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My First wyBuild

Hey Andrew, "'myFile.dll' won't be updated because the old file location is equal to the new file l…

Backward compatibility broken?

No, we take backwards compatability very seriously. I just tested again and wyUpdate 2.5 works fine …

Installing in Document Folder

OK, we'll add the ability to install to the Documents folder (EDIT: scratch that). It's still not a …

I would argue that BF2 does it wrongly, if it is storing anything there other than files *generated…

%versionfrom% and %versionto% at runtime?Solved

It's not currently supported -- do you need that behavior? If so we can queeze it into 2.6.15.

wyBuild vs installshield

Hey Andrew, Anyway, can wyBuild be integrated into installshield or my app to automatically update …

First Release questions

Hey Mike, Step 6 of the walktrhough talks about the first version of your app. Do I upload the bla…

Automatic Update Control - Administrative Privilege

In the 2nd solution case we will not be able to check for updates from the application? Hence we wil…

There are a couple of solutions: Easiest solution: Install your app to the %AppData% folder -- th…

Why aren't you just using the default behavior of the AutomaticUpdater & wyUpdate? When wyUpdate…

Do not see the AutomaticUpdater control

Hey John, Did you add them to the toolbox? See: AutomaticUpdater control walkthroughs for WPF and …

Allow specific file types via wild cards in the command-line

Hey Mary, Assuming that I haven't made a major boo-boo in my .xml file and this behavior isn't curr…

Check for updates on a time interval with AutomaticUpdater i

Am I misunderstanding the ForceCheckForUpdate method? Yes, you are. The ForceCheckForUpdate method…

How to Test a Build?

Hey Ryan, We mention it at the end of the step-by-step walkthrough. The key point to remeber is to…

Prevent "Downloading update... x%" from auto-hiding

Soon -- we're shooting for Monday.

Select Updates

Is there any way for our users to select only a sub-set of the available updates? At this point, our…

SQL Updates with WYBuild

In that case if there is a database schema mismatch then the first thing you need to do is block fur…

a. How does the application know that the correct schema version should be? Our only thought would b…

This is an interesting question. There's no one right way (there are many, many options). Here's wha…

Multiple instances of same application

If you're using the AutomaticUpdater then there's no easy way to separate multiple instances (stored…