I used the same approach. The idea is the internet may be down, but the server not, and the update would work. If the server itself is down there's no point to update because the application can't run anyway.
(In my particular case there was one more thing - The exe was pretty big and I split it on multiple records (512k/record) so I could show a progress bar to the user.) > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:profoxtech- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Malcolm Greene > Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 10:18 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Needing to create file from General field (SOLVED) > > Mike, > > > I'm making a new loader utility to replace my old ones and that will > > run > from a web database repository instead of the traditional VFP way. > > Why not pull your _setup.exe directly from a website url vs. going through > the complication of using a database? > > Malcolm > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] 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.
