Release candidate - version 3.11, Released 2024-04-07
New Features
- Deletes bad ChromeDriver and downloads new driver
Release candidate - version 3.10, Released 2024-03-26
New Features
- Undetectable Chrome Driver
- Features set in browser to prevent detection in Chrome
Release candidate - version 3.9, Released 2024-01-22
New Features
Version 3.8, Released 2023-10-27
New Features
- Added Screen Dimensions to Command line
Version 3.4.7367, Released 2020-03-04
New features and fixes
- Custom scripts for continuous scroll
- Chrome 80 and Firefox 66 support
Version 3.4.7046, Released 2019-04-19
New features and fixes
- Stability improvements and bug fixes
- Chrome 80 and Firefox 73 support
Version 3.3.6591, Released 2018-01-19
New features and fixes
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New Init action type that prepares a page for data
extraction. The action can force the page to load
missing content or load data using continuous scroll
- Chrome 63 and Firefox 57 support
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Firefox browser interacts with the Data Toolbar using a
web extension, which improves handling of the https
pages
Version 3.2.6501, Released 2017-10-19
New features and fixes
Version 3.2.6439, Released 2017-08-23
New features and fixes
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New option to fully load web pages that download
additional content on scrolling to the bottom
Version 3.2.6426, Released 2017-08-05
New features and fixes
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Chrome 60 support. Background data collection with
Chrome 60
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Faster start and better diagnostics of start-up issues
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The Data Toolbar license is saved in a local file
instead of the registry
- Updated drivers for Chrome and Firefox.
Version 3.1.6281, Released 2017-03-30
New features and fixes
- Chrome 57 support.
- Updated drivers for Chrome and Firefox.
Version 3.1.6227, Released 2017-01-19
New features and fixes
- Limiting the number of pages to process.
- Random delays between page processing.
Version 3.1.6214, Released 2017-01-05
New features and fixes
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Chrome version uses a web extension to interact with the
browser. That impoves data collection from secure HTTPS
pages. It also provieds an alternative way to open the
DataTool dropdown menu.
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Support of responsive images defined using scrset
attribute.
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Fixed bug that prevented saving of the original image
source (web image location).
Version 3.1.6177, Released 2016-11-28
New features and fixes
- Version 3.1.6177, Released 2016-11-28
Version 3.1.6135, Released 2016-10-18
New features and fixes
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Support for the latest versions of Chrome and Firefox
Version 3.1.6051, Released 2016-08-08
New features and fixes
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Support for the latest versions of Chrome and Firefox
Version 3.1.5882, Released 2016-02-08
New features and fixes
-
Support for the latest versions of Chrome and Firefox
Version 3.1.5741, Released 2015-09-10
New features and fixes
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Support for the latest versions of Chrome and Firefox
Version 3.1.5680, Released 2015-07-21
New features and fixes
Version 3.1.5640, Released 2015-06-11
New features and fixes
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Optional "silent" data scraping using a headless WebKit
browser. For a password protected site the project must
include a login template. The "silent" mode allows the
scraper to run in background without stealing focus from
other applications.
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Loading dynamic images generated by generic handlers.
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Better performance due to improved frames handling.
- Chrome 42-45 support.
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Firefox 33-38 support. Fixed Firefox performance
degradation.
- Minor bug fixes
Version 3.0.5513, Released 2015-02-06
New features and fixes
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New option "Allow hidden state" to extract, set value or
trigger actions on hidden or invisible elements. By
default hidden elements are ignored.
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Collecting input values submitted by the program. The
input element has to be selected twice: as an Input and
as a Text data type.
Version 3.0.5481, Released 2015-01-03
New features and fixes
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New action type - Javascript. Allows running
arbitrary javascript code against the target page.
Associated web element is passed as a parameter
argument[0]
Version 3.0.5465, Released 2014-12-18
New features and fixes
- Improved handling of large XLSX file
Version 3.0.5450, Released 2014-12-02
New features and fixes
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New option in Template Action Editor to link an action
to any template from the current or another project. The
option simplifies templates reuse
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New Project replication tool for input values in
disconnected mode
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Webdriver timeout increased to 2 minutes to prevent
timeouts on slow systems
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Support of Chrome v36-40, Firefox 24, 31, 32 and 33
Version 3.0.5387, Released 2014-10-01
New features and fixes
- Chrome 38 32-bit and 64-bit support
- Firefox 32 support
Version 3.0.5298, Released 2014-07-05
New features and fixes
- Improved memory management
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PhantomJS headless web browser is included in the setup
file
Version 3.0.5283, Released 2014-06-20
New feature
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Support of continious loading when pressing a button or
scrolling to the bottom of the web page loads additional
items
Version 3.0.5263, Released 2014-06-05
New feature
- The program chesks for updates
Version 3.0.5255, Released 2014-05-23
New Data Capture types
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File - automates file downloading. If the selected HTML
element links to a file, the file will be saved to a
disk and the local path of the document will be saved to
the output data. The option can be used, for example, to
download podcasts.
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Snapshot - captures a screenshot of the selected
element.
Version 3.0.5241, Released 2014-05-15
New feature
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Option to append data to previously collected data set
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Search suggestions in Chrome address box are enabled now
- License activation using machine code
Version 3.0.5240, Released 2014-05-07
New feature
- Rows per Page counter on template editor screen
Bug fixes
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Data Toolbar Drop down button is not visible on some
computers
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On Windows XP computers, when clicking the DataTool
button, the data toolbar window would open with just a
black background and no controls.
- Slow data toolbar window opening.
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Closing the browser while crawling causes program
freezing.
Version 3.0.5228, Released 2014-04-28
New features
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Group "Scope" property to specify a page area for
content or links extraction
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Template designer shows an estimated number of rows per
page for repeatable items
- Thumbnail icons for selected and collected images
Command Line Mode Improvements
- New GUI for command line mode
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Support for PahntomJS headless browser in command line
mode
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Option to suppress images loading in command line mode.
The feature improves program performance
Version 3.0.5224, Released 2014-04-16
New features
- Multiple start URLs per project
- Automatic handling of blocking alerts
Fixes
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Elements reodering in template editor does not work
Version 3.0.5201, Released 2014-03-06
New features
- Element properties editor UI improvements
- Patterns for Regex filter
- Command line mode for scheduled tasks
- Windows task scheduler interface
Production version version 3.0.5149, Released 2014-02-05
New features
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Option to select between In Memory or Database storage
for collected data. In Memory mode is default.
- Increased performance.
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Option to save data into multiple related tables. For
example, when product information is collected, user
reviews can be saved in a separate CSV file.
Breaking change
Alternative web elements paths. Existing DataTool 3.0
projects need to be recreated because the project
structure has changed.
Release candidate - version 3.0.5098, Released 2013-12-16
Fixes
Improved stablility in next element
Faster elements selection in project design mode
Beta candidate - version 3.0.5092, Released 2013-12-10
Bug Fixes
The program fails to select content on some sites.
New features
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Better frames handling. A new option to ignore frames
- New options for cookies persistence
- Improved support of partial page updates
- Drop-downs and checkboxes support
- Updated chromedriver.exe 2.7.
Beta version 3.0, Released 2013-11-23
New features
- Chrome and Firefox support
- Unlimited crawling depth
- Multiple lists of data per web page
- Filling forms, automatic logins
- Big data extraction with small memory footprint
- Direct Excel and SQL output
