B4J Question B4J How to implement a self update for an exe ?

[focus330]

Hi

I want to make in my app an automatic control of the release using FTP ( this is simple ) and then make the update of the app.
That means: control of a txt file with a release field, download the new app and substitution of the current one.
Can someone give me an idea ? Using jshell ? Creating a service ?

Thanks

 

[behnam_tr]

you can download new file after check version and save it in dir.temp and close app

befor close you can run bat file or another b4j app for copying and replace newfile
from dir.temp to dir.app with 5 second or more dely

i do this with another b4j app that copying file

actualy copy opretion run after close mainapp + 5second

Sub Download_onSucess (Path As String,Name As String,FileSize As Long)
 
    Log("download Finished.....")
 
    'save newfile in File.DirTemp
 
    fx.ShowExternalDocument(File.GetUri(File.DirTemp,"CopyTask.jar"))
  
   ExitApplication
 
 'CopyTask.jar  copy file with 5 second dely from temp do app folder and run newFile  
 

 
 
End Sub

second app instruction (none_ui App) ' copytask.jar

sub start

sleep (5000)

'copy file .....

end sub

 

[Magma]

...Hi there - it is better having 2 exe....

First EXE will always check first for new version or every some days..
If found will download new version (extract/start install/replace/reboot)

If not will continue and shell the other exe (that will be the main app)

 

[udg]

Googled for "windows programmatically restart program" and found this.
Another one from Microsoft.
Just to say that eventually it could be done in a single exe:
- check&download
- rename
- restart

udg

 

[Mariano Ismael Castro]

Check this https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/b4xlib-jautoupdate-library.101587/

 

[tchart]

For what it's worth if you are running your app as a service on windows you can use this wrapper to auto download and update your app.

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