Hi,
Here's what I want to do:
1. Start the application.
2. A SplashScreen running in its own thread is started.
3. I'm checking if the application needs an update.
4. If an update is needed I close the SplashScreen and copy the file.
5. Restart the application.
My problem is happening at step 4. I tried everything that I know to
close the SplashScreen, but I seems to be unable to do it. When the
application file is being replace it's always saying that the
executable is used by another process.
If I remove the code related to the SplashScreen everything is working
fine.
I tried to call a function in the SplashScreen with this code:
ms_oThread.Abor t();
ms_oThread.Join ();
ms_oThread = null;
Was not working.
Anyone have any idea how I could be able to do that?
Thanks
16  15214 
bie2,
If you have an application checking itself for updates, you will need a
separate program that does it. This program will load the splash screen,
and then replace the main application executable if it finds it needs an
update. Otherwise, it just runs the main application. Since the binary is
loaded into the CLR, you can't delete the file.
Also, have you looked into the update management block from Microsoft?
Or ClickOnce (due out with .NET 2.0, if you can wait for it). Both of these
address this issue, and would probably reduce the amount of code you have to
write.
Hope this helps.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m
"bie2" <ta******@adelp hia.net> wrote in message
news:11******** **************@ f14g2000cwb.goo glegroups.com.. . Hi,
Here's what I want to do:
1. Start the application.
2. A SplashScreen running in its own thread is started.
3. I'm checking if the application needs an update.
4. If an update is needed I close the SplashScreen and copy the file.
5. Restart the application.
My problem is happening at step 4. I tried everything that I know to
close the SplashScreen, but I seems to be unable to do it. When the
application file is being replace it's always saying that the
executable is used by another process.
If I remove the code related to the SplashScreen everything is working
fine.
I tried to call a function in the SplashScreen with this code:
ms_oThread.Abor t();
ms_oThread.Join ();
ms_oThread = null;
Was not working.
Anyone have any idea how I could be able to do that?
Thanks
Hi, Nick,
Do you have information when .NET Framework 2.0, VS.NET 2005 and SQL 2005
will be released? We are planning to use it for our next generation
applications. Thanks!
John
"Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <mv*@spam.guard .caspershouse.c om> wrote in
message news:eL******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP11.phx.gbl... bie2,
If you have an application checking itself for updates, you will need a
separate program that does it. This program will load the splash screen,
and then replace the main application executable if it finds it needs an
update. Otherwise, it just runs the main application. Since the binary
is loaded into the CLR, you can't delete the file.
Also, have you looked into the update management block from Microsoft?
Or ClickOnce (due out with .NET 2.0, if you can wait for it). Both of
these address this issue, and would probably reduce the amount of code you
have to write.
Hope this helps.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m
"bie2" <ta******@adelp hia.net> wrote in message
news:11******** **************@ f14g2000cwb.goo glegroups.com.. . Hi,
Here's what I want to do:
1. Start the application.
2. A SplashScreen running in its own thread is started.
3. I'm checking if the application needs an update.
4. If an update is needed I close the SplashScreen and copy the file.
5. Restart the application.
My problem is happening at step 4. I tried everything that I know to
close the SplashScreen, but I seems to be unable to do it. When the
application file is being replace it's always saying that the
executable is used by another process.
If I remove the code related to the SplashScreen everything is working
fine.
I tried to call a function in the SplashScreen with this code:
ms_oThread.Abor t();
ms_oThread.Join ();
ms_oThread = null;
Was not working.
Anyone have any idea how I could be able to do that?
Thanks
John,
The best I could say is 2nd quarter 2005 (and that is a guess). No firm
release dates have been set.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m
"John Lee" <jo***@newsgrou p.nospam> wrote in message
news:uo******** *****@TK2MSFTNG P15.phx.gbl... Hi, Nick,
Do you have information when .NET Framework 2.0, VS.NET 2005 and SQL 2005
will be released? We are planning to use it for our next generation
applications. Thanks!
John
"Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]" <mv*@spam.guard .caspershouse.c om> wrote
in message news:eL******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP11.phx.gbl... bie2,
If you have an application checking itself for updates, you will need
a separate program that does it. This program will load the splash
screen, and then replace the main application executable if it finds it
needs an update. Otherwise, it just runs the main application. Since
the binary is loaded into the CLR, you can't delete the file.
Also, have you looked into the update management block from Microsoft?
Or ClickOnce (due out with .NET 2.0, if you can wait for it). Both of
these address this issue, and would probably reduce the amount of code
you have to write.
Hope this helps.
--
- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m
"bie2" <ta******@adelp hia.net> wrote in message
news:11******** **************@ f14g2000cwb.goo glegroups.com.. . Hi,
Here's what I want to do:
1. Start the application.
2. A SplashScreen running in its own thread is started.
3. I'm checking if the application needs an update.
4. If an update is needed I close the SplashScreen and copy the file.
5. Restart the application.
My problem is happening at step 4. I tried everything that I know to
close the SplashScreen, but I seems to be unable to do it. When the
application file is being replace it's always saying that the
executable is used by another process.
If I remove the code related to the SplashScreen everything is working
fine.
I tried to call a function in the SplashScreen with this code:
ms_oThread.Abor t();
ms_oThread.Join ();
ms_oThread = null;
Was not working.
Anyone have any idea how I could be able to do that?
Thanks
bie2 wrote: 1. Start the application.
2. A SplashScreen running in its own thread is started.
3. I'm checking if the application needs an update.
4. If an update is needed I close the SplashScreen and copy the file.
5. Restart the application.
How do you create the splash screen? What code runs Application.Run ?
Note that you have two totally different objects, the .NET Form object and
the Windows window. You have to synchronize the lifetime of each, and
synchronize them with the message queue. The message queue is created by
Application.Run and this keeps the main thread alive. If the main thread is
kept alive, then the application is kept alive. If the application is alive
then you cannot overwrite the process's file.
My problem is happening at step 4. I tried everything that I know to
close the SplashScreen, but I seems to be unable to do it. When the
application file is being replace it's always saying that the
executable is used by another process.
That's because it is. You may close the splash screen, but you've not closed
the process. Instead, spawn a new process that copies the file, but get it
to wait for a short time before it does this. After starting the new
process, close down the app with the splash screen. Depending on how you
show the splash screen, or how the rest of the app works determines how you
do this. In most cases Application.Exi tThread should do it.
ms_oThread.Abor t();
NEVER call Thread.Abort, that is a horrible way to kill a thread.
Richard
-- www.richardgrimes.com
my email ev******@zicf.b et is encrypted with ROT13 ( www.rot13.org)
On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 12:23:19 -0800, "John Lee"
<jo***@newsgrou p.nospam> wrote: Hi, Nick,
Do you have information when .NET Framework 2.0, VS.NET 2005 and SQL 2005
will be released? We are planning to use it for our next generation
applications . Thanks!
The latest official statement is Summer '05. ( http://blogs.msdn.com/askburton/arch...07/348928.aspx )
Austin
Here's how the application is structured
When the main application is started, before doing an Application.Run I
call the SplashScreen function ShowSplashScree n.
The function I'm calling is static . In this function I have this:
ms_oThread = new Thread( new
ThreadStart(Spl ashScreen.ShowF orm));
ms_oThread.IsBa ckground = true;
ms_oThread.Apar tmentState = ApartmentState. STA;
ms_oThread.Star t();
In the function ShowForm I have this:
ms_frmSplash = new SplashScreen();
Application.Run ( ms_frmSplash );
Thanks for your answer.
Hi, 2. A SplashScreen running in its own thread is started.
The main thread should be the only one interacting with the screen, create a
worker thread instead.
3. I'm checking if the application needs an update.
4. If an update is needed I close the SplashScreen and copy the file.
5. Restart the application.
My problem is happening at step 4. I tried everything that I know to
close the SplashScreen, but I seems to be unable to do it. When the
application file is being replace it's always saying that the
executable is used by another process.
It may due the fact that you create the form in another thread.
The other problem is logic, if you are running the applicacion you cannot
overwrite it.
Solution
1- Create a Splash application , do the check and then using Process.Start
load the "real" application, after that you can close the splash
Tip 1: You can make the Splash screen to stick in the foreground while the
app is loaded in the background
Tip 2: You could use some IPC to inform the splash app that the real app is
loaded and it can get close
Cheers,
--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation
Here more precision, that I left out.
When an update is necessary, I start a new process with an application
that will do the update.
The thing I don't understand is that I don't see anymore the process
for the main application. And it's still saying that the file cannot be
copied because a process is still using it.
Is it possible that the new process (the one for the update) is locking
my application?
Hi,
Do the opposite start running the application that checks for update, if
there is one download & install it then start the real application
It's much easier that way
Cheers,
--
Ignacio Machin,
ignacio.machin AT dot.state.fl.us
Florida Department Of Transportation
"bie2" <ta******@adelp hia.net> wrote in message
news:11******** **************@ f14g2000cwb.goo glegroups.com.. . Here more precision, that I left out.
When an update is necessary, I start a new process with an application
that will do the update.
The thing I don't understand is that I don't see anymore the process
for the main application. And it's still saying that the file cannot be
copied because a process is still using it.
Is it possible that the new process (the one for the update) is locking
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