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Hi all,

In my project I need to embed a module which automatically downloads the updates of my executable and database. This module will execute the downloaded setup file after download finishes. Is there anyway of solving this issue by using OPUS or is there any other third party program you would recommend?

Thanks for your assistance.

Yes it's possible. I don't whether it could be fully automated in Opus as calling any file from the net is like to launch your browser / download dialogue.

But if you're using Opus VI could call an FTP dll. Assuming that it accepts suitable parameters, it should download to a specified location and then can be launched within Opus. Whether Opus updates requires user interaction, I don't know as I've yet to use them.

As for whether your program needs to update, these could be stored as a value in an online database.

Mack

Thanks Mack,

Unfortunately I am working with Opus 5.5. I've considered to upgrade it to version 6, however, in the middle of a complex project I don't want to change the working environment.

Then you would need to find a program that accepts command switches so that you can pass these on a launch from Opus. I would guess that some dos programs exist capable of doing this as FTP is an established protocall.

The webdata function works in 5.5XE though.

As for the upgrade, all of my major projects have since been upgraded to version VI without any compatability problems. Basically, I duplicated my entire publications directory and then started using one copy with V6 and kept the other just-in-case.

Mack

P.S As your not using V6, you have an additional problem, that your Publications can't be updated using the new update function and therefore would have to update the entire publication (?). I would have thought that in order to replace the old publication with the new, that the old one would have to be closed and therefore, your update routine will need to be run from an alternative publication altogther.