Hi Graham, I use a simple text file on my server, which contains the latest version number and the message I want to show, as htmlText, if people have an old version, and another message, also as htmlText, which I want to show if people have the new version.
My script downloads the file, checks the version numer and shows the appropriate message in an answer dialog. The answer dialog always contains a "Go to wewbsite" button and a "Cancel" button, because I want to give people an easy way to find the place where they originally downloaded the application. If somehow the file on the server can't be downloaded, then I show a default message, together with the same two buttons. Once people decide they want to download an update, they go to the website and download the installer. The installer (made with Installer Maker) simply overwrites all old files or, if you created an installer with only those files that were changed, just updates and adds files as required. It is also possible to update your application from within, using a separate update standalone, which downloads and installs your files and then starts the new application, after which the update appliction is updated. -- Best regards, Mark Schonewille Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering Homepage: http://economy-x-talk.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/xtalkprogrammer KvK: 50277553 Become our partner in sales http://qery.us/1bq Start selling Color Converter today. 20% commission! On 16 dec 2011, at 20:15, Graham Pearson wrote: > As I get to the point in my application to send it to a few people to > test, I have in the back of my mind how would I go about updating it > when I release a new version. > > I would think the application would check a special XML Document online > someplace each time the application is ran, and if the version number is > different then download the application and install it. This is what I > do for my Adobe Air applications I am trying to convert over to livecode. > > Any Experts have a Blog Entry or How-To Guide on how to upgrade an > application with little user intervention. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
