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Version History

Version 4.6.0.6 - Jun 25, 2007

• New: A HTTP Request Builder has been added to the IEWatch tools. - This powerful yet easy to use tool allows simulating and testing HTTP requests and analyzing the server response.
• New: Re-issue Requests - This feature, available from the HTTP Log context menu, allows you to re-send any request that has been recorded in the HTTP Log.
• New: When filtering or searching, the search text is automatically highlighted in the Response Content window.
• Changed: The accuracy of the 'HTML Spotlight' feature has been improved.
• Changed: Updated Software Protection.
• Fixed: Ajax JSON response content was not displayed in the HTTP Content dialog.
• Fixed: On some machines, users were not able to set the focus back to Internet Explorer after undocking the IEWatch window.
• Fixed: Other smaller fixes and improvements.

Version 4.5.5.3 - Mar 26, 2007

• New: You can save the HTTP response content (for example HTML, Flash or Image files) by selecting 'Save Selected Content File(s)' from the HTTP Log context menu.
• New: The short cuts CTRL-A (select all) and CTRL-C (copy) now work on any list or text control in IEWatch. Additionally you can use the DEL key to remove items from the HTTP Log.
• Changed: Increased the IEWatch response content cache.
• Changed: When undocking IEWatch the window is now displayed in the front of the Internet Explorer window.
• Fixed: Fixed bug with some external relative Style Sheets or Script not being displayed in HTML Analysis.
• Fixed: Fixed rarely occurring crash when clearing the HTTP Log list while the page is loading.
• Fixed: Response content with the content type 'text/plain' was not displayed in the HTTP Analysis content window.

Version 4.5.3.8 - Feb 1, 2007

• Fixed: Issues when running IEWatch under Windows Vista with Internet Explorer Protected Mode turned on.

Version 4.5.3.7 - Jan 3, 2007

• Changed: Updated Software Protection and other minor changes.

Version 4.5.3.6 - Dec 22, 2006

• New: Log files can be sent as an email attachment.
• New: You can remove all items that are not selected from the HTTP log.
• Fixed: Note column in the HTTP Log has been deleted when clearing the log.
• Fixed: Issue with software protection under Windows Vista.

Version 4.5.0.8 - Dec 1, 2006

• Fixed: Installation issue on some Windows 2000 computers.
• Fixed: Crashing issue on Windows Vista when using the Capture Screenshot feature.

Version 4.5.0.7 - Nov 27, 2006

• New: Rapid Prototyping - You can modify the HTML, Style Sheets and Scripts of any web page to quickly develop prototypes.
• New: HTML Designer - Allows visual HTML modification by clicking and editing items in the web page.
• New: Script Debugging - Use the Immediate window to trace debug messages, evaluate variables or issue commands.
• New: New tools have been added to email and save screenshots, set windows transparency, pick the screen color and to resize IE.
• New: The HTTP Log list now displays a column with the IP Address.
• Changed: The Help file has been completely redesigned. We strongly recommend you to read the new help file which contains a lot of useful information on how to employ IEWatch.
• Changed: You can use the F3 function key in any text window to reapply the search.
• Changed: The scripting samples in the IEWatch application folder have been updated.
• Changed: The evaluation period has been extended from 21 days to 30 days.
• Fixed: In some cases Ajax response content didn't display correctly. IEWatch now uses its own response content caching.
• Fixed: On IE7 the size of the docking window has been reset after minimizing the IE window.

Version 4.1.0 - Sep 25, 2006

• New: Added a scripting interface that allows you to integrate IEWatch with any testing framework that supports COM objects.
• New: The application folder now contains the file 'ScriptingSamples.zip' with samples in the programming languages C#, JavaScript, VBScript, VB6 and VB.NET.
• New: The IEWatch installation executable is now distributed with a digital code signature to ensure integrity and authenticity.

Version 4.0.2 - Aug 25, 2006

• Changed: The file size limit of 500KB for saving HTTP logs in XML format has been removed
• Fixed: POST data containing XML caused an error when saving HTTP logs in XML format.
• Fixed: The response content of chunked encoded responses was occasionally inaccurate.
• Fixed: The filter definitions were not always saved.

Version 4.0.1 - Jul 26, 2006

• New: You can now view and save images in HTML Analysis mode. To view an image just double click the item in the image list.
• Fixed: The installer now automatically downloads the gdiplus library is it is not available on the computer.
• Fixed: On some machines the request and response header windows are covering the HTTP Log area after installation.
• Fixed: The installer now asks the user to close all Internet Explorer windows if the IEWatch library is locked.
• Fixed: The timeline graph displayed incorrect durations for some aborted requests.

Version 4.0.0 - Jun 23, 2006

• New: IEWatch allows you to configure your HTTP Analysis work area with Visual Studio® style docking windows.
• New: You can undock the whole IEWatch window from Internet Explorer by using the 'Unpin/Pin' button in the upper right corner.
• New: Define multiple filters and store up to seven Filter definitions.
• New: For HTTP performance analysis you can now display the duration of HTTP requests in a timeline chart.
• New: Use the 'Find in HTTP Log' functionality to search the HTTP Log and display the results in separate panes.
• New: View the raw (unparsed) query string, POST or Cookie data by selecting 'Show Raw Data' from the context menu.
• New: The content dialog now displays content type and gzip compression information.
• New: Images displayed in the content dialog can now be saved as GIF, JPG, PNG or BMP files.
• New: The dimension of images is now displayed in the content dialog.
• Fixed: External Style Sheets in HTML Analysis were not always displayed if the URL was relative.

Version 3.1.2 - Mar 27, 2006

• Fixed: Logging HTTP requests on popup windows didn't work in all cases.
• Fixed: Crashing issue that happened in some very rare cases, mainly if the HTML page contained a lot of JavaScript.
• Fixed: Software protection issue with Virtual PC environment.

Version 3.1 - Feb 28, 2006

• New: Added "Notes" column to the main list. Notes can be used to label specific requests or to relate HTTP requests to HTML pages.
• New: Option to automatically populate the Note column with the HTML page title.
• New: The position of the selected HTTP item and the cursor position in the HTML window are displayed in the status bar.
• New: Added 'reset to default' button to the IEWatch Settings dialog.
• Fixed: POST data was not stored on certain pages that were sending multiple POST requests.
• Fixed: External JavaScript was not displayed if the URL was relative and referenced a sub directory.

Version 3.0 - Dec 12, 2005

• New: Added "HTML Spotlight" feature which allows quick pinpointing of code by directly clicking in the web page.
• New: Highlight images directly in the web page for image requests in HTTP Analysis mode.
• New: Locate and highlight HTML elements in the HTML code window.
• New: Locate and highlight HTML elements in the web page.
• New: Added Last Modified and Charset attributes to the HTML summary.
• New: Various improvements in HTML Analysis mode.
• New: XML Schema that describes the structure of the XML log files.
• New: The filter functions now allow most extensive filtering, including filters on HTTP headers and response content.
• New: Various improvements to the Help file and context help.
• Changed: The software protection method has been changed (requires new license keys).
• Fixed: The find up function in the Find dialog has not been working correctly.
• Fixed: String termination issue when displaying the response content.

Version 2.6 - Sep 13, 2005

• New: Added support for IE 7 Beta 1 (build 2.6.0.6).
• New: Load saved log files into IEWatch.
• New: Save xml log files in 'Long' and 'Short' format. The long format also contains the response content.
• New: Compare requests by selecting two requests from the main list.
• New: The image load time, width and height are now displayed in HTML mode.
• New: The HTML summary now shows the 'Page Weight' statistic.
• New: Authentication HTTP headers for basic, digest and NTLM are now displayed.
• New: The response sizes for requests that that use 'chunked encoding' are now displayed.
• New: Log request on Internet Explorer startup. The previous Play/Pause state is remembered for the next startup.
• New: Added Refresh button to HTML mode toolbar.
• New: Added the 'Word Wrap' option for HTML, CSS and JavaScript views.
• Fixed: Crashing issue when clearing the list while requests are retrieved.
• Fixed: In some cases trailing CRLF characters created empty entries in the header list.

Version 2.3 - Jul 29, 2005

• New: Receive notifications regarding upgrades and new versions. This feature can be turned on/off in the IEWatch Settings dialog.
• New: IEWatch licenses are now issued on a per user basis. A licensed IEWatch user can apply the same license on any computer that is exclusively used by them.
• New: Improved help file and context help.

Version 2.2 - Apr 23, 2005

• New: Comprehensive context help for all status codes and HTTP headers defined in RFC 2616. To view help on a HTTP header, select the entry in the list and press F1.
• New: Navigate IEWatch by just using the keyboard. Most IEWatch functions are now available with accelerator keys. The Find window can be displayed with CTRL-F and pressing the enter-key in any list will show the default dialog.
• New: Error codes returned from Internet Explorer are now displayed in the status column of the main list.
• Fixed: Accuracy of HTTP request duration readings and the page load time displayed in the HTML Analysis Summary have been improved.
• Fixed: Requests that are returned from the Internet Explorer cache are now displayed correctly.
• Fixed: Some GET requests that were following a POST request have been incorrectly displayed as a POST in the main list.

Version 2.1 - Feb 17, 2005

• New: HTTP information can now be written into log files. The log files can be saved in XML (.xml), Comma Separated (.csv) or http text dump (.txt) format.
• New: Added the 'Search' and 'Favorites' tabs to the help file.
• Fixed: Fixed formatting of certain http headers where both the name and value were displayed in the name column.
• Fixed: Fixed issue with the installation requiring a windows reboot on Win2000 and XP.

Version 2.0 - Sep 10, 2004

• New: Sort-able list controls. All list controls are now sort-able by clicking on the list column headers.
• New: Display of redirect headers. Redirect headers are displayed in the last column of the main list. A unique redirect-follow feature will automatically highlight the related redirect request when clicking on the redirect URL.
• New: The HTML, JavaScript and Style Sheet content is displayed in a color coded pop-up window when double clicking an entry in the main request list.
• New: Clear request list with every new page. Selecting this option in the Settings dialog will clear the main request list with every new page loaded.
• New: Remember last filter settings. Select this option in the Setting dialog to remember the last used filter values.
• New: Remember Window settings. Select this option in the Setting dialog to save the settings for the dialogs and list columns.
• New: Redesigned application icon, toolbar and dialogs with Windows XP style look and feel.
• New: Improvements in code efficiency and performance.
• Fixed: Fixed issue when clicking on a Script entry in HTML Analysis mode where the message 'Script Code not available' was displayed.
• Fixed: Fixed bug with some response headers being truncated if they didn't comply to the rfc specification.
• Fixed: On some Windows systems the message 'Your trial period has expired' was displayed after the initial IEWatch installation.

"IEWatch has saved me many hours of debugging. It should be in every web application developer's tool kit!"

Pedro Morales
Co-Founder, TriView