Automatic Checking

Hi Wyatt,

My application has been using the UpdateEngine part of wyUpdate.exe to check on launching for an updated wyserver file on my deployment host. If one exists then it launches wyUpdate.exe and then exits its own process. I only wanted wyUpdate to appear if an update existed and wanted to shut down my application if that was the case. In version 2.5 this has been completly changed and the updateengine class doesn't exist in wyUpdate.exe. How would you recommend I go about this strategy. Is there any documentation on the AUtomaticUpdater? how is this used?

Regards,

Andrew

The AutomaticUpdater documentation & videos are being created right now - they should be all up by Friday. As far as the UpdateEngine.cs in the wyUpdate source, it has been split into 2 files: ServerFile.cs & ClientFile.cs.

You'll probably want ServerFile.cs as it's more applicable for your application.

Actually, from the way you're using wyUpdate the AutomaticUpdater would be a perfect fit. I'll try to have at least a intro tutorial up by tonight.

Edit (10/6): A few bugs have been found in the AutomaticUpdater control, thus the delayed tutorial. The full documentation should be up by Thursday (definitely by Friday).

At any rate, the methods that you used before will still work (even with the old UpdateEngine.cs).

The tutorial on using the AutomaticUpdater control is now up.

Really Great. I just test it and it rocks. But can i translate the AutomaticUpdater message to my native language?Also menuitem does not work for Devexpress bars. But i assume that this is rational.

But can i translate the AutomaticUpdater message to my native language?

Not yet. That is coming in about a week or so.

Also menuitem does not work for Devexpress bars. But i assume that this is rational.

Did you try the ToolStripItem property? The DevExpress bars might inherit from that class. If not, you can actually mimic the behavior of setting the MenuItem or ToolStripItem properties. I'll have a tutorial on it in a few days.

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