Application update toolbox for .Net?

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Application update toolbox for .Net?

Many recent applications include some auto-update features in one form or an other. I would like to know if there is a toolbox to do that with .Net

Thanks in advance,
Joannes

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Application update toolbox for .Net?

  • Stormslayer

    If you are using visual studio 2005 using click once to deploy the application will make it auot updating.

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/04/05/clickonce/default.aspx

    For earlier versions of visual studio use the update application block.

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/practices/compcat/default.aspx pull=/library/en-us/dnpag2/html/updaterv2.asp



  • abv10200

    Thanks for the links. Based the article, there are a few points that are still a bit fuzzy in my mind.

    Is it possible to install a Windows Service as a ClickOnce application
    Is it possible to have (even restricted) disk access within a ClickOnce application

    Thanks in advance,
    Joannes

  • NB2006

    Hi Joannes,

    A ClickOnce application is a client application, generally a WinForms app.  It could install a service when it started up the first time (assuming that it had the correct permissions), but it cannot be a service by itself.

    ClickOnce apps have a data directory where they can store data files to read and write from. There's also application scoped isolated storage, which allows a ClickOnce app to have files which will upgrade with the app.  Also, if your app requests FileIOPermission you'll have access to the paths you request.

    -Shawn



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