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From: Michael Gillen
Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 18:53

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Mike King wrote:

> How can I make a program that updates it's self?  In other words, it will need to download the
> new EXE then replace the old one with the new one, but I can't modify a running program.  How is
> this done?

TWebUpdate from http://www.tmssoftware.com/ is an option.  Although, it would be easy to do
yourself.

Download a file with update info and see if it's the program needs to be updated.
if so... 
Download the new program
Either extract from your resource or download a "renaming program" or create a batch file
Launch the "renaming program" and exit
the renaming program or batch file:
  while program.exe exists, try to delete it
  When the program.exe no longer exists, rename the downloaded program to program.exe and launch it.

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-Michael Gillen

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