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Download FastTrack Scripting Host 7.2.3
Use the download button in the box below to download or update FastTrack Scripting Host.
If you do not have a license key, please go to the registration page
to get a free trial or express license key.
If you are having trouble downloading the setup exe file below, you can download a zip-wrapped version by clicking here.
To see what is new in version 7.2.3, please refer to the list under the download box.
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Most recent releases
FastTrack Scripting Host 7.2.3 - Released December 21st 2011
This update does not contain any new features; it mainly addresses the 260 byte path limitation in Windows,
as described
here on Microsoft Technet.
Windows will under normal circumstances limit users from creating structures that exceed this limit, but if a directory
structure is moved, this is limitation not enforced and if a structure is close to the limit, the length may be exceeded on the destination
structure on backups with SyncDir. The improvements in version 7.2.3 are:
- SyncDir is no longer limited to the 260 byte barrier.
- All common I/O operations no longer suffer from the 260 byte barrier, which is relevant for use with commands like DeleteDir and DeleteSubFiles.
- SyncDir is heavily performance improved on indexing structures. In high bandwidth scenarios with few changes, the total operation can be up to twice as fast.
FastTrack Scripting Host 7.2.2 - Released October 25th 2011
Highlights of new version 7.2.2 features:
- Native support for SQL Server. Please refer to the Interacting with SQL Server page for more information.
- Random interval for scheduled tasks inside generated MSI files is now configurable. Please refer to the MSI Page for more information.
FastTrack Scripting Host 7.2.1 - Released October 14th 2011
Highlights of new version 7.2.1 features:
- Support for the new free express edition.
- Added functionality for querying Organizational Units. Please refer to this forum thread for a list of new features.
- Optional parameters to set button texts on all graphical user interfaces.
- Two new commands for setting foreground color on graphical user interfaces.
- The MultiInput command fields can now be pre-filled by assigning values to the output variables before using the command.
FastTrack Scripting Host 7.2 - Released September 30th 2011
Highlights of new version 7.2 features:
- Remote desktop client is now built-in through the new ShowRemoteDesktop command - please refer to the GUI page for more information.
- New command ChangeUser available that can change executing user in-line, voiding to the need to split into multiple scripts to elevate permissions.
Please refer to the updated Unattended Installations page for example use.
- New commands to elevate with User Account Control - please refer to the new User Account Control page for more information.
- All network functions like IPAddress can now accept a network connection name as input.
- Custom icon files can be used directly from their file location instead of having to add them with the AddCustomIcon command first.
- Improved template scripts in the FTLogon.zip (FastTrack Logon) starter zip file.
Please refer to
this forum thread for a complete list of new commands.
FastTrack Scripting Host 7.1 - Released August 16th 2011
Highlights of new version 7.1 major features:
- The UploadInventory command now also uploads software inventory. Upload size is still very small; typically between 500 and 2500 bytes and upload only happens when data are changed. Please refer to the FastTrack Inventory page for details.
- Three new commands are available to upload events to an online event log available through your FastTrack Inventory account. Please refer to the FastTrack Inventory page for details.
- Scripts can be compiled into an MSI file by a single mouse-click. You can also wrap your non-MSI installations to make them compatible for mass deployment with Microsoft System Center or group policies. MSI compilation can optionally be an installation of a scheduled task based on your script instead of an one-time install, which allows you to get tasks executed at off-peak hours. Refer to the Windows Installer page for more details.
- New functions to query maximum screen resolution and a new SetOptimalScreenRes the will set the highest resolution on all screens.
Please refer to
this forum thread
for a specific list of new engine features.
FastTrack Scripting Host 7.0 - Released June 14th 2011
Highlights of new version 7.0 major features:
- Web based inventory through the new FastTrack Inventory technology - see here for details.
- New re-designed ribbon based script editor - see screenshot here.
- SyncDir is further performance improved and now uses block-level synchronization on large files, making it ideal to back up PST files. Refer to the "large file" section on the SyncDir page for more details.
- SmartDock intervals are now configurable through an XML file - see here for details.
FastTrack Scripting Host 6.6 - Released May 11th 2011
Highlights of new version 6.6 features:
- Functions are now auto-quoted to ensure more robust scripts. It is no longer needed to factor in that function return values can contain commas.
- Added Active Directory functionality (see Obsolete accounts report
and Password expiry notifier for example use):
- Commands: SetUserExpiryDate and RemoveUserExpiry.
- Functions: UserPasswordSetDate, UserPasswordExpiryDate, UserExpiryDate, UserLastLogon, LocalUserLastLogon and ComputerLastLogon.
- Conditions: ComputerEnabled, ComputerExists, UserMustChangePasswordSoon and UserExpiresSoon.
- Active Directory collections UsersInOU, ComputersInOU and GroupsInOU now include objects in sub-OUs.
- Per-machine Once and interval versions of Once no longer requires local admin rights.
- All interval conditions (Once/UserOnce and interval versions thereof) now automatically reset and re-fire on clients, when the source script is changed.
- Custom collections. See here for details.
- In-line errormode control. Inside scripts new commands ResumeOnError, StopOnError and RestoreErrorMode can be used to overrule the /IE command-line switch.
- Stopwatch: Under the "Stopwatch" menu in the Engine Browser tree, commands and functions are added to measure the consumed time of a script block.
- Commands and functions added to set and retrieve shortcut information like "Target" and "Working directory".
- Script editor optimizations: Code completion is faster and the property builder now has browse buttons, when parameters are files or directories.
- Right-click menu in the system tray to terminate a script, which be disabled with the new "DisableScriptTermination" command or the existing "DisableTrayIcon" command.
Version 6.6 has 306 commands, 304 functions, 95 conditions and 47 collections, totaling 752 build-in features.
Please refer to
this forum thread
for a complete list of new ones.
FastTrack Scripting Host 6.5 - Released March 16th 2011
Version 6.5 is a major update that includes new and updated pre-build graphical user interfaces.
Please refer to
this article for documentation or
this video to see some of the user interfaces
demonstrated live. Some of the highlights are:
- All user interfaces except the two splash screen are completely redesigned with support for custom icons.
- Most user interfaces now have a configurable company name printed on them, which is by default the name of the license holder, but can be changed.
- ShowMessage command and Ask condition replaced by new versions with new interfaces. A new ShowMessageWin command and a new AskWin condition added to preserve the possibility of Windows style messages.
- New Progress command to show a graphical progress interface to the user during lengthy operations.
- Redesigned menu and list menu with full support for custom icons.
- New double list menu to show a two column version of the list menu.
- New commands to switch menu sorting and switch whether or not user interfaces are topmost.
Other improvements included in version 6.5:
- Switch statements and While loops introduced. Please refer to the updated Getting Started Guide for more information. The updated demo script also includes an example of a Switch construct.
- A new "Generic Constructs" item is displayed at the top of the Engine Browser to help with common constructs like conditions and loops.
- The engine exe (FSH.exe) is now 40% smaller, dropping to 832kb, while still maintaining fully backwards compatibility. This has primarily been achieved by removing the documentation from the "/?" about page, which is replaced by links to online pages with the same information.
- New functions to get publisher, install date, size and version of installed applications.
- New functions to get file version and product version.
Version 6.5 introduces a total of 22 new commands, 30 new functions, 3 new conditions and 1 new collection.
The total amount of built-in commands, functions, collections and conditions is now totaling 709.
Please refer to
this forum thread
for a full list of new features.
FastTrack Scripting Host 6.4 - Released February 1st 2011
Version 6.4 includes a new and improved multi-threaded SyncDir,
which is up to 300% faster in scenarios with few changed files in the source. Please refer
to
this article for more information.
Version 6.4 also introduces custom commands and functions. Write your own commands
and functions that have all the same features as native commands and functions. Refer
to
this article for more information.
FastTrack Scripting Host 6.3 - Released December 22nd 2010
Version 6.3 introduces compilation of scripts into exe files
and also repackaging of projects into single exe files. Please refer to
this article for more information.
FastTrack Scripting Host 6.2 - Released November 4th 2010
Version 6.2 is an update adding the following features to FastTrack Scripting Host:
- A new "Getting Started Wizard" added in the editor, to provide a quick overview of the FastTrack Scripting Host syntax.
- Variables are now validated on save, preventing saving a script containing undefined variables.
- Support added for Component Object Model (COM), see this article for more details.
- New commands to set network adapter properties (DHCP or Static IP and DNS information).
The total amount of built-in commands, functions, collections and conditions is now totaling 602.
FastTrack Scripting Host 6.1 - Released September 30th 2010
Version 6.1 is a minor update to FastTrack Scripting Host 6.0, adding
29 new engine elements to further
improve support for unattended Windows 7 installations.
New commands include commands to join a domain, rename a computer and self-install
FastTrack Scripting Host. Have a look in our
Windows 7 Deployments
section for an example script that includes some of the new commands.
For specific details of FastTrack Scripting Host 6.1, please visit
this forum thread.
FastTrack Scripting Host 6.0 - Released August 30th 2010
Version 6.0 is a major update to FastTrack Scripting Host 2010 (version 5.8).
Highlights of new features:
- The amount of engine elements is now doubled, totaling 553. Please look at this forum thread for a complete list.
- 130 new engine elements to create, modify, delete, rename, move or query Active Directory users, groups, computers and OUs.
- 61 new engine elements to create, modify, delete, rename or query local users and groups.
- 22 new engine elements to create, modify or delete permissions and owner on files, directories, shares and registry.
- Engine Browser is reorganized and is now searchable by pressing F9.
- New documentation menu with weekly updated links to online FastTrack Scripting Host related content.
- Faster editor startup.
- Block comments now possible.
- Condition comparison can now also be dates and/or time.
- Inline web links for online content in the Context Helper.
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