"Lan update"

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Hi Friedrich
Do you have an indicative timeline for when the "Lan Update" feature might
become available ?
Cheers
Dave Beggs

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Hi Dave,

LAN Update will be a SetupBuilder 7 feature. We'll make more information
available later this week or next week.

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Thank you, Friedrich

Dave Beggs

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Dave,

>
> Thank you, Friedrich
>

BTW, what exactly are you looking for? Perhaps I can already answer
specific questions...

Friedrich

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Hi Friedrich
I'd like to do a "web update" but from a fileserver folder, not a web
server.
I have software on coporate laptops who dial into the company network at
night or when the sales reps are at home or on the internet. I can put my
updates only in a specific folder on the corporate network - they don't
allow http downloads from the internet, and I don't have the authority to
put stuff on the corporate intranet...
I'm currently doing it by checking the value of an ini file on the network
folder, and if it's accessible and higher than the one in the local folder,
I chain a batch file that xcopies the files and updates the program. This
works ok if the update is small and the connection is fast, but in rural
Australia that's not always the case ...
A setupbuilder "lan update" as we discussed in this newsgroup 25/02/08 would
be a much more professional way of doing it ...
Cheers!
Dave

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Hi Dave,

Okay, thank you. This is already integrated in the current SetupBuilder 7
version.

It would be great if you could join the SetupBuilder 7 beta test team when
registration for the beta opens (we'll make an announcement later this
month).

Thanks,
Friedrich

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Hi Friedrich
> It would be great if you could join the SetupBuilder 7 beta test team when
> registration for the beta opens (we'll make an announcement later this
> month).

Sounds good - will do.
Thanks!
Dave

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> I'd like to do a "web update" but from a fileserver folder, not a web
> server.

Any reason why you couldnt install apache or iis on your network for
internal consumption only and have web update use that server instead?
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Hi Mark
> Any reason why you couldnt install apache or iis on your network for
> internal consumption only and have web update use that server instead?
Only one reason - the corporate IT department!
The company is one of the largest 100 in the world, and it took 8 months for
me to get access to one folder on the network !
Cheers
Dave

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> Only one reason - the corporate IT department!
> The company is one of the largest 100 in the world, and it took 8 months for
> me to get access to one folder on the network !

Can relate<g>

Apache on a thumbdrive might work:)
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<g>!
I usually just smile, say "Ok, I can work with that", blame THEM for delays,
and charge appropriately ...
;)
Cheers!
Dave

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Dave,

Migth again be stupid but why not use FM3 lan update feature ???

OK That means in that folder decompressing all files as if it was the
"server" but that should not be a pb I presume and all is done.....is to let
each user update with FM3 .....

From the docs ...
Who should implement AutoNET?Anyone with a multi-user enviroment!
Those running applications off a network location experiencing slow load
times.
Those finding it really hard to keep every client (workstation) on a network
up to date with the latest version of the application.

Description
AutoNET is a utility (compile exe) designed to allow you to easily upgrade
program files (exe's, dll's, and others) over a network. This makes updating
your application much easier on a network as only the server has to be
updated. All the workstations will automatically update themselves from the
server.

This means that the application files can be stored locally on each
workstation without the normal maintenance overhead this implies. This is
important as it reduces network traffic and speeds load times on
workstations.

AutoNET works by keeping the directory on the server and the directory on
the workstation in sync. Each time your application runs, it checks the
files in the local directory against the files in the server's directory. If
any of the files in the server's directory have been updated, or if new ones
have been added, then they are automatically copied to the workstation
directory, and the application will be restarted.

Note: Not only newer files are copied - which means that if you need to
downgrade (your application), you can do so with ease as well. Any file type
will be copied across. This means you should take care that your data is in
a different directory to your application - otherwise if data files end up
in the netpath, these will be copied across - even if they are older than
the ones locally.

Once AutoNET is enabled, all you need to do is update the network path with
your program update, and all workstations will be automatically updated!

Should be your solution today while waiting for SB 7no ?
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Hi Friedrich
is the Setupbuilder 7 Beta test team open for registration yet ?
Cheers!
Dave Beggs

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Hi Dave,

> is the Setupbuilder 7 Beta test team open for registration yet ?

No, it's not open yet.

http://www.lindersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9575

We'll send notifications to all registered SetupBuilder 6.x users when the
registration is open.

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Lindersoft
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