Install/Update SQL Server Express and other programsAnswered
Chris GrewI am considering wyBuild and the auto updater for a .NET Forms app that has many hundreds of installations. The entire app is updated just a couple times a year. In your documentation you often use the term “Tiny updates”. Is there any restriction on the app size to update? Also, my app uses SQL Express (Not SQL localDB). I wish to upgrade the SQL installations with a newer version. Is it possible to incorporate a SQL Server upgrade executable to run as part of the auto updater? Or any other setup files that may need to be included for supporting apps? Lastly, how is the “Required Admin Rights” handled for installing apps?
Thank you,
Chris Grew
Solution Systems, Inc.
Wyatt O'DayIn your documentation you often use the term “Tiny updates”. Is there any restriction on the app size to update?
Nope, that's a description of the typical update size generated by wyBuild after it compares your files and generates a “delta patch”.
Your files can be up to 2TB per file.
I wish to upgrade the SQL installations with a newer version. Is it possible to incorporate a SQL Server upgrade executable to run as part of the auto updater?
You can execute any external updaters as part of your update.
Lastly, how is the “Required Admin Rights” handled for installing apps?
If you install to folders or registry that requires admin permission to update, then wyUpdate will request admin permission before continuing with installation of the update.