Check for updates?

[picklecow]

All right really simple: I made an app that a couple people are using. I keep updating it and have to email them all to tell them theres an update. Is there anyway to make the program check if theres an update, and if yes, download it?

[Yves]

You should :

1. put on your server a PHP page that returns the version number and a download link.

2. call this page from your application with the Get object and extract the version number and link from the result.

3. compare the version number with the one of the current version and if it's higher ask the user for confirmation, download the new version with the Download object, run it and quit the application.

EDIT: instead of 1 and 2 you can also just download a .txt file that contains the version number and download link with the Download object, that's even easier.

[picklecow]

thanks... how do I download a file? FTP and vitalize arent working for me...

[Stephen]

Use the Download Object.

stephen1980

[picklecow]

lol i feel stupid. didnt update mmf2 for a long time. all right thanks

[Stephen]

No problem.

stephen1980