Foxtrot Suite v12.3

Version 12.3.4

New Copy Image Action

A new Copy Image Action has been added that copies an image to the Windows clipboard.

New Clear List Action

A new Clear List Action has been added that clears a List in the project.

Fixed: Opening/Importing Data

In previous versions, issues could occur in certain scenarios while opening or importing data including:

• Foxtrot freezing when opening data
• Error:  Database type set to zero: Unknown
• Error:  Failed to convert
• Error:  Assertion Failed: Abort = Quit, Retry = Debug, Ignore = Continue
• Error:  No output path provided

These issues have been fixed.

Fixed: Data Import Template Tokens

In previous versions, tokens were not properly saving with a Data Import Template.  This has been fixed.

Fixed: Editing Send Value Action

In previous versions, when editing a Send Value Action, the Bypass Keyboard option would not save properly. This has been fixed.

Fixed: Variables View

In previous versions, the Variables View would not refresh variable values after running a project at max speed. This has been fixed.

Fixed: If Action

In previous versions, editing an If Action would reset the flow in certain situations.  This has been fixed.

The If Action has been improved to work more reliably with emulator screen text.

Fixed: File Prompt Action

In previous versions, users would not be able to double-click files when a File Prompt Action displayed the file prompt. This has been fixed.

Fixed: Question Action

In previous versions, if Stay on Top is turned on when running a Question Action, the question window would appear behind the main window. This has been fixed.

Fixed: Slow Targeting

In previous versions, if the default language in Windows was set to something other than English, Foxtrot RPA would respond extremely slowly while targeting.  This has been fixed and now works in all languages.

Fixed: Crash on Startup

In previous versions, if the default language in Windows was set to something other than English and the English Language pack was not installed, Foxtrot RPA would crash on startup. This has been fixed.

Foxtrot Suite v12.3.1

New Map Drive and Unmap Drive Actions

Foxtrot RPA is now equipped with a Map Drive and Unmap Drive Action allowing you to easily add or remove mapped drives during a running project.

New Drive Exists Action

A new Drive Exists Action has been added allowing you to determine if a specific mapped drive exists on the computer.

New Wait for Drive Action

A new Wait for Drive Action has been added which allows Foxtrot RPA to wait until a specific drive is connected or disconnected.

New Empty Folder Action

A new Empty Folder Action has been added which allows you to quickly delete all files and folders in a specific directory.

New Shuffle List Action

A new Shuffle List Action has been added which allows you to randomly shuffle a List in your project.  This allows you to randomize your list rather than working the list in alphabetical order. 

New Create Shortcut Action

A new Create Short Action has been added which allows you to create a shortcut to a file or folder.  This can be used to add shortcuts on your desktop. 

Fixed: Folder Installations

In previous versions, Foxtrot RPA would not installs properly when installing into a remote folder. This has been fixed. 

Fixed: Sending Passwords

In previous versions, passwords were not being sent to browser password fields and the Action would fail.  This has been fixed.

Other Fixes

Other miscellaneous bug fixes are also included in this release.

Foxtrot Suite v12.3

New Ping Actions

Foxtrot RPA is now equipped with the following Ping Actions:

• Ping
• Wait for Ping

 New Service Actions

Foxtrot RPA is now equipped with the following Actions allowing you to control Windows Services:

• Disable Service
• Enable Service
• Pause Service
• Restart Service
• Resume Service
• Service Exists
• Start Service
• Stop Service
• Wait for Service

New Process Actions

Foxtrot RPA is now equipped with these additional Process Actions:

• Process Exists
• Wait for Process

New CD Tray Actions

Foxtrot RPA is now equipped with Actions allowing you to control the computer CD tray:

• Close CD Tray
• Open CD Tray

New Volume Action

Foxtrot RPA is now equipped with a Volume Action allowing you to control the computer speaker volume level.

New Target Exists Action

Foxtrot RPA is now equipped with a Target Exists Action allowing you to determine if a target exists or does not exist on screen.

New Clear Password Action

Foxtrot RPA is now equipped with a Clear Password Action allowing you to clear a password value from the project.

New Lock Key Actions

The following new Actions have been added:

• Set Caps Lock
• Set Num Lock
• Set Scroll Lock

New Action Icons

Action icons are now more consistent and easier to recognize.  We think you will love them.

New Privacy Setting

In Project Setting, a new Never save password values privacy option has been added.  Selecting this option will ensure password values are never save with the Project.  Using this option requires the user to manually set the password value each time the project is opened.

Renamed Actions

The following Actions have new friendlier names:

Old Action Name	New Action Name
Add Sheet	Create Sheet
Copy Data	Get Value
Decrement Field	Decrease Field
Decrement Variable	Decrease Variable
Detect Browsers	Detect IE
Detect Emulators	Detect Emulator
Detect PDFs	Detect PDF
Increment Field	Increase Field
Increment Variable	Increase Variable
Send Data	Send Value
Zoom Browser	Zoom IE

 

Retired DDE Action

The DDE Action has been retired and is no longer supported.  If a project contains a DDE Action, it will be ignored.

Improved Formula Action

The Formula Action has been improved to provide better results when working with values coming from the Windows Clipboard that contain multiple commas.

Improved Pixel Exists Action

The Pixel Exists Action has been improved to provide better results.

Improved Excel Automation Speed

Foxtrot RPA now automates Excel tasks dramatically faster.

Improved Browser Table Targeting

Foxtrot RPA now work more reliably with targets in a browser table.

Improved Excel Targeting

When targeting Excel, working with a split address is now easier and allows tokens.

Fixed: SQL Import

In previous versions, a SQL import would fail if the table name contained a space.  This has been fixed.

Fixed: Passwords not included in search results

In previous versions, when using the Search Bar, Passwords were not being included in the search Results.  Passwords will be considered a search match when the Password Name or Notes match.  The Password value itself it not search since it considered sensitive information.

Fixed: OCR Action Tokens

In previous versions, the OCR Action would fail if tokens where used in the Left, Top, Width or Height values. This has been fixed.

Fixed: Close Data Action

In previous versions, in certain scenarios a Close Data Action would fail to delete the data file if the Delete the data file option was selected.  This has been fixed.

Fixed: Password Values

In previous versions, in certain scenarios, Password values would become corrupt after switching between projects. This has been fixed.

Fixed: Excel Targeting

In previous versions, in certain scenarios when targeting an Excel Workbook, the user would be asked to switch to Notebook View even when the workbook was already in that view.  This has been fixed.

Fixed: Setting Run Speed

In previous versions, in certain scenarios the Run Speed would be set one speed lower than the specified speed.  This has been fixed.

Fixed: Excel Connection Tokens

In previous versions, attempting to use a token in an Excel Connection would result in an error.  This has been fixed.

Fixed: Variable List

In previous versions, in certain scenarios the list of Variables would not refresh when switching between projects.  This has been fixed.

Fixed: Active Directory Authentication

In previous versions, in certain scenarios a user would be unable to log in when Active Directory Authentication was selected in Foxtrot Administrator. This has been fixed.

Fixed: Action Unavailable Error

In previous versions, in certain scenarios, a user would receive a “Please upgrade to unlock this action.” error when attempting to create an Action.  This error was caused by an installer problem which has been fixed.