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What do you wish Fiddler could do that it can't... or that you can't figure out how to do?

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I'm not sure this is really a programming question... But, one feature I'd like is to be able to configure a standard set of screens on the right side. I always use raw mode, for example, and have to reset it every time I start the app.

Another is that I would love to have it work in a mode where it snoops on the TCP conversation, rather than acting as a proxy, along the lines of tools such as IBM Page Detailer. The problem is that browsers interact with proxies differently than they do when they're talking directly to hosts.

RickNZ 2009-11-20 10:14:56

static function OnBoot(){ FiddlerObject.UI.ActivateRequestInspector("RAW"); FiddlerObject.UI.ActivateResponseInspector("RAW"); } // in CustomRules.js

Piskvor 2009-11-20 11:21:56

Very nice! Thanks!

RickNZ 2009-11-20 11:38:43

Answer 2

+3 A:

I'd like it to be able to format and pretty-print XML and JSON request/response bodies, e.g. so a raw:

<SomeElement><Nested><MoreNested>X</SomeElement></Nested></MoreNested>

Could be displayed as:

<SomeElement>
  <Nested>
    <MoreNested>X</SomeElement>
  </Nested>
</MoreNested>

Would be really useful when looking at our API calls.

I know it can do the XML tree view, but I'm more comfortable looking at raw markup so I can see exactly what's going on. I'd just like to look at the raw markup in a nicely formatted and coloured way!

Greg Beech 2009-11-20 10:18:12

Interesting suggestion, thanks. The SyntaxView button offers syntax highlighting but not reformatting of XML. That ought not be too hard to add.I believe the JSON Inspector (a 3rd party addon) will reformat your JSON for you, but I haven't tried it recently.

EricLaw -MSFT- 2009-11-21 13:52:23

Answer 3

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I hope I can select which process to watch.

not only browser or not-browser option.

Anwar Chandra 2009-11-20 10:27:30

There's a drag-and-drop Process Filter button on the toolbar (at least in the current beta), which lets you select a window and only watch its associated process.

Piskvor 2009-11-20 11:27:03

Alternatively, use the Filters tab and pick the process directly.

EricLaw -MSFT- 2009-12-03 00:32:38

Answer 4

+1 A:

The Inspectors tab has a WebForms button, which is very nice for checking x-www-form-urlencoded POST data, but as soon as the form is multipart/form-data (e.g. forms with file uploads), this button can't display it. Or can it?

Piskvor 2009-11-24 09:39:34

Fiddler's WebForms inspector doesn't currently parse multipart/form-data responses. I was kinda hoping someone on the community would write a better version. :-) http://www.fiddler2.com/fiddler/dev/Inspectors.asp

EricLaw -MSFT- 2009-12-03 00:33:27

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