RE: download patches.
Title: RE: download patches. Janardhan, We are working on the same solution... The XML file from shavlik is a little better to play with but microsoft in their infinate wisdom allowed Shavlik to make the XML file so convoluted that it is almost imposible (from my side at least) to get the correct files... What I do is use the XML files from microsoft and shavlik to get the newest bulletins and then use code to compare what the server/workstation has against a hand coded standard. works ok for us.. -Original Message- From: Molumuri, Janardhan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 11:09 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: download patches. Hi all, Can we automatically download patches, by parsing HFnetchk output and XML file. Thanks, --janardhan. ___ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
RE: download patches.
I tried this once and gave up due to lack of time. While parsing XML data can be fun, I think you will find it much easier to parse the hfnetchk output than try to sort through the monster XML file it uses. A larger problem is how to download patches. Microsoft does not use one standard web page for all technet/knowledge base/patch files. This is especially true with older patches. In some cases you have a pulldown with different languages and a submit button. In others you have a table of different downloads. Sometimes you have a pseudo-tree view with a patch details branch that needs to be expanded. Do you see a pattern here? A few questions: 1. How many systems would this be running on? 2. Would this be for use on a production network? 3. Are you wanting to automatically install the patches too? 4. Is there a reason the Automatic Updates feature of Windows XP/Windows 2000 SP3 and above won't work? Peter Guzis Web Administrator, Sr. ENCAD, Inc. - A Kodak Company email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.encad.com -Original Message- From: Molumuri, Janardhan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 9:09 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: download patches. Hi all, Can we automatically download patches, by parsing HFnetchk output and XML file. Thanks, --janardhan. ___ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs ___ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
RE: download patches.
Not sure if you have investigated Microsoft's Software Update Services (SUS - http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/windowsupdate/sus/default.asp)... it may be what you are looking to achieve. jeff e. -Original Message- From: Peter Guzis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 12:23 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: download patches. I tried this once and gave up due to lack of time. While parsing XML data can be fun, I think you will find it much easier to parse the hfnetchk output than try to sort through the monster XML file it uses. A larger problem is how to download patches. Microsoft does not use one standard web page for all technet/knowledge base/patch files. This is especially true with older patches. In some cases you have a pulldown with different languages and a submit button. In others you have a table of different downloads. Sometimes you have a pseudo-tree view with a patch details branch that needs to be expanded. Do you see a pattern here? A few questions: 1. How many systems would this be running on? 2. Would this be for use on a production network? 3. Are you wanting to automatically install the patches too? 4. Is there a reason the Automatic Updates feature of Windows XP/Windows 2000 SP3 and above won't work? Peter Guzis Web Administrator, Sr. ENCAD, Inc. - A Kodak Company email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.encad.com -Original Message- From: Molumuri, Janardhan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 9:09 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: download patches. Hi all, Can we automatically download patches, by parsing HFnetchk output and XML file. Thanks, --janardhan. ___ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs ___ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs ___ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
RE: download patches.
Title: RE: download patches. SUS is your friend: http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/windowsupdate/sus/default.asp I run this on a little over 1100 computers and it makes my life sooo much easier. Key points: Web based server management Controlled distribution GPO based (or registry based) client management Schedulable automatic nightly sync with Microsoft's servers oh, and free! -Original Message- From: Molumuri, Janardhan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 10:09 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: download patches. Hi all, Can we automatically download patches, by parsing HFnetchk output and XML file. Thanks, --janardhan. ___ Perl-Win32-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
