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Recent Version History

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

Not Released Yet

2011-09-25

  • File sizes in file panel are optionally shown using short format (KiB, MiB, etc). 421
  • All binaries are signed with Martin Prikryl publisher certificate. 505
  • Bug fix: Default session log file path was missing slash before filename.
  • Bug fix: Duplicate reconnect prompt when connection is lost, while transferring file in subdirectory.
  • Bug fix: Error was signaled from script when connection stalled even when it was reconnected. 731
  • Bug fix: Help > Contents command was not working.

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5.0.2 beta

2011-09-14

  • Any session configuration option can be set on command line and/or scripting in raw format using /rawsettings switch. 520
  • Change: Binary transfer mode is default. 670
  • Change: Connection error is recorded in XML log in new subtag result of root tag session. 545
  • Change: With FTP protocol, passive mode is used by default. 165
  • Environment variables are resolved in session hostname and username. 392
  • Installer without OpenCandy does not include OpenCandy licence anymore.
  • Option to enable active mode with FTP protocol in scripting. 669
  • Both session (text) and XML log can be produced at the same time. 481
  • Bug fix: Failure when cancelling login dialog. 728
  • Bug fix: Failure to locate GetTimeZoneInformationForYear. 729
  • Bug fix: Check for application updates was not working.
  • Bug fix: Duplicate shortcut key in local Open directory window. 710

5.0.1 beta

2011-09-09

  • SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.0e.
  • Support for different DST boundaries in the past. 656
  • Starting renaming the next file after confirming rename with Tab key. 701
  • External IP address for FTP active mode is configurable. 538
  • Logging local account into session log. 709
  • Setup informs at the end about reason restart is required (when it is) and that it does not prevent WinSCP from functioning, apart from the drag&drop shell extension. 686
  • Setup optionally opens Getting started webpage.
  • Prevented file virtualization. 719
  • F10 key closes an internal editor. 711
  • Error when opening FTP active mode connection, has explicit help link.
  • Bug fix: Cannot drag&drop files from local file panel. 721
  • Bug fix: Directory listing was shown as part of the file transfer error message with FTP protocol.
  • Bug fix: Missing application icon. 722
  • Bug fix: Internal editor window is not restored when minimized when editing the already file again. 723
  • Bug fix: Missing build.bat from the source code package. 724
  • Bug fix: Windows button on taskbar was not hidden when minimizing to tray. 725
  • Bug fix: Auto arranging of WinSCP window by Windows (and other applications) did not work. 186
  • Bug fix: Improved compatibility with MSVDM.
  • Bug fix: Opening session in PuTTY was not working. 726
  • Bug fix: Failure to store passwords encrypted with master password. 727
  • Bug fix: Link to a parent directory is not read in an empty remote root folder. 706

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5.0 beta

2011-08-25

  • Unicode support. 586
  • Explorer-style file selection with mouse is enabled by default in Commander interface. 718
  • Bug fix: Buttons on Login dialog sometimes got hidden. 691
  • Bug fix: ? at the end of file mask did not enforce presence of character. 630
  • Bug fix: Failure when session is closed unexpectedly in scripting. 716

4.3.5 (hotfix)

2011-09-18

  • Bug fix: Translations were not included in setup. 713
  • Bug fix: Versions of 3rd party components were not updated in translations. 715
  • Back-propagates some improvements and fixes from 5.0 - 5.0.2 beta releases:
    • SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.0e.
    • Explorer-style file selection with mouse is enabled by default in Commander interface. 718
    • Starting renaming the next file after confirming rename with Tab key. 701
    • Logging local account into session log. 709
    • F10 key closes an internal editor. 711
    • Installer without OpenCandy does not include OpenCandy licence anymore.
    • Bug fix: Directory listing was shown as part of the file transfer error message with FTP protocol.
    • Bug fix: Internal editor window is not restored when minimized when editing the already file again. 723
    • Bug fix: Link to a parent directory is not read in an empty remote root folder. 706
    • Bug fix: Failure when session is closed unexpectedly in scripting. 716
    • Bug fix: Duplicate shortcut key in local Open directory window. 710

4.3.4

2011-07-27

  • SSH core upgraded to PuTTY 0.61. It brings following changes:
    • When WinSCP fails to get a response from Pageant, it logs the fact.
    • Bug fix: Workaround for some servers blithely responding to winadj@putty.projects.tartarus.org with SSH_MSG_CHANNEL_SUCCESS despite probably having no idea what it means. winadj-success
    • Bug fix: Pageant authentication was not working. 703
  • The command list -a is stopped being used when returned listing is empty. 693
  • Using HTTP/1.1 when checking for application updates.
  • Bug fix: Unwanted auto-completion in comboboxes when resizing the window.
  • Bug fix: Arguments (passwords in particular) passed to PuTTY were not escaped correctly. 692
  • Bug fix: Special permissions were not preserved correctly in configuration. 695
  • Bug fix: Another invalid timezone shifting of file timestamps with FTP protocol. 696
  • Bug fix: Failure when connection closes with FTP protocol. 698
  • Bug fix: WinSCP was hanging when FTP directory listing connection was closed without response to LIST command. 699
  • Bug fix: Slow startup when there are disconnected network drives. 702
  • Bug fix: Notification balloon was displayed after finishing of every queue task. 705
  • Bug fix: No fallback to IPv4 with SSH. 707

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4.3.3

2011-05-25

  • Rolled back increase of socket internal buffer size for SSH. 677
  • SSH core upgraded to the latest development snapshot of PuTTY (2011-03-04, revision 9120). It brings following changes:
    • Support for “zlib@openssh.com” compression. 146
    • Small performace improvements.
  • On Windows 7 progress of operation is shown on the taskbar button. 437
  • URLs with IPv6 address are supported. 681
  • Removed length limit for FTP Post login commands. 673
  • Colon in stored session name and IPv6 addresses is escaped when used for generated name of session log file.
  • State of Advanced options checkbox is always remembered. 650
  • Source of the configuration is stored into session log. 683
  • Navigating back/forward with synchronized browsing enabled affects both panels. 625
  • When renaming a file during transfer, only filename (without an extension) is optionally selected. 664
  • File renaming is not started, when only focusing application. 651
  • Session colors are used on stored session list. 687
  • Setup will default to use the same language as the last time.
  • Setup will not try to replace the drag&drop shell extension unless newer version is included. This prevents setup from requiring restart in many cases. 686
  • Bug fix: Incorrect conversion of timestamps between local and remote systems with respect to DST on Windows 2008 R2. 671
  • Bug fix: Failure on transfer error with SCP protocol. 674
  • Bug fix: Invalid timezone shifting of file timestamps with FTP protocol. 675
  • Bug fix: Pageant authentication was not working on x64. 662
  • Bug fix: Failure when reconnection fails with FTP protocol. 680
  • Bug fix: Failure when reconnecting with FTP protocol. 676
  • Bug fix: chmod command was not skipped with SCP protocol, when changing file properties but not changing permissions. 645
  • Bug fix: Error when uploading file with specific size with FTP protocol. 684

4.3.2

2011-02-23

  • SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.0d.
  • Enabled TLS extensions in OpenSSL, what resolves problems with some FTP servers. 658
  • Change: Compare directories command uses Shift+F2 shortcut instead of Ctrl+C. 641
  • OpenCandy advertising module was suspended from the installer.
  • Added support for dragging files from WinRAR. 399.
  • Default ascii file mask extended with *.js. 642
  • SSH core upgraded to the latest development snapshot of PuTTY (2011-02-21, revision 9101).
  • Bug fix: Check for application updates was not working.
  • Bug fix: Error response to SFTP initialization request was sometimes parsed incorrectly.
  • Bug fix: It was not possible to skip errors during some operations. 654
  • Bug fix: Home directory was incorrect after reconnect with FTP protocol. 659
  • Bug fix: It was sometimes not possible to initiate file renaming. 657

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4.3.1 beta

2010-12-11

  • SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.0c.
  • File renaming is not started, when only focusing file panel. 570
  • Bug fix: Failure when logging in ad-hoc session. 632
  • Bug fix: Failure when directory is reloaded while renaming file. 633
  • Bug fix: Values with special characters were not exported correctly to PuTTY. 634
  • Bug fix: Invalid DST handling in the Southern hemisphere. 638
  • Bug fix: Synchronized browsing was not preserved, when restarting application. 639

4.3 beta

2010-11-07

  • Increased socket internal buffer size for SSH. It should improve transfer speed. Thanks to ultramage. 615
  • Environment variables are resolved in path to external editor. 563
  • Include/exclude masks can be used when moving files between local and remote directories. 536
  • Add to Bookmarks and Refresh commands added to context menus of panel path labels. 624
  • Change: With FTP protocol, passive mode is used by default. 165
  • Change: Links to website and help are no longer created in start menu folder. 616
  • Autocomplete disabled for most of the combo boxes. 619
  • SSH core upgraded to the latest development snapshot of PuTTY (2010-09-27, revision 9010). It brings following changes:
    • Improved port forwarding robustness.
    • When disconnected because there are no supported authentication methods left to try, the error message contains the list of methods sent by the server.
    • Standard GSS libraries are now loaded from standard locations rather than using the default DLL search path.
    • Other small bugs fixed.
  • SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.0a.
  • Bug fix: Error when refreshing panel content. 617
  • Bug fix: Error when more background transfers finish at the same moment. 622
  • Bug fix: Script does not abort after receiving no answer for prompt, when running in batch mode. 623
  • Bug fix: Main window appeared in background, when prompt for master password appeared during authentication. 629
  • Bug fix: Script running in batch mode did not automatically reconnect broken sessions. 517
  • Bug fix: Error when uploading empty file over FTPS. 489

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4.2.9

2010-09-23

  • 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
  • Bug fix: Path history was mixed among sessions. 607
  • Bug fix: Session closed after operation completed was automatically reconnected. 608
  • Bug fix: Check for application updates was hanging. 611
  • Bug fix: Missing content on OpenCandy screen. 600

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