Re: Updating Application

Jeff,

Thanks for the update. I would like to look at if you do not mind. See I
am building my installations using Wise so I would build the new installer
to remove the current version and install the new one. I would do this in
all cases because I do not want to design the update utility to determine
what the changes will affect.

Thanks

"Jeff Johnson [MVP: VB]" <i.get@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "jasonw" <jasonw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> I have an internal application that gets routinely updated and it is
>> becoming a headache to maintain. I was looking at designing it to verify
>> when opened to see if it is the latest version and if not download the
>> new version from the server and install it. I know there are third party
>> tools howver I am looking at designing my own. Any examples or shared
>> thoughts would be nice.
>
> I have designed something along these lines with very limited
> functionality. Specifically, it can detect that a new version is available
> and COPY that new .exe to the user's machine. However, it's just a simple
> copy and cannot install new DLLs, OCXs, etc.
>
> If you'd like details, I can give them, but if this is too primitive for
> what you're doing, someone else will have to help.
>


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