Auto-Update functionality

[Guest]

I've been assigned a task to write an auto-update utility for our customers
to update their software (n-tier dotnet , db app). I've written custom
installers and WMI based installs using installshield.

I'm really not for "re-inventing the wheel". Is there a 3rd party solution
for this?

--Billg_sd

 

[Rakesh Rajan]

Hi Billg,

MS has an updater application block which might help:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnbda/html/
updater.asp

HTH,
- Rakesh Rajan

 

[Guest]

Thanks,

But the URL you gave me returned the following:

Directory Listing Denied
This Virtual Directory does not allow contents to be listed.

--billg_sd

 

[Rakesh Rajan]

Hi Billg,

Sorry ...error while taking the link...
Here's the correct one:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnbda/html/
updater.asp

There a number of good application blocks and guides in the MS patterns site
@ www.microsoft.com/patterns
Maybe you would like to check them as well.

- Rakesh Rajan