When creating an auto updating feature for a .net winforms application, how does it update the .dll's and not effect the currently running application? Since the application is running during the update process, won't their be a lock on the .dll's (because those .dll's will have to be overwritten during the update. ...
I use a home-grown system where the application updates itself from a web service. However, I seem to remember something in the original .NET sales pitch about auto-updating of components being a built-in feature of .NET. What are the best practices for having an application update itself and/or the assemblies it uses? ...
Many programs include an auto-updater, where the program occasionally looks online for updates, and then downloads and applies any updates that are found. Program bugs are fixed, supporting files are modified, and things are (usually) made better. Unfortunately no matter how hard I look, I can't find information on this process anywhere...
When writing my own auto updater, is there a general framework that I should be following? A while ago I was reading up on how one should create a 'boot strapper' that will load first before the main application (since a running appilation can't be updated due to file locks etc.) So any tips/best practices for this? ...
Hi, I'm building a auto updater and I need to know what kind of upload speeds people get on a 56K modem? ...
Hi, probably faster if I ask here! Does install shield support download resuming when it is downloading a file for an auto update? ...
I've decided to add auto-update functionality to one of my applications and was looking for any existing solutions that compare the current running version with the latest version that is then downloaded from the web. I know Sparkle on Mac OSX which is very nice and powerful, but was wondering whether there is something similar for Win3...
I have a report in MS Access where the underlying data in the tables changes irregularly. I'd like the report to reflect these changes automatically, either by reloading the form say every 10 seconds or either the report gets a notification about the changes and shows the new data. Is this possible? ...
Hi gents, I've been thinking of rolling my own code for enabling my Delphi application to update seamlessly as I'll be going for "release often, release early" mentality furthermore. There are various Delphi solutions both freeware or paid out there and I'd like to ask if you've been using any of them or simply went on with your own solu...
I'm in a very bad situation: I need to maintain asp.net web application hosted in an environment on which I don't have any access. For every small intervention I need to go personally which includes checking procedures since it'as a government agency. I was wondering if there is some way to partially of full update an asp.net web appli...
Is it acceptable to install an application in the AppData folder? Both Google Talk & Chrome are not installed in the default Program Files folder. They get installed in user's AppData folder. Microsoft does the same thing with ClickOnce... I would like to my application to self-update, but when installed in Program Files folder, it fai...
Hi, I need to keep a program I've written up to date, this will happen frequently over the next year or so, this will need to be done over the Internet. Where would you suggest I start, are there any common techniques? Any suggestions welcome. Thanks ...
I'm working on some automatic update check code which runs when my app starts up. If there is a new version available, the user can download it or ignore this update. If the user ignores this update, then the version number of this update is stored in a VersionForUpdateCheck preference. If this preference is set, then future checks wil...
Hi, Say I have a game in PHP which is a money making game and everyday the prices on items change on the market. How would I make it so the prices in the database are automatically updated each day? Would I install a program on the server that detects when it has gone 24 hours then runs a PHP file which does the updating? Or os there a...
when i update score from my admin i want to update score in client autometically without refresh can any one help with script and technices i see such auto refresh http://stackoverflow.com/ ANSWERS , VIEWS autometically updating ...
I know there have been a ton of questions about how to implement automatic updates in a .NET application, and I've probably read most of them. Unfortunately, none I have seen quite fit my situation as far as I can tell. I am trying to build a self-updating .NET application that will run in an environment with limited user accounts. ...
Wordpress has the capability to update itself (on admin user's request). Is it possible to implement something similar using ASP.NET? I can see web.config and bin folder causing problems. ...
Hi all, I have a local updater that is able to download a mini installer from the web server using the NSISdl plugin. Let's say I have a bunch of mini installer versions. Is there also a way for the local installer to check for the "LATEST" mini installer available from the web server . I've heard you can do that through a web servic...
I am developing a library for Android that requires frequent updates from a central server. I was thinking how nice it would be if my library could update itself -- or if I could just release a bootstrap library that downloads the target library when the app is installed. I see this class in 1.5 called "DexClassLoader" but there seems t...
I've got a small website that has about 5-10 administrators. I've set it up to monitor what each administrator is doing (adding items, removing items, etc). I had a list within our admin-panel that shows the previous 10 activities performed by the collective administration. Today, I decided to make this self-updating every 30 seconds. M...