Mike Chambers blog should be a starting point.
http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2007/11/07/detecting-whether-an-air-app lication-has-run-before/ KFB From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of handitan Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 8:04 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {Disarmed} [flexcoders] "AIR update framework" only works to update AIR file Hi KFB, Thank you for your great input. So basically for my need, I need to have a customized update system since I am dealing not just AIR file but other files as well. > There are a number of references about determining whether it's the > first-run or not so adaptation of those techniques is probably worth > looking at. Could you please let me know where I can get these references? Thanks! --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "Kevin Benz" <kb...@...> wrote: > > You need to be aware of the two paths to update Air applications. The UI > approach, one where you configure the UI of the update process through a > XML file and an API approach where you take programmatic control of the > update. Ultimately the goal of the UpdaterUI was to update the Air file > alone (and then start it)so if you need to move files around, update > SQLite or something like that, you are going to have to do what you need > in Actionscript. The update framework in no-way has the capabilities of > commercial installers. Can't call external processes, directly move > files around, etc > > > > Since the updater mechanisms are running in the old code, not the new > Air file, it can't know what needs to updated, meaning you are going to > end up writing code in your app's normal bootstrap process that > determines that an update has occurred and makes the necessary changes. > There are a number of references about determining whether it's the > first-run or not so adaptation of those techniques is probably worth > looking at. > > > > In our apps, we have the current client version in the SQLite database. > If the running client does not match that version number, we call > whatever update process we need and on completion update SQLite to the > current running client version id. > > KFB > > > > From: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of handitan > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 1:02 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: {Disarmed} [flexcoders] "AIR update framework" only works to > update AIR file? > > > > Hi all, > > I have been reading articles about using "AIR update framework." > To my understanding this only works to update AIR file?? > > I hope I am wrong... > Since my AIR app is using Flex-only swcs and is loading Flex-only > modules. > > Anybody can shed a light on this? > > > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner <http://www.mailscanner.info/> , and is > > believed to be clean. > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner <http://www.mailscanner.info/> , and is believed to be clean.
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