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AppStart - Auto-Update Application Starter File #
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>I need some directions, thinking a lot... the following is what I intend to do...
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>RUN "Main.EXE" --> Check FTP server for a difference of "Main.EXE" in date of publish --> If yes --> mark for updater.prg to firing up --> After user quit the main.exe, fire up updater.prg --> download new "main.exe", then replace it with the new one
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>1. What is the way to mark there is a update? A free table?
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>2. Updater.prg (Is it enough to just exclude from the project, to avoid any error? especially main.exe is being replaced.
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>3. Main.exe is complied from project's main.prg, where READ EVENTS issued... can I run the updater.prg after read events, so that updater.prg is fired when user is quiting...
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>Of course, I'm awared that there are some examples on the download sections, however, they look very complicated for my uses...
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>Thanks in advance!
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