Version 5.8 Beta

hello David,
many thanks for the new version and build, althrough i'm missing the support for Xmanager. You want add this in the next maintenance level.
rgs Bob

Hi Bob,
X Manager will be developed as an AddOn. It's not dependent of the RDM version. I will try to add this if I have a little bit of time. If the command line is simple, it's does not take long to create the AddOn.

Also, you can ask Jason (http://forum.devolutions.net/viewprofile.aspx?UserID=103) or Pitoo (http://forum.devolutions.net/viewprofile.aspx?UserID=400) if they use XManager. They did a lot of AddOn, maybe they will be interested.

Ok, 
will do, many thanks.
Bob

Is there any chance of creating a way to import Dameware sessions? I have at least 50 that I would love to avoid hand typing in.

Hi,
Import from Dameware was already requested and I think that it's something possible. we want to create a SDK to import session, this could one of the sample. I can't give a time frame for now.

Hi,
A new version is available:

http://remotedesktopmanager.com/download/Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Bin.5.8.0.1.zip

What's new:

- Fixed a possible problem with the export of a RDP file and utf8
- Fixed a treeview select problem when the image is clicked
- Fixed a possible focus problem with the edit session
- Fixed a possible ObjectDisposedException when going in Windows sleep mode
- Internal refactoring
- Fixed some memory leaks

Hello David,
I am using RDM version 5801 with an access DB. It seems saving password for an RDP session does not work anymore. Clicking the save button does nothing, is this a bug ?

Thanks Alex.

Hi,
I will verify it when I back to the office.

Thank you

The new beta is available http://remotedesktopmanager.com/download/Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Bin.5.8.0.2.zip




It's more a preview than a beta. Here is the change history




- Added more options for the import wizard

- Added a credential repository

- Added variables support for the events

- Added new variables like username, domain, session id...

- Added support for session with WinSCP and Filezilla

- Added custom winposstr for the RDP external connection

- Added auto refresh interval for SQL Server

- Added an option in the ui section to show the session list right aligned

- Fixed a bug with tools that does not load on first start

- Fixed a bug with the refresh of the opened session

- Fixed a save password locally bug

- It's now possible to use the default configured ftp, telnet and vnc application

- Opened connection (embedded) now show details information when selected

- Many internal refactoring to support more feature later

- Minor UI fixes and enhancements

- New dashboard view for sessions and groups

Hello David,
many thanks for the new build.
Is it possible to hide/disable the new dashboard? maybe under -> View -> Layout ??
rgs Bob

Hi,
Yes I can add this, but just to be curious, why ? Maybe I can modify it if something is anoying you.

Hi Bob,
I updated the binaries, it's now possible to hide the dashboard from the layout menu or use Alt + F6.

Hi David,
many thank for that change it, works very well. good job !!
rgs Bob

Hi,

Receiving an error when trying to configure a data source. Any idea why this would occur? BTW this app is now a huge part of or infrastructure management now sure how we got by without it.

Thanks,
Larry

NullReferenceException - Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

at Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Forms.FrmDataSourceOptions.RegisterFrame(FreBaseDataSource frame)
at Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Forms.FrmDataSourceOptions.DoInitializeComponent()
at Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Forms.FrmBase.Initialize()
at Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Forms.FrmBase..ctor()
at Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Forms.FrmDataSourceOptions..ctor()
at Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Managers.ActionManager.EditDataSource()
at Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Managers.MainMenuManager.mnuDataSources_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.RaiseEvent(Object key, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEventInteractive(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEvent(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

Hi Larry,
I updated the binaries, you can download it again, it's now fixed. Sorry about that.

Hi,

The new binaries solved the problem. The dashboard is a great addition. Is it possible to make this the focus when you select a new session instead of having to select it. I always using the Open Session (Console/Admin Mode) and the Open Session (Prompt for Credential) options as well as the tools. Having them available on the dashboard with single clicks sure simplifies your application. The auto refresh of the database is great too. It is not unusual for us to have a lot of changes happening during a day.

Keep up the great work.

Thanks,
Larry

Hi,

In this last version you have changed the UI a bit. Earlier versions had the Description window cover the whole bottom of screen. When you opened a session the Description window shrunk to be a small window under the Session list (treeview), but you could still read the contents of it.

In the last version you changed this so the Description window is only visible when you have no sessions open, or under the Dashboard.

As I store a lot of connection info in the description this is very inconvenient for me. Any way you could change it back or make the description visible in any other way?

Thanks for a great program!

Hans

Hi,
If you open the file remotedesktopmanager.cfg, there is an option named OldUi, set the value to true to use the previous UI.




Let me know if it works.

Good morning Guys,

I could not find the OldUI option. I also liked having the Description field visible.

There was no such option, and when I added it manually it was removed by RDM.

Hans

Hi,
I uploaded a new beta with the OldUI exposed in the Advanced tab of the application options:

http://remotedesktopmanager.com/download/Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Bin.5.8.0.3.zip
edited by dhervieux on 5/10/2010

The link in the above post is incorrect and downloads version 5.8.0.0; changing it to the displayed text works, though.

Hi,
Thank you, I fixed the link.

Thanks you,

hello David,
i use the 5.8.0.3 build, with the new dashboard.
I have group A with some systems e.g. System 1 and System 2. I have for each of both Systems informations in the description field.
When i now select System 1, i see in the Dashboard in the Top Windows the System Name Session Types and Tools for this System. In the bottom window of the Dashboard i see the description field with the description of System 1. That's ok.

When i now select the group A, i see in the Dashboard all members of group A - System 1 and System 2. in the Top window, but when i select/mark in this Dashboard the System 1, the description of this System 1 would not be displayed. means descriptions of all System are empty.

Can you fix this, that there also the description would be displayed?

The same for the Details and Information tab.
rgs Bob

Hi Bob,
This is not exactly a bug. but partial implementation. Soon, you will be able to add description and other information to a group and you will see it. I have to think of a way of doing both, the group information and what you are asking for. Maybe a selection toggle, what do you think ?

Hi David, 
i sent a mail to your support mail account with 3 screenshots, i'm not sure if i have described the problem correct.
rgs Bob

Hi David,
Regarding the feature " Added a Reconnect context menu for embedded connection (RDP, Web and LogMeIn)", could we have the same option for non embedded connection?

Thanks,

Hi,
Yes I think that this could be possible to have it also for external session and even for other types of connection.

Hello David,
about your question "Maybe a selection toggle, what do you think ?" .. Yes we can try it?
Nevertheless did you get my mail?
rgs Bob

Hello,

The Dashboard is amazing, thanks for this update!!

Matt,

Hi,
The new beta 5.8.0.4 is now available:





- Added an option to select the node in the treeview if clicked on the row

- Added the online help link

- Added an optional host name with a Putty session

- Added support for multi domain import

- Added the new menu to select / unselect row in the import computer wizard

- Added a column to show the already imported computer

- The selected session in the group is now visible in the dashboard

- Fixed a filter bug with the RTF description




http://remotedesktopmanager.com/download/Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Bin.5.8.0.4.zip

Hi David,

The changes implemented in 5.8.0.4 with Putty now cause my existing Putty sessions to fail with the following.

My guess was that there something missing in the config either for the session or the options that was added in 0.4. I verified and filled in what I could, including the new optional "host name" that was added with 0.4 but had no luck. If I downgrade to 0.3 the Putty sessions work fine. The sessions themselves were originally created while running the latest stable build. Just FYI. If you need more info please let me know.

Great product BTW, just bought in this weekend. I love it.

Hi,
Sorry about this bug, I think I know the problem I started to implements the portable putty support and it's not finish yet, I think that it might be related to. I will fix it soon.

New version available with the Putty problem fixed:



http://remotedesktopmanager.com/download/Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Bin.5.8.0.5.zip

Outstanding! No worries, that's what we are here for, finding bugs or issues.

Confirmed, v 5.8.0.5 fixed the previously mentioned Putty exception.

Keep up the great work!

Hi,

I cannot seem to get the credential store working correctly with embedded RDP Sessions. Is there something I'm missing. I created the credential store with correct username, domain and password without any group entry. I then selected that using the credential store radio button and selected using the drop down box. When I connect it still requires username and password. This works fine using the store password in DB or store password locally.

Thanks,

Hi,
You seems to have done the right, I will do some test and see if something is no broken. I will get back to you soon.

Hi Ohip,
I found abug in the new credential manager, I will fix it and upload a new version this week. Sorry about that.

Hello David,
I am using version 5.8.0.5 with an access DB. My DB was created using version 5.7.x.x and i copied the 5.8.0.5 executable/dll over the existing ones.
Now the domain name is gone in every rdp session. I can edit this and then it saves again, so i can fix this, but why is it gone ?

Thanks,

Hi,
I really don't know what happened. I will try to reproduce it, this is not an expected behavior.

Hi David,

I can confirm this behavior. Same thing happened here on two machines.
The update to 5.8.0.5 was done the same way as described by avdelshout.

Thanks.

BTW: Great product!

Markus

New version available with bug fixes:

http://remotedesktopmanager.com/download/Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Bin.5.8.0.6.zip


If you find an issue, please create another thread, it will more simple to do the follow up.




Thank you


--
David Hervieux
Devolutions inc.

New version available:

http://remotedesktopmanager.com/download/Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Bin.5.8.0.7.zip

I'm using 5.8.0.7 with a trial of the enterprise license, connected to an sql datasource and I can't import from active directory. Could this be because I'm on the trial, or is this a bug?

Thanks in advance.

Hi,
It's not a limitation of the trial, can you give me more detail, do you get an error, do you see the computer list ?

Yes, I see the computers in AD, and I highlight the ones I want to import, I then click on next, I get the screen giving me the options to use a blank template or a specific template, and no matter what I choose the next and finish buttons are still greyed out.

When using 5.8.0.7, and a few versions previous to that, after exiting the program it leaves a copy of the icon in the Windows 7, I’m using x64, notification area. That’s the list on the bottom right when expanding the <. If I start, exit, start, exit, Remote Desktop Manager, I will have multiple copies of the Remote Desktop Manager icon showing. Hovering over the icons makes them disappear.

Hi,
@a178235 Fixed in the next release
@jsun Fixed in the next release

than you

New version available:

http://remotedesktopmanager.com/download/Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Bin.5.8.0.8.zip

If you find an issue, please create another thread, it will more simple to do the follow up.

Thank you

Changes:

- Added local favorite support
- Added credential prompt list option
- Added sesssion count and selected count label for group
- Added Use Windows credentials for VMware Infra
- Added the option to specify the web application for the iLO server
- It's now possible to change the default executable name for some installation path (portable apps)
- Fixed a bug with space in the teamviewer id
- Fixed a bug with Alt F4
- Fixed a ghost notification icon problem
- Fixed a bug with space in username and VMware Infra
- Fixed a possible problem with the database creation and the collation
- Minor UI enhancements
edited by dhervieux on 6/13/2010

Thanks for the great work on a great product; I look forward to implementing over the next coming weeks (just got out license on Friday)

One thing I've noticed in 5.8.0.8 is the following:

If I setup the following folder structure
Sessions
--Folder1
----Folder1a
------Connection 1
------Connection 2
------Connection 3

If I try to add a new subfolder (we'll say Folder1b) under Folder1, it creates it under Folder1a so I end up with:

Sessions
--Folder1
----Folder1a
------Connection 1
------Connection 2
------Connection 3
------Folder1b

This only seems to happen if the subfolders have connections, if I move the connections out temporarily then I don't have this issue.

Thanks.

Hopefully this isn't too off topic but I purchased RDM for my company in april this year and as a subcontracted IT firm we have to have access to hundreds of systems through different VPN hardware and this product has changed my life entirely. We have set it up via SQL and I honestly can't think of anything I want to see improved but I can't help but notice that your updating the beta 5.8 quite often and I am excited just thinking about anything new you might be doing so what kind of time frame should we expect on a 5.8 final? keep up the great work, add a donation button somewhere, this product is currenty saving me over an hour collectively every day within my company. THANKS!!

Hi appnet,
Thank you very much. I really appreciate and we have many more ideas. The version should be out soon, it was expected to already be finished but we worked on some documentation instead because it was one of the major complaint.

Thank you for fixing the notification icon issue. I also forgot to mention that when Remote Desktop Manager is pinned to the task bar and is running, while it can be minimized, it can’t be restored except via the notification icon area. An application pinned to the taskbar should start one instance of the application and thereafter minimize/restore the application. I’m using Windows 7 x64.

Reconnect does not use the new resolution.
I have 2 screens, different resolutions. I connect in the first, move the app to the second screen and try to do reconnect. It does reconnect but not full screen.

Hi,
@snirh: by default your session is not in fullscreen, you change it after you move it to the second screen ? If it's the case, I don't have access to this property because it not in the application, it in mstsc.exe, the native application for RDP

No, the steps are as follow:
1. open RDM on low resolution screen
2. connect to a server
3. while the connection is open I move RDM to the screen with high resolution and maximize it.

Now the screen of the RDP session is small. The correct thing will be just right click and hit reconnect to reconnect to the session with the new resolution.
But using reconnect will reopen the session in the old resolution not the new one.
You just need to check the window size each time you open a session or reconnecting.

If I close the session and open the connection the regular way the resolution will be OK.

Hi,
I added a bug request for the reconnec,t thank you

I have noticed in the newest Beta (and previous) that if you pin the program to the menu in Windows 7 it does not appear to have control of the new taskbar functions.
Also, if you minimize the application it can only be restored from the tray icon - if you click on the "pinned" application it will start a new session.

Other than this everything I have used works great!

Keep up the excellent work.

Andy

Hi,
Yes the pinned functionality is not implemented yet, but it's on our todo list.

Hi,
The Release Candidate is now available, the version 5.8 is now feature complete. Let me know if you find anything broken

http://remotedesktopmanager.com/download/Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Bin.5.8.0.9.zip

Changes:

- Added support for 64 bits application in command line
- Added support for 64 bits in session events
- Added support environment variable in session events
- Added support for custom drive with Remote Desktop
- HP RGS is now integrated in the application
- Fixed a bug with a custom image in the session
- The delay before Putty is embedded is now configurable
edited by dhervieux on 6/29/2010

The Win7 Pinned functionality is not working - was this removed from the feature list for this release?
If you "Pin" this release it is a little difficult to work with as when you minimize the application you can not use the Pinned shortcut to recall the application - you must use the tray icon. If you click the Pin again it will start a second session.
Other than that I have found no issues so far with this RC.

Hi,
The pinned version was not included in this release because I haven't found a way of making it work correctly. This is a "must fix" for the next minor update. I will try to find a solution on a side project and try to add it as soon as possible. the main advantage of the trayicon, it's the menu, the taskbar menu is much more limited than the one from the trayicon.

I'm still having the same problem adding groups/folders:

One thing I've noticed in 5.8.0.8 is the following:

If I setup the following folder structure
Sessions
--Folder1
----Folder1a
------Connection 1
------Connection 2
------Connection 3

If I try to add a new subfolder (we'll say Folder1b) under Folder1, it creates it under Folder1a so I end up with:

Sessions
--Folder1
----Folder1a
------Connection 1
------Connection 2
------Connection 3
------Folder1b

This only seems to happen if the subfolders have connections, if I move the connections out temporarily then I don't have this issue.

Thanks.

Hi,
The RC2 is now available, I fixed the bug with pinned taskbar in Windows 7 and also the add in group bug.




http://remotedesktopmanager.com/download/Devolutions.RemoteDesktopManager.Bin.5.8.0.10.zip




Thank you all for your help.

What do the following additions mean?

- Added support for 64 bits application in command line
- Added support for 64 bits in session events
edited by a178235 on 7/1/2010

Hi,
Because RDM is a 32 bits application, it's not possible by default to access the 64 bits program files or system32. It's virtualized by Windows WoW64. So it's now possible to execute a command line in a 64 bits context, by disabling the virtualization.

Ah, "Command Line" Session Type.

Works great, thanks.

edited by a178235 on 7/1/2010

edited by a178235 on 7/1/2010