Remote system updating

[Greg Siemon]

I am using URLDownloadToCa cheFile to download updates to my system. The
downloaded file(s) are packaged in a WinZip exe with a Boot program and a
Boot.ini describing the included files, messages, ect. The boot program is
execuated by WinZip and archives the older versions and copies the newer
version. Works very nice and runs hands free, except URLDownloadToCa cheFile
does not give the download progress. From the doc it looks like there is a
way to do this with a call back routine, but I have no idea how to implement
this in VB. An example would be great. I have built small program that runs
a progress bar, during the download, which is only for the entertainment of
the user and serves no other function. This is pretty transparent and even
offends my sensibilities.



Thanks in advance for any help.



Greg

[Randy Birch]

Re: Remote system updating

I think Eduardo might have the callback wrapped in a typelib. Try

http://www.mvps.org/emorcillo

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"Greg Siemon" <greg@cmensys.c om> wrote in message
news:rM%Lb.6004 4$PK3.44781@oke pread01...
: I am using URLDownloadToCa cheFile to download updates to my system. The
: downloaded file(s) are packaged in a WinZip exe with a Boot program and a
: Boot.ini describing the included files, messages, ect. The boot program
is
: execuated by WinZip and archives the older versions and copies the newer
: version. Works very nice and runs hands free, except
URLDownloadToCa cheFile
: does not give the download progress. From the doc it looks like there is
a
: way to do this with a call back routine, but I have no idea how to
implement
: this in VB. An example would be great. I have built small program that
runs
: a progress bar, during the download, which is only for the entertainment
of
: the user and serves no other function. This is pretty transparent and
even
: offends my sensibilities.
:
:
:
: Thanks in advance for any help.
:
:
:
: Greg
:
:

[Steve Gerrard]

Re: Remote system updating

Not only does he have the typelib, called OLELib.tlb, which is cool in
itself, he also has in his internet section a class for asynchronous url
downloads, complete with progress reporting, authentication, etc. - more
than I ever wanted to know about such things. Very nice.

"Randy Birch" <rgb_removethis @mvps.org> wrote in message
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> I think Eduardo might have the callback wrapped in a typelib. Try
> http://www.mvps.org/emorcillo
>
> --
>
> Randy Birch
> MVP Visual Basic
> http://vbnet.mvps.org/
> Please respond only to the newsgroups so all can benefit.
>
>
> "Greg Siemon" <greg@cmensys.c om> wrote in message
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