wyUpdate Help

This is a collection of tutorials ranging from the introductory to advanced. In these tutorials you'll find everything you need to know about releasing your product updates to your users.

If you have any questions or comments, drop by the forum (no registration is required).

If you've found a bug, or just want to peruse existing bugs, visit wyDay Bugs.

Getting Started

• Install wyUpdate

  How to install wyUpdate.

• Quick Introduction

  A small guide to creating updates with the wyUpdate Designer.

• Distribute the wyUpdate Client

  How to include the updating functionality with your program.

• Translate the wyUpdate Client

  Quick tutorial on creating, editing, and using translations for the wyUpdate Client.

About wyUpdate

• Overview of wyUpdate

  An overview of wyUpdate including some of the more prominent features.

• Features in wyUpdate

  A summary of the most useful features in wyUpdate.

• Changes in wyUpdate 1.0.1

  The complete list of changes to the wyUpdate Designer and Client since the first publicly released version.

Advanced Topics

• Commands and Variables

  How to use text-modify commands and variables to simplify building your updates.

• Site Mirrors

  Use site mirrors for your update file and server file to distribute the load of releasing an update.

• Version Numbers

  A brief explanation of version number schemes, and how wyUpdate interprets versions.