We have our software hosted on a Windows 2000 Terminal Server with Citrix Metaframe XP.
When we install new software we put in a new folder (suffixed with the application build number), and then change the Published Applications (basically shortcuts) to point to the new location. Currnt sessions are fine and new sessions wil use the new software. You should be able to do this with any other system. Stacey > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, 8 October 2002 2:02 p.m. > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi > Subject: [DUG]: What's an elegant way to migrate s/w updates? > > > We have about 70 users, running from a menu (exe), various > apps (dlls). If during the day, we have an urgent fix to an > app, it's almost impossible to get everyone out in order to > update it. Is there a way to implement some procedure where I > can migrate a change to app xyz, with the name xyz_ver2? When > a user leaves app xyz and goes back in, they automatically > end up running app xyz_ver2. In this way the users painlessly > move on to the new version. > > Are there products out there for this? Could I code a simple > do-it-yourself version? > > My initial thoughts - in the menu program, when a selection > is made, e.g. Client Maintenance, I read a text file called > ClientMaintenanceVer.txt. In the text file is the current dll > version to run e.g. ClientMaintenanceV1_1. If I want users to > move on to V1_2, then I prepare the dll, then change the text > file to point to the new dll. Sound o.k.? Any improvement on that? > > Any ideas would be great. > > Thanks. > > Dave Jollie > Software Developer BOA IT > 09 368 4259 ext 6231 > > The information contained in this mail message is > confidential and may also be legally privileged. If you are > not the intended recipient, please note that any use, > dissemination, further distribution, or reproduction of this > message in any form what so ever, is strictly prohibited. If > the mail is in error, please notify me by return E-mail, > delete your copy of the message, and accept my apologies for > any inconvenience caused. > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------- > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/
