Re: Whats your strategy for updating your mobile app?

From: Arvind (arvinds_at_erivasystems.com)
Date: 08/03/04 

Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 15:14:57 +0530

can u share ur technical knowledge with us?on how to do?

or a sample source code
??? 

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"Mike" <mikeotown@nospam.msn.com> wrote in message
news:ebpfrYKeEHA.596@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I have the app check for a new version on every sync with the server.  If
> there is an update available, it downloads it and installs it.  (cab file)
>
>
> "Salo" <nospamplease@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:eYyJxi7dEHA.720@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Hi there.
> >
> > I was wondering if anyone had thoughts / experience they could share on
> this
> > :
> >
> > Once you've developed your (killer) application, and deployed it, how do
> you
> > manage upgrades / hot fixes to field users?
> >
> > I know MS has a solution coming in .Net Framework 2, but unfortunately
> thats
> > only for desktop smartclient apps.
> >
> > My initial feel is to develop a baseline bootstrapper type application
> > launcher that could handle checking for updates, and downloading them if
> > need be. It in turn then applies those updates (probably just replacing
> old
> > application) and then launches said app.
> >
> > But this can bring a whole raft of other issues...how often to check,
how
> to
> > manage critical vs optional updates, possibly managing different
versions
> of
> > the app for different users / varieties of PPC,  and, critically, what
> about
> > updates for the bootstrapper app itself?
> >
> > Have you managed to make this process seamless (read: dummy proof) to
the
> > end user?
> >
> > Would appreciate any feedback / war stories you have!
> >
> > Kind regards.
> >
> > Salo
> >
> >
>
>

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