What is the best way for a program to check for updates?

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  • Fuzz13
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    • Jun 2010
    • 110

    What is the best way for a program to check for updates?

    I have re-released a program of mine about 5 times now to fix bugs that have come up. I know that under the publish feature of Visual Studio 2010 pro, I can tell it to check for updates at a location but I also believe the Install Shield set up has a way of doing this as well. I'm curious what the best or most preferred way to have the program check for updates is?
  • Subin Ninan
    New Member
    • Sep 2010
    • 91

    #2
    Simplest way is to upload an xml file on server which contains details regarding latest version, download link, size, etc. Download this file from your application and check the current version with the version in downloaded xml file.

    Next time whenever you release new updates, just update xml file.

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