i have made a program and added a update check button.If an update is available it lets the user know and if they click update a hidden webbrowser goes to the download address like:
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
WebBrowser1.Navigate("http://mydomain.com/myprogram.exe") End Sub Well this works and prompts the user with a file download dialog(default for windows)
But say they have "myprogram.exe" on there desktop and try to save the new updated one there it will ask to overwrite and thats fine but the program is in use as they have click update.
How I can do update my program, I try do this:My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.Desktop) but this do error with no name of file. How can I do download
I used the search, Could not find something on auto starting the program from download, or auto run, I'm not sure what it is exactly called, that might be why I didn't find anything.
1). Whats a server? are they web based or locally on a pc?
2). I've made a program and want to make updates for it and put them on the web for download, Do i need a server to do this?
3). How do i make updates work on visual basic 2008, i mean ive made a program and i want to put it on the internet but i also want to bring out updates, apparently i can use visual basic to automatically download updates and install them. What do i need to do this? where can the updates be downloaded from on the internet? will a file share like rapidshare work?
was wondering about making a download program cant seem to find much on ie a download manager or something like flashget could someone point me in the right direction
Now I upload update to a share folder inside the company network I have full Permission access & everyone read onlyas any one out side the company can't use the program so there no password on the share folderbut I need now to protect the share folder as I have to use real IP on the database connection to allow the company branch's to access the database
I am just creating an update programme that will update another one of my programmes. I have one folder that has got different layers of sub folders and files at each different level. I have got the following code to do this:
cmdUpdate.Enabled = False cmdSkipUpdate.Enabled = False Dim strServer As String
I would like to ask. I have several files on the server about 50 and I need to withdrawinto my PC and still create the folder "pack" when no longer needed vytvo ena.AleI'd put a couple of conditions.
Any VB2008 code that would allow me to download files through my program (like an update service), without it freezing, while displaying the progress like that of IE7, etc... using a progress bar, and that displays the size and speed?
Im trying to make a "database" in VB 08 and i donīt have a clue how to do it. I Want that my program will be able to update itself when i want it to update Ex: My friend downloads my program and lets say 2 days later i want to update it becuse i have discovered a flaw how would i do it? Do i have to use a installer so my friend gotta install it or what?. I donīt think that its a code im looking for or im i wrong. IS it a code im looking for or what ?
its possible to add a "resume download" feature to my program as something doesn't seem to be right when I want to download the latest videos from my server.The application will download most of the video, but will then stop at random times. After the download has stopped, no more data will be received. Thats why I need a "download resume" feature in my application, so the whole file will be downloaded and corrupt files aren't being saved.
Here's my so far
Private WithEvents wClient As New WebClient Private Sub wClient_DownloadProgressChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Net.DownloadProgressChangedEventArgs) Handles wClient.DownloadProgressChanged
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I was thinking of adding a timer to my project, and if data has not been received for more than "x" seconds, the file will in a "paused" state.The next step would be "resuming" the download so the file is downloading again.
Other Notes:The files download fine in IE and chrome.The files are around 5MB to 30MB in size and upto 10 minutes in length.
I am very very new to VB.NET and would like to ask a simple question. I want to create a vb.net program and allow visitors to a website to download this program. However, I prefer not to have visitors download a zip folder. I would like to have a program that just gives a prompt to save in a selected folder, once the saved file is selected it prompts the person to download, and then when finished prompts the person to run the program. The reason is twofold:
1. I don't like the extra step involved with unzipping the file. and 2. I don't like the visitors having to look for the "main" file program within the new downloaded folder. So is there any way to have just one file for others to download without having it in a zip folder?
I am trying to figure out an easy way to add custom plugins for the app for additional features, without people having to download a whole new update each time.i guess the way i'd want it to work is,the program will auto detect the plugin file. Then, add's a specific value to either a button array, or add's a picture, etc.Once that button is clicked, it will open a new form designed the way i want it. from within the plugin itself.So its a module.What would be the easiest way to do this?
Reading a .txt file in VB.net. My file path is C:UsersMyLilMulePepeDocumentsVisual Studio 2008Projectscurtain_calls.txt.
This is my line of Dim LoanOptionsFile As String = "C:UsersMyLilMulePepeDocumentsVisual Studio 2008Projectscurtain_calls.txt"
I can read the file when I run the program, but how do I write the file path so that someone else can download my program and file and read the file on their system?
I need Microsoft Visual Studio: Installer 1.1, where can I download it and why doesn't Microsoft still have it I know someone in IT has it. Then if it can't be downloaded from Microsoft why does this site [url]... still list it as being available for download. Doesn't anyone at Microsoft archive their old software just for the purpose of still having it around. If Bill Gates only knew what Microsoft has become since he drop out the scene he would be disgusted.
I have looked almost everywhere on the internet and I cannot find a way to download a file from the internet into a specific folder that works with VB.NET 2010. I would like to download a file called, for instance, example.txt, and download it into, for example, %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsStartup so that it will run automatically at system startup.
I want to make a simple window which would contain a list of some free programs available for download. The program list would be derived from a web page that has download links to the programs. My program would check this webpage, and provide the download links so that the user could download the programs in-window.
I use VB 2008 and MS Access DB..i have a combobox there that should have the list from the database.I'm having problem with this code.[code]And by the way, can you post a link or a site where can i download sample POS Program.
I am creating a very simple Voting System, that will be use on electing new set of officer in a teacher cooperative...
So I have to create two separate program, a Server Program that will manage all the information in the election and a Client Program where voters will vote their selected candidate...
The election officers wanted that the Server Program will display the Voting Results at real time... So when the Voter finished voting, The Voting Result displayed by the Server Program will also be updated every time the Client Program Insert the data to Database....
An action listener in Server Program that will execute if new data is inserted in a Table in the Database made by the Client Program...
So I have a button and an image. Is there a way that I can compile the image with the program, and when the person clicks the button 'Save', the save file dialog pops up and you can save that file to your computer?
what i want is it to be installed in there but i dont what the user to have a choice i just what it to be installed there is that possible so when they click download it will download the file to that location
