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VB.NET and FTP Auto Update

I am building an applicatin that will be able to automatically update itself
from an FTP server.

I'd like to be able to determine which version of application is newer, the
one currently running or the one found on the FTP server (the .msi file).
My idea is to look at the FTP server for an .msi file and compare its date
with the date stamp of the application currently running and then download
the release only if it is newer then running application.

How can I get the information about currently running application such as
its file date stamp?

Any suggestions are welcome.

Regards,

--
Dino Buljubasic
Software Developer
http://rivusglobal.com
Nov 20 '05 #1
17 9937
File date stamp would be rather unreliable... get the version info...

plus, there a lot better ways to do live updaters than filestamps (plus
firewall problems..)
"Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote in message
news:EL*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
I am building an applicatin that will be able to automatically update itself from an FTP server.

I'd like to be able to determine which version of application is newer, the one currently running or the one found on the FTP server (the .msi file).
My idea is to look at the FTP server for an .msi file and compare its date
with the date stamp of the application currently running and then download
the release only if it is newer then running application.

How can I get the information about currently running application such as
its file date stamp?

Any suggestions are welcome.

Regards,

--
Dino Buljubasic
Software Developer
http://rivusglobal.com

Nov 20 '05 #2
You can get the version from your Assembly in the System.Reflection
namespace with the

AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute.Informationa lVersion Property

Lot of information. can you have access to a sql server or text file to
compare latest versions of the file?

you can use a webclient to (I think) make connection to FTP. its just a
pain sometimes...

I hate FTP though.
"Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote in message
news:mc*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
Thank you for your reply.

How can I get version number and how to create one?

What is the better way? If you are reffering to auto update from a Web
Server, it is not applicable to me, I have to do it from an FTP server.

Regards,

"CJ Taylor" <ct*****@mortonwelding.com> wrote in message
news:Oi*************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
File date stamp would be rather unreliable... get the version info...

plus, there a lot better ways to do live updaters than filestamps (plus
firewall problems..)
"Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote in message
news:EL*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
I am building an applicatin that will be able to automatically update

itself
from an FTP server.

I'd like to be able to determine which version of application is
newer,
the
one currently running or the one found on the FTP server (the .msi

file). My idea is to look at the FTP server for an .msi file and compare its date with the date stamp of the application currently running and then download the release only if it is newer then running application.

How can I get the information about currently running application such as its file date stamp?

Any suggestions are welcome.

Regards,

--
Dino Buljubasic
Software Developer
http://rivusglobal.com



Nov 20 '05 #3
Look up .NET Application Blocks on MSDN. You can download some code that
does this.

HTH.

"CJ Taylor" <ct*****@mortonwelding.com> wrote in message
news:eM**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
You can get the version from your Assembly in the System.Reflection
namespace with the

AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute.Informationa lVersion Property

Lot of information. can you have access to a sql server or text file to
compare latest versions of the file?

you can use a webclient to (I think) make connection to FTP. its just a
pain sometimes...

I hate FTP though.
"Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote in message
news:mc*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
Thank you for your reply.

How can I get version number and how to create one?

What is the better way? If you are reffering to auto update from a Web
Server, it is not applicable to me, I have to do it from an FTP server.

Regards,

"CJ Taylor" <ct*****@mortonwelding.com> wrote in message
news:Oi*************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
File date stamp would be rather unreliable... get the version info...

plus, there a lot better ways to do live updaters than filestamps (plus firewall problems..)
"Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote in message news:EL*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
> I am building an applicatin that will be able to automatically update itself
> from an FTP server.
>
> I'd like to be able to determine which version of application is newer, the
> one currently running or the one found on the FTP server (the .msi

file).
> My idea is to look at the FTP server for an .msi file and compare
its date
> with the date stamp of the application currently running and then

download
> the release only if it is newer then running application.
>
> How can I get the information about currently running application
such as
> its file date stamp?
>
> Any suggestions are welcome.
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Dino Buljubasic
> Software Developer
> http://rivusglobal.com
>
>



Nov 20 '05 #4
Do you mean to have an additional text file stored on SQL Server ? Yes, I
could do that.
The file can contain info about the date, size, etc (probably version
number, too).

Tell me little bit more about that, please.

I am already connecting to an FTP server and downloading test file but would
like to be able to compare the version (or date) of my current application
with the version (or date) of the .msi file on the server.

Thank you, let me know if I am on the right track.

Regards,

--
Dino Buljubasic
Software Developer
http://rivusglobal.com

"CJ Taylor" <ct*****@mortonwelding.com> wrote in message
news:eM****************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
You can get the version from your Assembly in the System.Reflection
namespace with the

AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute.Informationa lVersion Property

Lot of information. can you have access to a sql server or text file to
compare latest versions of the file?

you can use a webclient to (I think) make connection to FTP. its just a
pain sometimes...

I hate FTP though.
"Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote in message
news:mc*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
Thank you for your reply.

How can I get version number and how to create one?

What is the better way? If you are reffering to auto update from a Web
Server, it is not applicable to me, I have to do it from an FTP server.

Regards,

"CJ Taylor" <ct*****@mortonwelding.com> wrote in message
news:Oi*************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
File date stamp would be rather unreliable... get the version info...

plus, there a lot better ways to do live updaters than filestamps (plus firewall problems..)
"Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote in message news:EL*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
> I am building an applicatin that will be able to automatically update itself
> from an FTP server.
>
> I'd like to be able to determine which version of application is newer, the
> one currently running or the one found on the FTP server (the .msi

file).
> My idea is to look at the FTP server for an .msi file and compare
its date
> with the date stamp of the application currently running and then

download
> the release only if it is newer then running application.
>
> How can I get the information about currently running application
such as
> its file date stamp?
>
> Any suggestions are welcome.
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Dino Buljubasic
> Software Developer
> http://rivusglobal.com
>
>



Nov 20 '05 #5
Are you using an intranet or the internet to push the
updates? If the internet, you probably can't get there
without a web server. If you are using an intranet, you
can do it from a shared folder. Paul Kimmel has a new
book
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...24075/internco
m-20/002-4611773-6304806 that discusses this in depth...
I can send you some code to do it. Effectively you need
two assemblies, one that calls the second, and it looks
to somehwere 'else' to check if the somewhere 'else' on
is newer than the one it wants to use. I've done it on
the intranet at work, and on a scale of 1 to 10, it's
about a 4 the first time through, and much easier
afterward, setting the permissions is the main gotcha.

Let me know which scenario you are using and I can be of
more help.

Good Luck,

Bill

W.G. Ryan
do********@comcast.nospam.net
www.knowdotnet.com
-----Original Message-----
I am building an application that would check for newest releases on startand if new releases exist, it would update itself. All reference I havefound are using a web server which I don't want to use.

I am doing this in VB.net, and the updates should be stored on SQL Server2000.

Any ideas how can I do this. I have heard something about AutoUpdate class.Would it work with an SQL Server as well?

Any help will be appreciated,
--
Dino Buljubasic
Software Developer
http://rivusglobal.com
.
"CJ Taylor" <ct*****@mortonwelding.com> wrote in message
news:eM****************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... You can get the version from your Assembly in the System.Reflection
namespace with the

AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute.Informationa lVersion Property

Lot of information. can you have access to a sql server or text file to
compare latest versions of the file?

you can use a webclient to (I think) make connection to FTP. its just a
pain sometimes...

I hate FTP though.
"Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote in message
news:mc*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
Thank you for your reply.

How can I get version number and how to create one?

What is the better way? If you are reffering to auto update from a Web
Server, it is not applicable to me, I have to do it from an FTP server.

Regards,

"CJ Taylor" <ct*****@mortonwelding.com> wrote in message
news:Oi*************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
File date stamp would be rather unreliable... get the version info...

plus, there a lot better ways to do live updaters than filestamps (plus firewall problems..)
"Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote in message news:EL*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
> I am building an applicatin that will be able to automatically update itself
> from an FTP server.
>
> I'd like to be able to determine which version of application is newer, the
> one currently running or the one found on the FTP server (the .msi

file).
> My idea is to look at the FTP server for an .msi file and compare
its date
> with the date stamp of the application currently running and then

download
> the release only if it is newer then running application.
>
> How can I get the information about currently running application
such as
> its file date stamp?
>
> Any suggestions are welcome.
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Dino Buljubasic
> Software Developer
> http://rivusglobal.com
>
>



Nov 20 '05 #6
Why do you have to do it from an FTP server?

"Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote in message
news:Or*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
Unfortunatelly, all the samples provided there and online are refering to
AutoUpdate with an Web Server. That is not what I want. I want to do it
from an FTP server.
"Ed Crowley" <cu******@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:ON**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
Look up .NET Application Blocks on MSDN. You can download some code that
does this.

HTH.

"CJ Taylor" <ct*****@mortonwelding.com> wrote in message
news:eM**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
You can get the version from your Assembly in the System.Reflection
namespace with the

AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute.Informationa lVersion Property

Lot of information. can you have access to a sql server or text file to compare latest versions of the file?

you can use a webclient to (I think) make connection to FTP. its just a pain sometimes...

I hate FTP though.
"Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote in message news:mc*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
> Thank you for your reply.
>
> How can I get version number and how to create one?
>
> What is the better way? If you are reffering to auto update from a Web > Server, it is not applicable to me, I have to do it from an FTP server. >
> Regards,
>
> "CJ Taylor" <ct*****@mortonwelding.com> wrote in message
> news:Oi*************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > File date stamp would be rather unreliable... get the version info... > >
> > plus, there a lot better ways to do live updaters than filestamps

(plus
> > firewall problems..)
> >
> >
> > "Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote in

message
> > news:EL*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
> > > I am building an applicatin that will be able to automatically

update
> > itself
> > > from an FTP server.
> > >
> > > I'd like to be able to determine which version of application is
newer,
> > the
> > > one currently running or the one found on the FTP server (the ..msi > file).
> > > My idea is to look at the FTP server for an .msi file and compare its
> date
> > > with the date stamp of the application currently running and
then > download
> > > the release only if it is newer then running application.
> > >
> > > How can I get the information about currently running

application such
> as
> > > its file date stamp?
> > >
> > > Any suggestions are welcome.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > --
> > > Dino Buljubasic
> > > Software Developer
> > > http://rivusglobal.com
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>



Nov 20 '05 #7
that is the requirement
"Ed Crowley" <cu******@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:eo**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
Why do you have to do it from an FTP server?

"Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote in message
news:Or*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
Unfortunatelly, all the samples provided there and online are refering to
AutoUpdate with an Web Server. That is not what I want. I want to do it from an FTP server.
"Ed Crowley" <cu******@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:ON**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
Look up .NET Application Blocks on MSDN. You can download some code that does this.

HTH.

"CJ Taylor" <ct*****@mortonwelding.com> wrote in message
news:eM**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> You can get the version from your Assembly in the System.Reflection
> namespace with the
>
> AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute.Informationa lVersion Property
>
> Lot of information. can you have access to a sql server or text file
to
> compare latest versions of the file?
>
> you can use a webclient to (I think) make connection to FTP. its
just
a > pain sometimes...
>
> I hate FTP though.
>
>
> "Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote in message > news:mc*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
> > Thank you for your reply.
> >
> > How can I get version number and how to create one?
> >
> > What is the better way? If you are reffering to auto update from
a Web
> > Server, it is not applicable to me, I have to do it from an FTP

server.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > "CJ Taylor" <ct*****@mortonwelding.com> wrote in message
> > news:Oi*************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > File date stamp would be rather unreliable... get the version

info...
> > >
> > > plus, there a lot better ways to do live updaters than

filestamps (plus
> > > firewall problems..)
> > >
> > >
> > > "Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote in
message
> > > news:EL*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
> > > > I am building an applicatin that will be able to automatically
update
> > > itself
> > > > from an FTP server.
> > > >
> > > > I'd like to be able to determine which version of application is > newer,
> > > the
> > > > one currently running or the one found on the FTP server (the

.msi > > file).
> > > > My idea is to look at the FTP server for an .msi file and compare its
> > date
> > > > with the date stamp of the application currently running and then > > download
> > > > the release only if it is newer then running application.
> > > >
> > > > How can I get the information about currently running application such
> > as
> > > > its file date stamp?
> > > >
> > > > Any suggestions are welcome.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Dino Buljubasic
> > > > Software Developer
> > > > http://rivusglobal.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>



Nov 20 '05 #8
Hi CJ,

how do I get that info though?

When I type :

System.Reflection.AssemblyInformationalVersionAttr ibute. it does not show
InformationalVersion and does not let me show it let's say in a message box.

Thanks,

--
Dino Buljubasic
Software Developer
http://rivusglobal.com

"CJ Taylor" <ct*****@mortonwelding.com> wrote in message
news:eM****************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
You can get the version from your Assembly in the System.Reflection
namespace with the

AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute.Informationa lVersion Property

Lot of information. can you have access to a sql server or text file to
compare latest versions of the file?

you can use a webclient to (I think) make connection to FTP. its just a
pain sometimes...

I hate FTP though.
"Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote in message
news:mc*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
Thank you for your reply.

How can I get version number and how to create one?

What is the better way? If you are reffering to auto update from a Web
Server, it is not applicable to me, I have to do it from an FTP server.

Regards,

"CJ Taylor" <ct*****@mortonwelding.com> wrote in message
news:Oi*************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
File date stamp would be rather unreliable... get the version info...

plus, there a lot better ways to do live updaters than filestamps (plus firewall problems..)
"Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote in message news:EL*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
> I am building an applicatin that will be able to automatically update itself
> from an FTP server.
>
> I'd like to be able to determine which version of application is newer, the
> one currently running or the one found on the FTP server (the .msi

file).
> My idea is to look at the FTP server for an .msi file and compare
its date
> with the date stamp of the application currently running and then

download
> the release only if it is newer then running application.
>
> How can I get the information about currently running application
such as
> its file date stamp?
>
> Any suggestions are welcome.
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Dino Buljubasic
> Software Developer
> http://rivusglobal.com
>
>



Nov 20 '05 #9
You'll probably have to use time/date stamps - despite it being a crude
solution. An FTP server really isn't ideal for this kind of thing - you can
do much more with a web server.

"Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote in message
news:iB*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
that is the requirement
"Ed Crowley" <cu******@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:eo**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
Why do you have to do it from an FTP server?

"Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote in message
news:Or*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
Unfortunatelly, all the samples provided there and online are refering to AutoUpdate with an Web Server. That is not what I want. I want to do it from an FTP server.
"Ed Crowley" <cu******@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:ON**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Look up .NET Application Blocks on MSDN. You can download some code that
> does this.
>
> HTH.
>
> "CJ Taylor" <ct*****@mortonwelding.com> wrote in message
> news:eM**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > You can get the version from your Assembly in the System.Reflection > > namespace with the
> >
> > AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute.Informationa lVersion Property > >
> > Lot of information. can you have access to a sql server or text file
to
> > compare latest versions of the file?
> >
> > you can use a webclient to (I think) make connection to FTP. its just
a
> > pain sometimes...
> >
> > I hate FTP though.
> >
> >
> > "Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote in

message
> > news:mc*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
> > > Thank you for your reply.
> > >
> > > How can I get version number and how to create one?
> > >
> > > What is the better way? If you are reffering to auto update from a Web
> > > Server, it is not applicable to me, I have to do it from an FTP
server.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > "CJ Taylor" <ct*****@mortonwelding.com> wrote in message
> > > news:Oi*************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > File date stamp would be rather unreliable... get the version
info...
> > > >
> > > > plus, there a lot better ways to do live updaters than filestamps > (plus
> > > > firewall problems..)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote
in > message
> > > > news:EL*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
> > > > > I am building an applicatin that will be able to automatically > update
> > > > itself
> > > > > from an FTP server.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'd like to be able to determine which version of
application is > > newer,
> > > > the
> > > > > one currently running or the one found on the FTP server

(the .msi
> > > file).
> > > > > My idea is to look at the FTP server for an .msi file and

compare
> its
> > > date
> > > > > with the date stamp of the application currently running and

then
> > > download
> > > > > the release only if it is newer then running application.
> > > > >
> > > > > How can I get the information about currently running

application
> such
> > > as
> > > > > its file date stamp?
> > > > >
> > > > > Any suggestions are welcome.
> > > > >
> > > > > Regards,
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Dino Buljubasic
> > > > > Software Developer
> > > > > http://rivusglobal.com
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>



Nov 20 '05 #10
I know, but that is the requirement. I wish I could go with web server,
too.
"Ed Crowley" <cu******@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:ex**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
You'll probably have to use time/date stamps - despite it being a crude
solution. An FTP server really isn't ideal for this kind of thing - you can do much more with a web server.

"Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote in message
news:iB*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
that is the requirement
"Ed Crowley" <cu******@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:eo**************@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
Why do you have to do it from an FTP server?

"Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote in message news:Or*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
> Unfortunatelly, all the samples provided there and online are refering
to
> AutoUpdate with an Web Server. That is not what I want. I want to
do
it
> from an FTP server.
>
>
> "Ed Crowley" <cu******@pacbell.net> wrote in message
> news:ON**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Look up .NET Application Blocks on MSDN. You can download some
code that
> > does this.
> >
> > HTH.
> >
> > "CJ Taylor" <ct*****@mortonwelding.com> wrote in message
> > news:eM**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > You can get the version from your Assembly in the

System.Reflection > > > namespace with the
> > >
> > > AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute.Informationa lVersion Property > > >
> > > Lot of information. can you have access to a sql server or text

file
to
> > > compare latest versions of the file?
> > >
> > > you can use a webclient to (I think) make connection to FTP. its just
a
> > > pain sometimes...
> > >
> > > I hate FTP though.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote in
message
> > > news:mc*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
> > > > Thank you for your reply.
> > > >
> > > > How can I get version number and how to create one?
> > > >
> > > > What is the better way? If you are reffering to auto update from
a
> Web
> > > > Server, it is not applicable to me, I have to do it from an

FTP > server.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > "CJ Taylor" <ct*****@mortonwelding.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:Oi*************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > > File date stamp would be rather unreliable... get the version > info...
> > > > >
> > > > > plus, there a lot better ways to do live updaters than

filestamps
> > (plus
> > > > > firewall problems..)
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote

in > > message
> > > > > news:EL*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
> > > > > > I am building an applicatin that will be able to automatically > > update
> > > > > itself
> > > > > > from an FTP server.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'd like to be able to determine which version of application
is
> > > newer,
> > > > > the
> > > > > > one currently running or the one found on the FTP server

(the .msi
> > > > file).
> > > > > > My idea is to look at the FTP server for an .msi file and
compare
> > its
> > > > date
> > > > > > with the date stamp of the application currently running and then
> > > > download
> > > > > > the release only if it is newer then running application.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > How can I get the information about currently running
application
> > such
> > > > as
> > > > > > its file date stamp?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Any suggestions are welcome.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Dino Buljubasic
> > > > > > Software Developer
> > > > > > http://rivusglobal.com
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>



Nov 20 '05 #11
Cor
Dino,
Did you look at fileinfo?
Cor
Nov 20 '05 #12
Hi Cor,

yes FileInfo works fine but the problem is that I am downloading the file
from FTP server. To download the file, I have to create another file on
local machine and FileInfo gets the info about that newly created file, not
the original info of the file from the server.
"Cor" <no*@non.com> wrote in message
news:3f***********************@reader21.wxs.nl...
Dino,
Did you look at fileinfo?
Cor

Nov 20 '05 #13
Pardon my french...

but who gave you these fucked up specs?

If you even tell me its a security thing, so help me god....

1993 called. they want there protocol back...
"Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote in message
news:Ex*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
Hi Cor,

yes FileInfo works fine but the problem is that I am downloading the file
from FTP server. To download the file, I have to create another file on
local machine and FileInfo gets the info about that newly created file, not the original info of the file from the server.
"Cor" <no*@non.com> wrote in message
news:3f***********************@reader21.wxs.nl...
Dino,
Did you look at fileinfo?
Cor


Nov 20 '05 #14
I know, I know. The problem is I am in a new field here and there is no
time to change requirements. Saying that, I need solution to THIS
requirement although I would be way happier to use Web Server instead.

Any suggestions are welcome.

Regards,

--
Dino Buljubasic
Software Developer
http://rivusglobal.com

"CJ Taylor" <ct*****@mortonwelding.com> wrote in message
news:OS**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
Pardon my french...

but who gave you these fucked up specs?

If you even tell me its a security thing, so help me god....

1993 called. they want there protocol back...
"Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> wrote in message
news:Ex*******************@news1.telusplanet.net.. .
Hi Cor,

yes FileInfo works fine but the problem is that I am downloading the file from FTP server. To download the file, I have to create another file on
local machine and FileInfo gets the info about that newly created file,

not
the original info of the file from the server.
"Cor" <no*@non.com> wrote in message
news:3f***********************@reader21.wxs.nl...
Dino,
Did you look at fileinfo?
Cor



Nov 20 '05 #15
Hello,

"Dino M. Buljubasic" <di*************@rivusglobal.com> schrieb:
I am building an applicatin that will be able to automatically update

itself

Not FTP, but maybe useful:

http://windowsforms.net/articles/appupdater.aspx

HTH,
Herfried K. Wagner
--
MVP · VB Classic, VB .NET
http://www.mvps.org/dotnet
Nov 20 '05 #16
Cor
in 4 months?
:-)
Nov 20 '05 #18

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