I Want to Automate the Update 1

[Steve Meyerson]

Three users currently run my Barter.exe. I place an updated version in a common folder. Barter.exe checks for a newer version. If it finds one, the user is notified. Then I want to

1. Quit the exe
2. Overwrite the current exe with the newer one.
3. Restart the new MyApp.exe.

There used to be (a long time ago) a QUIT TO command which I could use to accomplish the update.

A batch file might do the trick, but I'd rather not have to start my exe with a batch file.

Any other ideas?

Steve

 

[Steve Meyerson]

Chris, thanks. I used your suggestion to put RESOURCE=OFF in a Config.fpw file instead of the prg.

One problem: With Config.fpw in the project (included or excluded), the project seems to find it when I bring up the project itself and apparently ignores Foxuser.dbf. So it discards my configuration of the project (windows, etc.) as if it were opened for the first time. It even affects another project in the same folder! Hopefully I can figure a way around this.

Steve

 

[Steve Meyerson]

Problem solved. All I had to do was put the Config.fpw in another folder on my machine and add it to the project.
Steve