.NET [Simple] Updating System For Your Application

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[Simple] Updating System For Your Application - The-One - Apr 10, 2010

Okey, im posting this simple updating system I made.

What are we going to use?

Webclient
Label
If/Else
DownloadFile

Ok, in your program put:

Under Class Form1

Code 
Dim Version As String = "1.0"

Form1.Load

Code 
Label1.text = Version

Next, we need a host for our file, which we use, to upload the .exe and see if theres a update.

Upload a text file to your host with ONLY 2.0 in it.

Now lets check for a update.
Form1.Load // Buton1

Code 
Dim NewVersion As String

Dim WebC As New Webclient

Try

NewVersion = WebC.DownloadString("<linktoversion.txt>")

Catch ex As Exception       

NewVersion =  WebC.DownloadString("<linktoversion.txt>") ' Try again most of the times, if it doesnt connect the first time, it will now.

        End Try

If NewVersion = Version Then

Label2.text = "No New Updates"

else

Label2.text = "New Update!"

End If

Ok, so now it checks if there is a update, you will need to update the text file every time you upload a new update.
Now lets make it download

Button2

Code 
Dim Webc As New Webclient

If Label2.text = "New Update!" Then

Webc.DownloadFile("<linktournewfile>", "<nameuwantittoget>")

Label2.text = "No New Updates"

End If

I fully wrote this myself, enjoy.

* - xFic - Apr 10, 2010

This will come in handy, thanks.

* - jaBBatheHuTT - Apr 10, 2010

Nice work dude :D
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* - The-One - Apr 10, 2010

Glad you both liked it :)

* - codepoet - Apr 30, 2010

very handy....will add it to my next project

* - REVZ - May 8, 2010

Great tut. Was searching for this.

* - The-One - May 8, 2010

(May 8, 2010 02:12 AM)RevZx Wrote: Great tut. Was searching for this.

No problem :)

* - Grieve™ - May 8, 2010

Nice work man!

2short

* - The-One - May 8, 2010

(May 8, 2010 04:29 AM)G.LonGas Wrote: Nice work man!

2short

Enjoy it :)