wupdate question

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Friedrich,

I installed my app on my machine. It has the ability to do web updates. So I
copied the wupdate.exe to my development folder for testing. It works in the
installed location, but not the dev location. I don't have any differences in the
contents of the folders (except for some generated sources). Does location of the
wupdate.exe matter? I don't see anything in the registry that indicates it
should.

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Russell B. Eggen
www.radfusion.com
Clarion developers: www.radfusion.com/devs.htm

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Hi Russ,

> I installed my app on my machine. It has the ability to do web updates.
> So I copied the wupdate.exe to my development folder for testing. It
> works in the installed location, but not the dev location. I don't have
> any differences in the contents of the folders (except for some generated
> sources). Does location of the wupdate.exe matter? I don't see anything
> in the registry that indicates it should.

By default, the "Install Web Update Client" installer function makes the
required registry settings for you. Yes, the location of the wupdate.exe
does matter. The installation path (and server configuration) is stored in
the registry.

To test the web update process in your development folder, you have to
manipulate the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Lindersoft\WebUpdate\A ppPaths

Then change the "Value name" for your Product GUID so it points to the
wupdate.exe in your development folder.

Does this help?

Friedrich

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Thanks! That is what I was missing! Was looking only in Apps and I should have
directed my blank stare just a smidge higher <G>

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Russell B. Eggen
www.radfusion.com
Clarion developers: www.radfusion.com/devs.htm