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Posted: 26-Jun-2012 at 10:39am

Thanks for the quick response this is exactly what I needed.Click once in .Net 2.0 in very rigid you have to build separate publicationsfor each server you application is published and you can’t update specific filesthe client machine has to download all the files even those that did not change!Long story short am stuck with .Net 2.0 for now and DevForce Automatic Updates doesexactly what I need it to do. 

]]> Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:39:34 -700 http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=856&PID=13913#13913 How To: AppUpdater()?? : Hi Tich,We deprecated the... http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=856&PID=13912#13912 Author: kimj
Subject: 856
Posted: 26-Jun-2012 at 10:06am

Hi Tich,
 
We deprecated the AppUpdater / AppLauncher in DevForce Classic in favor of ClickOnce.  We never removed it altogether though, so it is still supported, although as you've found there's little to no documentation.
 
I've attached a zip containing some documentation and sample files, but here's a brief overview:
 
The format of the version.xml file is simple -
   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
   <version updating="false" value="1.0.0.0"/>
 
You'll have one version file on your client and one on the server.   Your application calls AppUpdater.Update() at startup, and this in turn checks the version numbers from both client and server version.xml files to determine if an update is required.  If so, the files in the server folder are downloaded to the client.  The download is using WebDav, which does have special setup and security requirements (which I can't find documented anywhere at the moment).
 
Your client-side ibconfig file will contain an <appUpdater> section:
 <appUpdater>
    <updateURL>http://someserver/myupdatesite</updateURL>
    <versionFileName>version.xml</versionFileName>
    <appLauncher>AppLauncher.exe</appLauncher>
  </appUpdater>
 
The important element here is the updateURL, which is the URL to your web site hosting the application updates.  The AppLauncher.exe is provided with the DevForce installation, and should be copied to your application deployment folder.
 
 
uploads/11/AppUpdater.zip
 
 
 
 
 
 
]]> Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:06:54 -700 http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=856&PID=13912#13912 How To: AppUpdater()?? : I am looking for this info as... http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=856&PID=13906#13906 Author: Tich
Subject: 856
Posted: 26-Jun-2012 at 2:27am

I am looking for thisinfo as well the documentation that came with the product looks incomplete whenit comes to automatic application updating, specificallyI need information on how to configure /use

1)   Application Version File (how do I make this what’sthe format)

2)   AppUpdater() method.

3)   AppLauncher.exe


Thanks in advance..

]]> Tue, 26 Jun 2012 02:27:50 -700 http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=856&PID=13906#13906 How To: AppUpdater()?? : Can&#039;t really find any helpful... http://www.ideablade.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=856&PID=3126#3126 Author: orcities
Subject: 856
Posted: 25-Jun-2008 at 8:41am

Can't really find any helpful docs on how to use the AppUpdater(). I am using CABANA's framework is there any special differences?
 
**Update:
David sent me docs from v2.x. Can't upload cause file is to large.


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