I can get the program to easily, upon startup, look for updates and then install them. I want to have a button that the user can click that will check/install updates.
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I am part of a developers group that deploys a inhouse developed solution using objects built by GE. This solutions is installed out to various computers on our network. The lead developers work on this project and then when testing is complete they deploy the updates to the various servers for the client applications to request the updates from. However, not just anyone can install the updated application. Seems currently only anyone on site with local administrators access to the client can install the software. how does we change the application and the install script to allow for the application it's self to install without the credentials from the user being a factor?
View 1 RepliesIs it possible to create a setup installer that will auto install fonts when user install the applications?
View 6 RepliesI have a project that i have created in Visual Studio express and SQL server express. i want to create an install file so that i can send to others to install. Currently it is requiring the user to install SQL server Express and 3.5 .net framework.what steps can i take to stop the user having to install these 2 so that it is a simple install for them.
View 2 RepliesAlright, when I open my program I want it to check for updates and if there is an update I want it to download. So far I have a text file saying the most recent version and then it downloads that file and compares it to the current file version. If the current file version < recent version then it will download the file. :O Can someone help me with the code? :3 I have a hosting server with direct download links.
View 5 RepliesI'm unsure of how realistic it is for this to work but I know a lot is possible in vb. I have an application called WindowsPRO available from my filesharewebsit This application is intended for those in school to easily be able to do several daily tasks such as calculate and use notepad within one window. I have been working on this application in part with the help of MSDN.Back OT, currently when I click the "Check for updates" I use process.start to open my website. Not very complicated is it. What I want to do is open a form in whichchecks for the update from my site. Whenever I upload a file, I'll upload it as a .zip onto my site and always name it like: "Application name v1.0" or whatever the version number is. That is the only thing that changes.
When the user presses the check for updates, I want to checkhe site in background for a "higher" version number. If my application is v1.2, I want it to check for anything higher than 1.2. So if I have on the site 1.2.2, or 1.3, I want it to check for the highest number version and download it.My question simply is, how do I check for a "higher version" from a website?
how to check if a field( a cell within a database for talk sake date of birth) has been edited in the past then flag it now this field may not be change for a year but how do i keep a record of that and the flag it if it is change.
View 1 RepliesI don't like to build myprogram to a click-onceapplication becauseI lose the .exe and I don't know how to edit it after building it. So unless someone this, here is my main question:I was thinking about updating a .txt file that have uploaded somewhere that has the current available version. Can I use streamreader for an online file? And if so, if the available version is updated, how can I edit the code and everything to updatethe file?
View 14 RepliesI have a program with commercial uses. Currently I have email out updates. I would prefer that when the program loads, it searches for updates either from the web or I was toying with the idea of creating a file host server. I want the program to search for updates without opening a web browser, however (giving anyone power to email out a free download link). I think of the way Digsby opens, checking for updates, or gimp. This is what I want.
View 12 RepliesAs most programers will want after spending a long time on a program is to implement program updates, so have i.
What i want is a nice simple way of doing the following check if file exists as "www.mydomain.com/program/install.exe" if true, download and launch install.exe on completion, un intstall current vertion ( if possible )
I have created a backup script which my organization uses to back up a specific set of data weekly, to a server, by clicking and running the app.I am always updating it/ improving it and instead of redistributing to the select employees there has to be a way to code in a "check for updates" type of thing.
I was wondering how to make my created app check with that server to see if i am running the latest version.
How do i incorporate a "version" in my app, or would it just be a naming convention thing? and how do i check for updates? Would a button being selected to check updates be preferable? or is there a way to auto detect it?
I am making a calculator application that's in beta and will check for updates every so often. What I'm asking is if its possible to make a program check for updates.
View 6 RepliesI have a little prob guys. How can we set vb.net setup project will check for an update of its newer version first before proceeding in installation.
View 5 RepliesI'm trying to make my app check for updates by reading a text file and comparing it to a 'currentversion' setting in my application (or if checking the executable file version is easy, that would be good).
Here are the basic steps: -Read text file hosted on [URL]..-Check if the version number (eg '1.1') is higher than the number in the 'currentversion' setting or the executable file version (whichever is easier).
-If the text file version number is the same, change form background colour to green, if it is higher, change the background colour to red.
i am making a software =D (Does the Name matter ??)
Ohk so its gonna be my first try
my last soft was a success with 800+ downloads
so i want my program to check for updates everytime it opens or like when it clicks on a button
then it checks if there are updates then it will show the link to download the new exe file in a messsage box or in a textbox
I remember seeing a tutorial a while ago about making your application check online for updates..I did this a year or two ago but have since lost my example. Can someone explain how you do this or supply me with a link if you know a good tutorial?
View 20 RepliesOkay so i made a small code that my application can check for updates onstart time. The problem is that it freeze up the application. How can i make it work faster.
Try
My.Computer.FileSystem.DeleteFile(My.Application.Info.DirectoryPath.ToString & "" &
"v.txt")
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I am writing an application and I want to be able to have it check for updates. When someone presses a button. (Note: I am using Visual Studio 2010, and the application is in VB.NET 4.0)
View 5 RepliesI got the database to update, but it only does it for the first row selected not for the others.
Protected Sub btnUpdate_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
For Each row As GridViewRow In GridView6.Rows
' Selects the text from the TextBox
Dim selectedcheck As CheckBox = CType(row.FindControl("chkselect"), CheckBox)
If selectedcheck.Checked = True Then
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I have wriiten several windows app using Visual Studio 2008. All projects but one where the "Updates" button is disabled in the Publish tab. How can I enable it?
View 2 RepliesHow do I write a macro that opens a folder and calls a previous written macro to update the files within the folder?
View 2 RepliesI have a program that when you press a button it maps 2 drives, updates a registry value and then starts a executable which is stored in a SQL table. I'm having issues after the file opens. The program it opens does not seem to be working quite right. When you open the program by clicking on the .exe it works file.When I call it from the app, I have issues with the program after it opens. Can someone explain to me the difference between double clicking an .exe and using process.start? Is there a different way to do it? My code is listed below.
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I am trying to understand how the binding navigator buttons are actually working.
I started by creating a table called "Students" in MS Access,
I then "dragged and dropped" that table onto my VB form after importing the data connection.
When I debug, I click the add new (the yellow plus "+") then I type info into my fields (700_Number, First_Name, MI, Last_Name). (700_Number=Primary Key)
After I am finished typing into the four text boxes, I click save. If I end my program then start the debugger again, the record is still there...it goes away only if I change some of the code anywhere in my program.
Also, I am trying to use the record I just put into my database for another part of my program. I use this line of code:
MsgBox(frmAddStudent.DrByrdsTaskListAppDBDataSet.Tables("Students").Rows(0))
This is just to see if what I am trying to put into my database is actually making it there. Every time I run, this message box turns up blank.
I am planning to make a setup wizard for my program through visual studio 2010. My program uses SQL databases, and I just wanted to know if there is a way to check if SQL is installed through the setup wizard and if not install it. Or at the very least provide a link to where they can get an easy setup file.
View 3 RepliesI have a folder called "Documentation".I also have a menu option in my windows form app called "Help" that I want to launch a web browser and load the index.html file within this Documentation folder.To have this folder be copied to the installation directory at time of install, do I just add the folder to my project?How do I code the "Help" menu option to open a web browser and navigate to this folder?
View 9 Replieshow to implement UI, BL and DAL in a project the way that I see it as a requirement for some projects. The way I am able to do a project now is from a form create an object of a class in which there are properties and functions that do database selects, updates and deletes. Looks to me that doing a project like that is separating the UI from the DAL. In an update button click event I may call Obj. Delete (txtCustID.txt) for example. I don't understand the part of further breaking it down to include a Business layer; in which a vb solution is made up of three solutions.What goes in the BL?Does the BL call the DAL?
View 2 RepliesOne of the applications I've written uses DirectX in order to record the user speaking (basically for making verbal notes about something). It fails to work correctly when the installed version of DirectX isn't recent enough. I'm just using a setup project of the type inbuilt into VS 2005, is there a way to check at install time that DirectX is recent enough?
View 3 RepliesI have developed a VB6 applicationon a computer running Windows XP Professional SP3.I have used the VB6 Package & Deployment Wizard to create the install CAB and setup files.When installing the app on to a Windows XP Professional SP3 computer we have no problemHowever, when I try to install on a Windows XP Professional SP2 I get an error message statingSetup cannot continue because some system files are out of date on your system and then asks if you want to reboot to automatically update the system files.
View 5 RepliesI want to gray out the Install button for the program I'm making unless an item is checked, how would I go about doing that Here is the code for the Window
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I had a few small programs that I bought from the internet and so I was building a program that will have all those program in one cd. I got that far that the program is almost done and it opens every program up with a press of a button. Now instaed of writing every product key down on the sheet or have VB open up a text file with the keys on it is there a way I can add the product key to the install with just by the press of a button?
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