Ed: Thanks for the non-smart-ass answer. I have combed through Dabo a lot of times for answers but some take more research than others. I just thought I would ask and you were gracious enough to answer (the second time). ;^)
Thanks, Jeff Jeff Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] SanDC, Inc. 623-582-0323 Fax 623-869-0675 Phoenix Python User Group - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ed Leafe wrote: > On Nov 5, 2008, at 8:10 AM, Ed Leafe wrote: > >>> Ed: How do you accomplish that? I am very interested. >> You *do* know that Dabo is open source, right? >> >> Just look for yourself! ;-) > > > OK, sorry for being a smart-ass. Can't help it sometimes! > > Basically, the app knows its home directory, and creates a list of > all the files and their timestamps. It sends that to the server, which > does the same, and compares the two. If there is no difference, we're > done. If there are any changes, the servers zips up just those changes > into a temp file, and sends the name of that file back to the client. > The client responds by downloading the file and unzipping it to bring > it up to date. For lightweight files, such as .py scripts and .cdxml > UI files, the whole process happens as fast as you can load a typical > web page in a browser. > > > -- Ed Leafe _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
