Can someone point me towards something explaining how to overwrite an exe
that is currently being executed, if even possible?
I'm trying to build in an update routine to ahve it look for a newer version
of itself on the network and then copying that new version on itself... of
course I keep getting an IOException because the file is 'In use by another
Process'
Thanks a bunch,
Matt
5  8116 
Why don't you launch a small application and quit your process!! the newly
launched app can then copy the new exe !! just an idea thats all...
"MattG" <re********@sta ndardpub.com> wrote in message
news:OL******** ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl... Can someone point me towards something explaining how to overwrite an exe
that is currently being executed, if even possible?
I'm trying to build in an update routine to ahve it look for a newer
version of itself on the network and then copying that new version on itself... of
course I keep getting an IOException because the file is 'In use by
another Process'
Thanks a bunch,
Matt
* "MattG" <re********@sta ndardpub.com> scripsit: Can someone point me towards something explaining how to overwrite an exe
that is currently being executed, if even possible?
That's impossible.
I'm trying to build in an update routine to ahve it look for a newer version
of itself on the network and then copying that new version on itself... of
course I keep getting an IOException because the file is 'In use by another
Process'
<http://windowsforms.ne t/articles/appupdater.aspx >
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On 2003-11-05, MattG <re********@sta ndardpub.com> wrote: Can someone point me towards something explaining how to overwrite an exe
that is currently being executed, if even possible?
I'm trying to build in an update routine to ahve it look for a newer version
of itself on the network and then copying that new version on itself... of
course I keep getting an IOException because the file is 'In use by another
Process'
Thanks a bunch,
Matt
Matt,
Not really possible. It seems there are some steps you can do to get
your file in the rename queue, so that it will replace the current file
after a reboot - but I can't remember the exact process (though I'm sure
it could be googled rather quickly :), but I don't think that is exactly
what you want.
Personally, if I were you - I would develop your updater as a separate
application. Then, set all your links to point to it at install. It
could go out, check for updates and if it finds them - download them and
put them in place. Once it's done with that, then it would launch your
reall application and exit.
--
Tom Shelton
MVP [Visual Basic]
Thanks everyone, that's what I ended up doing.. It should work pretty
good... only problem I see with having a seperate app is that I can't have
THAT program do an auto update hehe.
Matt
"Tom Shelton" <to*@mtogden.co m> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@tk2msf tngp13.phx.gbl. .. On 2003-11-05, MattG <re********@sta ndardpub.com> wrote: Can someone point me towards something explaining how to overwrite an
exe that is currently being executed, if even possible?
I'm trying to build in an update routine to ahve it look for a newer
version of itself on the network and then copying that new version on itself...
of course I keep getting an IOException because the file is 'In use by
another Process'
Thanks a bunch,
Matt
Matt,
Not really possible. It seems there are some steps you can do to get
your file in the rename queue, so that it will replace the current file
after a reboot - but I can't remember the exact process (though I'm sure
it could be googled rather quickly :), but I don't think that is exactly
what you want.
Personally, if I were you - I would develop your updater as a separate
application. Then, set all your links to point to it at install. It
could go out, check for updates and if it finds them - download them and
put them in place. Once it's done with that, then it would launch your
reall application and exit.
--
Tom Shelton
MVP [Visual Basic]
Here is how I did it:
1. check to see if there is new version available, if yes then
2. download it to local folder as whatever.exe, then
3. Shell local folder & "\" & whatever.exe & App.Path, vbNormalFocus
[you need to tell where the current exe is runing from]
4. Quit the current app from memory
Step 3 is runing the new version, what the new version does are:
1. get the command line input, that's the current exe location
2. wait for several seconds (use timer or whatever you like) then
3. Kill Commandlineinfo & "\" & yourapp.exe
Name App.Path & "\" & App.EXEName & ".exe" As Commandlineinfo & "\"
& yourapp.exe
Now you are running a new version and the file is also updated on
local folder whereever your exe is usually running from.
I run checknew on form_load and + a timely check, the application
updates itself without user even noticing it.
You can download my app from: http://www.simtel.com/product.php?id=73610, it is a single file world
wild weather forecast application.
"MattG" <re********@sta ndardpub.com> wrote in message news:<uH******* ******@TK2MSFTN GP12.phx.gbl>.. . Thanks everyone, that's what I ended up doing.. It should work pretty
good... only problem I see with having a seperate app is that I can't have
THAT program do an auto update hehe.
Matt
"Tom Shelton" <to*@mtogden.co m> wrote in message
news:%2******** ********@tk2msf tngp13.phx.gbl. .. On 2003-11-05, MattG <re********@sta ndardpub.com> wrote: Can someone point me towards something explaining how to overwrite an exe that is currently being executed, if even possible?
I'm trying to build in an update routine to ahve it look for a newer version of itself on the network and then copying that new version on itself... of course I keep getting an IOException because the file is 'In use by another Process'
Thanks a bunch,
Matt
Matt,
Not really possible. It seems there are some steps you can do to get
your file in the rename queue, so that it will replace the current file
after a reboot - but I can't remember the exact process (though I'm sure
it could be googled rather quickly :), but I don't think that is exactly
what you want.
Personally, if I were you - I would develop your updater as a separate
application. Then, set all your links to point to it at install. It
could go out, check for updates and if it finds them - download them and
put them in place. Once it's done with that, then it would launch your
reall application and exit.
--
Tom Shelton
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