Replace EXE with a button click 1

[jester4281]

Is there a way from within the application to have a user click a button, run out and test the version of an exe and replace the current one if it is newer. I know how to run the version test, but how can I make the code Quit the application and replace the exe with the newer one.

Ex.

Test if the current EXE is equal to the exe in location f:\Upadate if False, quit application and replace C:\Folder\File.exe with F:\upate\file.exe

 

[hyderzaman1]

hi
COPY FILE c:\FOLDER\file.exe TO c:\update\file.exe

u tried this

 

[craigsboyd]

You can need a seperate process. In short you need another exe. Usually this type of thing is done with a LOADER program...the loader's job is to check the version of your main exe and if it needs to be replaced then it will replace it. After replacing the exe (or not depending on if there was an update available) the loader then runs your application. The shortcuts and stuff that the user uses would need to be changed to run the loader rather than your application at first. That's the easy way to do it. It is possible that you could have your program start up another program that would then kill you program's process if an update was available and then when it was done overwriting the exe it could start your application again, but this method is convoluted at best.

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[JRB-Bldr]

An example of a "loader" program that you might want to consider is in the FAQ's

An Application starter (with auto copy from server into local station)
submitted by ramani

http://www.tek-tips.com/faqs.cfm?spid=184&sfid=4492

You could modify it as needed.

Good Luck,


JRB-Bldr
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Business Analyst & CIO Consulting Services
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[jester4281]

All set, thanks guys.