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11-Dec-21 10:06

in this Christmas, I plan to spend sometime to play around with Fiddler Classic software.

Is there anyone here to share some experience?

diligent hands rule....

Ron Anders11-Dec-21 14:06

Ron Anders

11-Dec-21 14:06

I use it when I need to see what's being sent or received over the wire.
It's my go to although I'm only good enough at it to get the results I need.

There is a perfectly adequate free version too btw.

Shao Voon Wong11-Dec-21 15:51

Shao Voon Wong

11-Dec-21 15:51

I used .NET Framework version before it is ported to .NET Core to be cross-platform in order to run on other OSes.

Southmountain12-Dec-21 4:16

12-Dec-21 4:16

is there any feature change since then?

diligent hands rule....

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter11-Dec-21 19:44

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

11-Dec-21 19:44

Yes. I use it for years now... It helps to see what actually sent and received when you are browsing a site...

"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012

Southmountain12-Dec-21 4:16

12-Dec-21 4:16

I try to check the query string sent to server site for my case too...

diligent hands rule....

RickZeeland11-Dec-21 19:53

RickZeeland

11-Dec-21 19:53

I tried it once long ago, but found it disappointing then, there was no support for things like digest authentication.
I prefer to use WireShark, you can find some alternatives here: network-protocol-analysers[^]

Southmountain12-Dec-21 4:14

12-Dec-21 4:14

this is a great list! Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

diligent hands rule....

obermd12-Dec-21 4:50

obermd

12-Dec-21 4:50

I've used it over the years. The Fiddler classic is far batter than the newer Fiddler Everywhere.

Southmountain12-Dec-21 15:19

12-Dec-21 15:19

I concur: I am using fiddler classic now

diligent hands rule....

DerekT-P12-Dec-21 6:26

DerekT-P

12-Dec-21 6:26

Have been using it for years, before it got taken over by Telerik. To be honest, it's gone downhill a bit since then from my point of view - too many bells and whistles. (Though great if you need a particular "bell"!). I use it a lot especially for webservice testing; being able to mock-up a call and tinker with headers etc can be a real time-saver. Also useful to see just what your browser is doing behind the scenes, although dev.tools "network" serves the purpose pretty well for that these days.

A Special thanks to Richard Deeming...

Vaso Elias13-Dec-21 0:23

Vaso Elias

13-Dec-21 0:23

I have been using it for many years. I agree that it's gone downhill and it got neglected. I don't like the new version at all and I expect that new Free version will lack previous functions and you would need to pay for an extra...

I am using it mostly to check that my API are correct from the client applications. I use postman for web applications APIs..

Slow Eddie11-Dec-21 3:19

11-Dec-21 3:19

I went to quick answers with a problem of comparing 2 MSSQL databases. He quickly answered and pointed out that Visual Studio has a built in tool to do that. Must be a very common need.

Thank you Richard. Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

I don't know how you guys that answer these questions find the time to do it. But I am sure glad you do!

PIEBALDconsult11-Dec-21 3:55

PIEBALDconsult

11-Dec-21 3:55

I thought was in the Data Tools add-on.

Slow Eddie11-Dec-21 4:01

11-Dec-21 4:01

Tools -> SQL Server ->New Data Comparison or New Schema Comparison. Helped me tremendously.

PIEBALDconsult11-Dec-21 4:44

PIEBALDconsult

11-Dec-21 4:44

Me too... once I had installed the Data Tools. Maybe it's included now, but I recall it being a separate install, in VS 2012.

Jacquers11-Dec-21 4:10

Jacquers

11-Dec-21 4:10

I think it may be Enterprise edition only.

I use it regularly, it's quite handy, although it has messed up by taking away dbo permissions (my fault though not checking the script).

Slow Eddie11-Dec-21 11:31

11-Dec-21 11:31

Nope. my Comunity 2015 edition has it as well as 2017 and 2019

OriginalGriff11-Dec-21 4:59

OriginalGriff

11-Dec-21 4:59

It's always nice to get a "thank you" - far too often all we get is abuse ... Sigh | :sigh:

But you probably want to tell Richard instead of waiting for him to see it. You can use the "atcode" by prefixing his ID with an "@", and find his ID on his home page:

@RichardDeeming

And the system convert it to a link, and send him a message that you are talking about him: @RichardDeeming

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PIEBALDconsult11-Dec-21 5:16

PIEBALDconsult

11-Dec-21 5:16

Unlike his brother Unri. Dead | X|

Nelek11-Dec-21 5:38

Nelek

11-Dec-21 5:38

OriginalGriff wrote:
It's always nice to get a "thank you" - far too often all we get is abuse ...

See my signature... been there since 2011 or 2012 IIRC

M.D.V.

If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

Slow Eddie11-Dec-21 11:45

11-Dec-21 11:45

I'd rather let everyone that cares to look, how much I appreciate his help.

Also, he can be presently suprised when he sees it. Big Grin | :-D

Nelek11-Dec-21 5:38

Nelek

11-Dec-21 5:38

if you say post a comment to his answer he will (if he has them active in his profile) get a direct notification about your post. That's the most direct way to say "thanks" I know.

Doing it here is nice too, but could go unnoticed.

Summoning him as @OriginalGriff explained is a good method too.

M.D.V.