Update notification (advise/help)

[HydraNL]

Hi,

How can I notify the App.exe that there is an update?
In the App I have an Icon with a Timer with in a StatusBar. What I want to achieve is when I add a new database on the network the Timer starts --> Icon starts to blink.

What I need is some kind of comparissement.

I was thinking of a TextFile where I add a value. When starting the App first the App searches for the local TextFile and compares it with the TextFile on the Network.

If the Value within the TextFile on the Network > Then the Local stored TextFile the Timer should activate. Else Exit Sub.

How do I do this? Perhaps there is an other/better way to do this. Please be patient, not that good of a programmer, but willing to learn.

 

[vladk]

HydraNL
Look at the responses in thread222-1074822

vladk

 

[wangdong]

1. If you try to compare the version, would it be safe to save the value into the windows registry? So everytime you compare your the key value with the value on the network.

2. If I were you, I will create a update package on the network with the date as a file name (etc, 15032005.DAT). So, you can compare the newest update file name with the newest file name on the network. If the name is different and date is older then you call the update.

That is only my opinion.