How to distribute changed 'iuclient.iucz' file?

Hello, 1) I would like to ask, how to distribute new client's settings (e.g. changed template bitmaps, added mirror sites, changed location for downloading, corrected or changed language,...) via InstantUpdate? I tried to add client's configuration file 'iuclient.iucz' into my update, then my client was updated, but updated 'iuclient.iucz' was not the same as original 'iuclient.iucz' file (compared binary). I tried the same but with different name (iuclient.iucz renamed to test_iuclient.iucz) and this was ok.

How to repeat this problem:- modify iuclient.iucz - e.g., change APPEARANCE (choose another template with different pictures) and increment version's number- add iuclient.iucz to FILES AND FOLDERS (Application Base Directory)- press Build within BUILD UPDATE section and distribute it to FTP server- now run the client to check for a new update (it should find something new)- do update (it should be successful)- run the client to check for a new update and see whether the changed template (pictures) is applied to the client

Question: Is there any official way how to update client itself (=> how to distribute changed 'iuclient.iucz' file)?

2) When the option "Execute file after updating has finished" is activated, the BUILD UPDATE will fail with an error message:"Update build error...: Object reference not set to an instance of an object" which is not very clear to me. Question: What's wrong?

Thanks and regards Rene

Question: Is there any official way how to update client itself (=> how to distribute changed 'iuclient.iucz' file)?

Sorry about that, it'll be fixed in the next version.

2) When the option "Execute file after updating has finished" is activated, the BUILD UPDATE will fail with an error message:"Update build error...: Object reference not set to an instance of an object" which is not very clear to me. Question: What's wrong?

Well, in this upcoming version I've changed how updates are built, so this bug might not even exist anymore. But, I don't want to take that risk. Could you explain how the process to reproduce the bug? That is, which folder are you adding it to (i.e. Application Base Directory or Temp Folder), and what additional options are you using (command line switches, waiting for executing to finish, etc.)?

Also, does it fail with every *.exe you try to execute?

-Wyatt

Reproduce this error:- put one *.exe file into the Application Base Directory (I tested it with e.g. calc.exe, myprog.exe...)- try to build BUILD UPDATE section- you will always get an error: "Update build error...: Object reference not set to an instance of an object"

I tried also the 2nd checkbox "Wait for execution..." on/off, but no influence, and used none comman line switches for both cases.

Reproduce this error:- put one *.exe file into the Application Base Directory (I tested it with e.g. calc.exe, myprog.exe...)- try to build BUILD UPDATE section- you will always get an error: "Update build error...: Object reference not set to an instance of an object"
I tried also the 2nd checkbox "Wait for execution..." on/off, but no influence, and used none comman line switches for both cases.

Oops - that's a pretty nasty bug. It'll be fixed for the next version.

Thanks for finding all these flaws. I genuinely appreciate it.

-Wyatt

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