Alex - search the List archives for Chipp's updater, he has a few posts that 
outline what seems to be a good system and gives some excellent advice.

sims

---
On Oct 29, 2010, at 1:21 AM, Alex Tweedly wrote:

> 
> I have a little app that will be used on a number of computers, so I want it 
> to check for a new version being available, and update itself if needed (and 
> desired).  I know the easy way to do this is to have the executable be 
> basically a 'splash screen' that starts the *real* stack, and therefore the 
> real stack can be updated.
> Does anyone have a sample stack / app showing this ?
> 
> And, what do you as app users prefer
> 
> 1. The app automatically updates itself when a new version is available.
> 2. The app downloads the new version automatically, and then (next time?) on 
> startup asks if you want to install the update.
> 3. The app lets yo know there is a new version available, and asks if it 
> should download / install the update.
> 4. Something else.


_______________________________________________
use-revolution mailing list
use-revolution@lists.runrev.com
Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription 
preferences:
http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution

Reply via email to