Bug fix: No help was associated with Security tab of Preferences dialog.
Bug fix: Passwords in default session settings were not re-encrypted when master password was changed.
Bug fix: Empty session password were in rare situation encrypted using master password, what caused seemingly useless prompts for master passwords.
Bug fix: WinSCP did not offer to unset read-only flag when overwriting local files anymore.
Bug fix: Error when downloading remote files from root directory into temporary local directory. 502
Bug fix: Failure when retrying connect attempt after host is not resolved. 503
Bug fix: Incorrect calculation of DST start/end date. 504
Bug fix: Session data on Login dialog were overwritten when locale is changed. 508
Bug fix: Error when moving local directory to remote side. 509
Bug fix: Help for put scripting command incorrectly claimed that -append switch is valid for FTP protocol only.
Bug fix: Ampersands (&) in names of transfer settings presets and custom commands were handled inconsistently. 506
Bug fix: Excluding file from transfer did not prevent access to the file. 514
Bug fix: Error when daylight saving is not properly configured in Windows. 519
Bug fix: Shell icon for stored session in folder could not be created. 515

4.2.4 beta

2009-10-25

File search. 92
Stored session passwords can be encrypted by AES cipher using master password. 273
Path relative to startup directory can be used in initial session local directory. 492
Up to 255 characters long SFTP server commands are allowed. 495
Value off of reconnecttime script option is case-insensitive. 491
SFTP status code is not logged as status/error code anymore. 484
While downloading trailing dot in filenames is replaced with %2E, as Windows trim them. 452
WinSCP can load plain text tunnel password from configuration (new attribute TunnelPasswordPlain). If possible, it automatically converts the password to encrypted form. 497
SSH core upgraded to the latest development snapshot of PuTTY (2008-09-27, revision 8665). It brings following changes:
- Bug fix: Minor memory leaks.
Bug fix: Uploads of large files with FTP were restarting. 157
Bug fix: Error when opening separate shell session. 477
Bug fix: Backslash in remote path broke path label. 482
Bug fix: Using passive mode was suggested when connection fails even when used already. 485
Bug fix: Operation hanged for a while when transfer of file was skipped with FTP protocol. 486
Bug fix: Operation hanged occasionally when both control and transfer connection were closed at the same time with FTP protocol. 487
Bug fix: Quote escaping did not work with console interface tool. 494
Bug fix: Ctrl+C in console windows occasionally interrupted more than one prompt.
Bug fix: Failed connection in script closed last active session simultaneously.
Bug fix: It was not possible to copy remote files using drag&drop within remote panel with FTP protocol.
Bug fix: Problem minimizing progress windows while performing operation executed from command-line. 475
Bug fix: WinSCP hanged on some systems, when remote file with name reserved on Windows appeared in directory listing. 152
Bug fix: Backslash was inserted to remote path when running custom command from synchronization checklist dialog. 498

4.2.3 beta

2009-08-18

Configurable keyboard shortcuts for custom commands and shared bookmarks. 103
FTP proxy support. 27
FTPS server certificate is shown on Server and protocol information dialog. 438
Existing remote file can be opened in editor by typing its name. 366
Workaround for Momentum server limit of 32 KiB for reading/writing. 440
Added missing descriptions of certificate, implicit, explicitssl and explicittls switches for command-line and scripting.
Empty SSH keyboard interactive prompts are ignored. 388
256×256 icon is deployed with WinSCP. 445
WinSCP prevents computer from being suspended during operation. 265
It can be configured how long WinSCP should keep trying reconnect broken sessions. 460
Change: Double double-quote is treated as a single double-quote within value of command-line parameter. 454
For FTP servers know not to support LIST -a command (Personal FTP server), LIST only is used by default. 458
Errors when deleting local files after upload finishes are reported. 462
Pressing Enter, while having selected an open session without hostname, loads the session. 463
Session name can be optionally used as part of the path to temporary copies of remote files. 385
Remote path may optionally not be used as part of the path to temporary copies of remote files. 229
Option for substituting FTP passive mode IP address with connection address. 376
Change: Once dot-only filenames are obscured from Windows, all security checks which hide dot-only filenames from user are removed. 452
Bug fix: Overwrite confirmations were shown even when target file did not exist when uploading with SFTP protocol. 442
Bug fix: Mask hints label on transfer settings dialogs was improperly placed when localized.
Bug fix: Failure when closing session while having log window opened and custom commands toolbar displayed. 441
Bug fix: Passive FTP transfers with IPv6 did not work. 446
Bug fix: Ctrl+R in the internal editor opened Replace dialog instead of reloading current document. 444
Bug fix: Meaning of UTF-8 encoding for filenames option was reversed for FTP. 450
Bug fix: Skipped files are shown in progress list on console. 451
Bug fix: Values were overlapped on progress window when Calculate total size transfer settings was disabled. 456
Bug fix: “There is no disk in drive” message was sometimes shown on startup. 19
Bug fix: Failure when configuration was changed, while file from closed internal editor was still being uploaded. 461
Bug fix: Failure when file was opened in editor while still being uploaded after closing editor. 465
Bug fix: Transfer progress was not shown on console when moving files to local directory. 443
Bug fix: Error when uploading empty folder that already existed on the server with FTP. 466
Bug fix: Failure when FTP data connection was lost. 467
Bug fix: Memory leak in drag&drop shell extension. 471
Bug fix: Failure when installing on Windows 2000. 447
Bug fix: OpenCandy DLL was installed even if user chose not to use it. 455
Bug fix: Icon was not displayed properly on Windows 2000. 473
Bug fix: Timeout may occurred earlier that configured with FTP. 472