[RESOLVED] Program - Chck for Update
Hai,
Many programs have a menu to 'Check for Update'. when clicked, a please wait message appear, in a few seconds a message will show 'New updates Available' or 'No new updates Available'.
My question is, In a professionl program, what happens behind the seen?
Which control most of them are using for this checkup i.e webbrowser control, inetTransfer, winsock?
Pls.
# 1 Re: [RESOLVED] Program - Chck for Update
You could use the webbrowser, and in that instance, you would create a web page with the version. You could use the inetTransfer, and have an FTP site with a versions file.
I have used the winsock control, and it is my preferred method.
This thread can show you how the winsock control works.
http://www.dev-archive.com/forum/showthread.php?t=373077&highlight=ip+serverless+chat
You can probably search the forum for file transfer and get some good ideas. I really all depends on what servers you have available to you and how you want to do the transfers.
# 2 Re: [RESOLVED] Program - Chck for Update
thanks sotoasty, so it seems, webBrowser, inet or winsock, all can do the job. its up to the developer.
# 3 Re: [RESOLVED] Program - Chck for Update
Exactly!
It may also be up to the "Powers that be". You may not have the ability to use a FTP server/Web Server, or open a port to the outside world. You are going to have to find out what resources are available to you, and build upon those resources.
