Auto update

[pitaridis]

Can someone tell me how I can develop an Auto update for my application? I know how to download the new file but how can I delete the current file and replace it with the new at the moment that the old file is running?

Aristotelis

 

[JohnH]

ClickOnce has this feature built in. Go to project properties, Publish tab and click 'Updates..' button. This bring the dialog where this can be set up with a few checkboxes and radio options.

 

[pitaridis]

The thread that you indicated does not say anything about the ClickOnce.

I do not know what ClickOnce is. Is it some kind of plug in for the visual studio?

 

[JohnH]

ClickOnce is the deployment tool included in all versions of Visual Studio 2005.

Is your profile wrong perhaps? (Primary Platform: .NET 2.0 (VS 2005))

 

[pitaridis]

I found how to build the ClickOnce system for my application but can someone tell me how to produce a setup which will be able to be used by someone without access to the internet. In order to update the application the user could use a menu command inside the application.

 

[ImDaFrEaK]

This is probably a stupid questio,n but can you use the auto update feature without using the ClickOnce as your setup process? I prefer to add a setup process to my software b/c it is more flexable. That is unless I don't fully understand ClickOnce. I just think ClickOnce is too limited.

 

[JohnH]

Setup projects doesn't have an auto-update feature AFAIK.

 

[ImDaFrEaK]

Can I customize the ClickOnce feature to make installations like I can with the Setup Projects? I really like the ClickOnce feature but I still have not used it b/c I havn't found a way to really customize the setup process. I havn't dug very far into either but maybe some one here has.

 

[JohnH]

ClickOnce can't be customized other than the options in Publish page.

 

[ImDaFrEaK]

Thanks John. That sucks though.

 

[KjsBrian]

If click-once doesn't work for you, check out AppLife Update. A completely flexible, extensible, and customizable auto update solution for .Net applications.