Download file with Resume capability for windows servers

Question

Hi,

I am building an Auto Updater for a winforms desktop application.

When the update is downloading, how can I provide a Resume download capability in case the customers internet connection breaks?

Answer 1

If you are doing a windows-only application, and you are targeting windows XP and later OSes, you can use BITS: the Background Intelligent Transfert Service.

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms997639.aspx
• http://bytes.com/forum/thread246672.html

It is the same service used by WindowsUpdate.

Otherwise rolling out your solution in C# using the HTTP auto-resume capabilities should not be too difficult, (using the Accept-Range directive in the HTTP request)

• http://www.csharp-station.com/HowTo/HttpWebFetch.aspx
• http://bytes.com/forum/thread446201.html