Have wyUpdate run like a service

Hi, recently bought wyupdate, must say it's the best piece of software I've bought in ages. Great work.Anyway, I have 2 questions.

1.) If I add wyupdate to run on windows start up with these command line args

wyupdate.exe -skipinfo -noerr

Does this mean that it will automatically download and update the application? I ask because for win32 apps, showing the install wizard is ok, but for server apps there probably won't be anyone sitting at the console so this may be a problem. I ask this since almost all my applications are web apps that run on un-manned servers.

2.) This is kind of a bit of a request. Can wyupdate have a mode that will have it run constantly and not exit when an update is complete? Some of our clients have servers that go weeks even months without being restarted and so it would be nice to know that an update could be downloaded and installed automatically, even without windows being restarted. I know I could just write a tiny windows service that would execute wyupdate every day at a certain time, I'm just curious if such a feature is in the works? I envision it would work something like.

wyupdate.exe -skipinfo -noerr -DoNotExitOnUpdate -DaysToCheck 1 -InstallUpdatesAt 02:00AM

Is this just wishful thinking?

CheersJohn

Hey John,

recently bought wyupdate, must say it's the best piece of software I've bought in ages. Great work.

Thanks, we appreciate that.

1.) If I add wyupdate to run on windows start up with these command line args

wyupdate.exe -skipinfo -noerr

Does this mean that it will automatically download and update the application?

Yes. It will always show the UI. If you want it to skip the "Update was successful" screen, and just close instead, go to File -> Properties -> wyUpdate, and check "Close wyUpdate on successful update". Of course there are still a few instances where a user might have to intervene (when a file is in use, etc.)

So for cases where there's no user sitting in front of the screen it's almost always better to run wyUpdate from a Windows Service.

If you're running wyUpdate from a service call "wyupdate.exe /fromservice" instead of "wyupdate.exe -skipinfo -noerr"

This is kind of a bit of a request. Can wyupdate have a mode that will have it run constantly and not exit when an update is complete?

This is fairly high on our priorities list. We're trying to get it out for the wyBuild 2.8 or 2.9 release.

Is this just wishful thinking?

Not at all. It won't be a service embedded in the wyUpdate executable like you show, but it will be it's own standalone service. We have had several large companies pushing for this functionality -- we're still nailing down the overall design.

Good to know that feature is in the works.Thanks for all the info, you've answered all my questions (for now 😀)

John