Update Naming Convention

Hi,

I have just been looking at your wyBuild application as it looks like exactly what I am after to enable simple and straight forward updating of my applications.

I have had a look through the tutorials etc... but still have a couple of other questions.

How does wyBuild name the updates?

i.e. if my app is called 'MyApp.exe', which is v1.0 and it's installer is called 'MyAppSetup.exe' and I made an update patch using wyBuild to v1.1, how does wyBuild name the new version installer *exe?

I only ask this possibly basic question as if I need to store the updates that I make inside a single folder on my server, each consecutive update file would need an individual name for obvious reasons. I cannot have each previous version of an update being overwritten by a new version, if you catch my drift.

From looking through the tutorial and taking the example stated for the server update folder 'http://yoursite.com/updates/%file%', the updater uses the filename for the argument '%file%', am I correct?

Kind regards..,

Kirk 🙂

Hey Kirk,

From looking through the tutorial and taking the example stated for the server update folder 'http://yoursite.com/updates/%file%', the updater uses the filename for the argument '%file%', am I correct?

Yes, and the filename is formed from the product name, the version "from", and the version "to". This way your updates will never overwrite one-another on your server.

You can always change the default update filename format by going to "File->Properties->Update & server files" in wyBuild:

[attachment=0]update filename.png[/attachment]

In your example (MyApp v1.0 to v1.1) the update filename would be "myapp.1.0.to.1.1.wyu".

Does this make sense?

Hi Wyatt,

thank you very much for replying.

Yes your explanation makes it all perfectly clear to me now.

Kind regards..,

Kirk

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