How to make an auto updating program?  
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rohan_har





PostPosted: Visual Basic Express Edition, How to make an auto updating program? Top

Hi, I am very new to Visual Basic, and programming for that matter.

 

I was wondering how I could make an auto updating program. I searched for it and saw some sort of components, but didnt understand how to use it.

If anyone could help me that would be useful. I want to have a program that with one click will synchronize a folder with one on the internet. That includes deleting files, adding new ones, and if files have changed, updating those.

 

Thanks,

rohan



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ReneeC





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Doesn't XP already do this with it's Online/Offline file management



 
 
shakalama





PostPosted: Visual Basic Express Edition, How to make an auto updating program? Top

hi,

i'm new to visualbasic as well as you , but what i know about this (i.e. i didn't try this yet) when you are publishing your project you can identify what you want to do , to publish your program as program or as update, and you can identify where you program will request update from ... etc. its called clickonce

in your solutionexplorer right click your project and choose properties, then navigate to publish tab and look to the options

as i told you i'm not profissional but i just trying to help

 



 
 
rohan_har





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Thanks, got it :)
 
 
Craig Camm





PostPosted: Visual Basic Express Edition, How to make an auto updating program? Top

I was also experementing with this. Does anyone know of a simple way to change from autoupdate to command driven ill take to a new post if necesssary

thanks
-Craig C

 
 
ahmedilyas





PostPosted: Visual Basic Express Edition, How to make an auto updating program? Top

just to add, I have actually done this before, but I have a full version of Visual Studio, not the express version. Basically, my own applications check the webservice for new updates, the webservice gets the version of the file that the caller has, and checks on the server for latest versions and sends it across to the client, but in order to make WebServices, you need ASP.NET/full version of Visual Studio.

I'm unsure, you could probably use clickonce or something I'm not really an expert in that area