An old version of [PRODUCTNAME] has been detected on your computer

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>>An old version of [PRODUCTNAME] has been detected on your computer

Where can I edit the "old version detection" routines. I don't want to use
patches but I want to make sure the update is installed in the correct
folder (and the last installed version - given that users make backups of
folders)

thanks

Mike

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Mike,

It's just a predefined text resource (translated to multiple languages).
You can use this text resource in your own detection logic (based on
registry keys, INI values, specific file information, etc.). You can detect
an installed version using the "Detect Previous Version" function.

Does this help?

Friedrich

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The problem could be that the previous version was installed with SB4.

Did SB4 create a Product GUID? Or other identifier. My own app did not
because
I was planning to search for the main data file and check its date last
used.

Mike

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Friedrich

Does SB have a "search for file" function? Something that would return
instances of a given filename?

Mike

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Hi Mike,

Yes, there is a "Search for File..." script function.

Friedrich

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Thanks Friedrich - I've got some ideas to work on. Of course,
if anyone reading this has a script they already wrote I wouldn't
say no :)

Mike

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Mike,

It's very easy to use :) The following displays a Wait dialog, searches for
coolapp.exe and if detected, sets the default installation folder to the
folder where coolapp.exe is located in.


Display Wait Dialog - Please wait...
Set Variable %SEARCH_FILE% to FUNCTION:Search For File("coolapp.exe")
Close Wait Dialog

If %_SB_ERRORCODE% Not Equals "0" Then
! Previous version detected
Set Variable %_SB_INSTALLDIR% to "%SEARCH_FILE%"
Else
! No previous version available
End


HTH,

Friedrich