checking to see if a file on an ftp server is newer (or different?) than the local file

2006-06-21 Thread Josh Mellicker
What is the method y'all use to check to see if a file on an ftp server is newer (or different?) than the local file? (This is for a self-updating app with a splash app that downloads, then runs a main stack.) MD5? Date/time? Version number in filename? Tanx in advance. 8^)

Re: checking to see if a file on an ftp server is newer (or different?) than the local file

2006-06-21 Thread Sarah Reichelt
On 6/22/06, Josh Mellicker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is the method y'all use to check to see if a file on an ftp server is newer (or different?) than the local file? (This is for a self-updating app with a splash app that downloads, then runs a main stack.) MD5? Date/time? Version number

Re: checking to see if a file on an ftp server is newer (or different?) than the local file

2006-06-21 Thread Josh Mellicker
Thanks Sarah! That's the direction I was going. On Jun 21, 2006, at 3:49 PM, Sarah Reichelt wrote: On 6/22/06, Josh Mellicker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is the method y'all use to check to see if a file on an ftp server is newer (or different?) than the local file? (This is for a