Who wants to write an AutoIt Updater?

[Jon]

I've placed a file at http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/update.dat and the contents are:

AutoIt
3.0.102.0
http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/downloads.php
http://www.autoitscript.com/cgi-bin/getfile.pl?autoit3/autoit-v3-setup.exe
AutoItBeta
3.0.103.156
http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/files/beta/autoit/
http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/files/beta/autoit/autoit-v3.0.103.exe

The first URL is the "download page" and the second is the URL for downloading the installer directly.

I would like someone (or group effort) to write a whizzy GUI that allows people to download the current release or beta installer (or if that is not what they want to just take them to the download page). It should do a check of the version of AutoIt3.exe in the install directory (not @AutoItExe) and compare it to the version number in update.dat.

The download should be done with InetGet in background mode and a snazzy animation or progress bar type thing.

The code should be neat and commented too, this would be a good script to learn from.

Who's game?

[Josbe]

Interesting.

Jon, about the DAT file, I think that would be more easy to read from a file like the INI format. What do you think?

[AutoIt]version=3.0.102.0

index=http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/downloads.php

setup=http://www.autoitscript.com/cgi-bin/getfile.pl?autoit3/autoit-v3-setup.exe

[AutoItBeta]

version=3.0.103.156

index=http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/files/beta/autoit/

setup=http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/files/beta/autoit/autoit-v3.0.103.exe

[Valik]

josbe is right, downloading the "dat" file and having it in INI format would simplify processing a bunch.

Incidentally, I use a date-based approach. I have stuff to parse the page where the downloads are kept and extract the date and then compare it to determine when an update is available. However, I'm afraid none of my updater fits your needs, its a totally different implementation and more suited for automation (No GUI, INI driven, et cetera).

[layer]

how much bytes is 1.4M???

[MHz]

how much bytes is 1.4M???

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Roughly 1.44Mb = 1509949.44 Bytes

[ryeguy]

everything is x1024 the size behind it

ie

1mb=1024 kb

1mb=1024*1024 bytes

1.4mb is 1468006.4 bytes

Edited January 14, 2005 by ryeguy

[CyberSlug]

...And 1 GB = 1000 KB

This post for Jon

[therks]

...And 1 GB = 1000 KB

This post for Jon

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

1000 KB??? Damn! Now you're really ripping us off!

[Jon]

josbe is right, downloading the "dat" file and having it in INI format would simplify processing a bunch.

Incidentally, I use a date-based approach.  I have stuff to parse the page where the downloads are kept and extract the date and then compare it to determine when an update is available.  However, I'm afraid none of my updater fits your needs, its a totally different implementation and more suited for automation (No GUI, INI driven, et cetera).

I was going to use an .ini but I wasn;'t sure if all the characters in a URL were OK (i remember some posts about certain things not working). But if there doesn't seem to be a problem I'll replace the contents with an ini file format.

OK. Done.

I can imagine the sort of script you have, Valik ;p. But this is just for the casual updaters who want to get the latest version and saves us telling everyone the url every 10 seconds I've decided on a dat file as it's only 300 bytes so it doesn't matter if it gets checked via the internet a lot and is easy on the server too.

[JSThePatriot]

I'm game. I would love to do this. I can do it myself or if someone else is interested then we shall talk.

Today is my last day at my day job so I will have plenty of free time soonish. I'll post my progress here if you dont mind my taking this on.

JS

[Chris_1013]

I'm willing to give a hand if needed... doesn't sound terribly complex, although I usually can't be arsed to write whizzy GUI side of things...

[ioliver]

@JS, I'm willing to help to. Let me know if there is anything I can work on. My knowledge of AutoIt is limited, but I'm willing to give it a shot.

Ian

[Nova]

@ JSThePatriot, you bet me 2 it,

I love writing gui's. But theres no need for more that one person to work on a script like this.

It should be fairly simple, plus I dont want to turn this into a compidition

[JSThePatriot]

@ JSThePatriot, you bet me 2 it,

I love writing gui's. But theres no need for more that one person to work on a script like this.

It should be fairly simple, plus I dont want to turn this into a compidition

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Nah no competition for sure. I like writing GUI's. What I would say is.. You make one, I make one and the other people can input ideas. We will see how our scripts differ dicuss it and implement the good points of both.

I am not one to say that what I design will be the best. My favorite thing is to learn something new everyday.

So long as you are willing to do the above then there will be no competition and I dont mind sharing credit for this. I just want to help AutoIt advance.

Have at it.

@IOliver & @Chris_1013

As we post our code give us ideas, suggestions. Let us know if our code is commented well enough.

JS

[ioliver]

We will see how our scripts differ dicuss it and implement the good points of both.

@JS, great example of Sinergy. 1 + 1 = 3 or more.

Ian

[layer]

maybe ill write one too, but im not good with cool looking gui's..

[ioliver]

Ok, here's my first try. It's very simple, and not really complete. I just posting, because it may give someone else a starting point.

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#Include <GUIConstants.au3>

$path = InputBox("AutoIt 3 Installation Path", "Enter the Full Path " &_
                 "to your AutoIt 3 Installation:", "C:\Program Files\AutoIt3")
$cver = FileGetVersion($path & "\autoit3.exe")
InetGet("http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/update.dat", $path & "\autoitupdate.ini")

$aver = IniRead($path & "\autoitupdate.ini", "AutoIt", "version", "0")
$aindex = IniRead($path & "\autoitupdate.ini", "AutoIt", "index", "0")
$asetup = IniRead($path & "\autoitupdate.ini", "AutoIt", "setup", "0")
$abver = IniRead($path & "\autoitupdate.ini", "AutoItBeta", "version", "0")
$abindex = IniRead($path & "\autoitupdate.ini", "AutoItBeta", "index", "0")
$absetup = IniRead($path & "\autoitupdate.ini", "AutoItBeta", "setup", "0")

GuiCreate("AutoUpdateIt", 300, 300, 100, 100)
  GUICtrlCreateLabel("Your Current AutoIt 3 Installation Details:", 10, 10)
  GUICtrlCreateLabel("AutoIt 3 Installation Path: " & $path, 10, 25)
  GUICtrlCreateLabel("AutoIt3.exe Version: " & $cver, 10, 40)
  GUICtrlCreateLabel("Latest AutoIt 3 Version: " & $aver, 10, 65)
  GUICtrlCreateLabel("Latest AutoIt 3 Beta Version: " & $abver, 10, 80)
  Guictrlcreatelabel("Click to download the latest version of", 10, 105)
  GUICtrlCreateLabel("AutoIt 3 or AutoIt 3 Beta", 10, 120)
  $dla = GUICtrlCreateButton("AutoIt 3", 10, 150, 100)
  $dlab = GUICtrlCreateButton("AutoIt 3 Beta", 145, 150, 100)
 ;GUICtrlCreatePic("autoit.jpg", 10, 185, 250, 100)
    
GUISetState (@SW_SHOW)

; Run the GUI until the dialog is closed
While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    If $msg = $dla Then
       Run("C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe " & $aindex)
    EndIf

    If $msg = $dlab Then
       Run("C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe " & $abindex)
    EndIf
    
    If $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE Then ExitLoop
Wend

I rem'ed out the GUICtrlCreatePic(), all it did was put the AutoIt logo at the bottom of the window.

Thanks for reading,

Ian

[BasicOs]

It is fine joining you to make one updater, but I should think that you could make without gui every time, more a batch style . So to leave in autoboot.

at first time ask some questions of the type of update(full) (partial) and may be keep the old files in case some problem, to roll them back, directory, ...save it in (by example) a inifile,

the second time it starts:

it starts and it looks in the ini for the stored setup, and performs everything, only to say at the end, if it was updated OK or not. and the two versions.

if you want to change config. then delete ini file or change one variable.

If somebody knows exactly and deeply what is every file in autoit used for and what happens when they dont fit.

If some of you want to betatest it, tell me.

I realized the autoit files are not changed at the same time. I mean a more file to file update, than whole version update.

Thanks

DIFERENT DATES OF FILES:

Index of /autoit3/files/beta/autoit

Name Last modified Size Description

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Parent Directory 03-Jan-2005 04:40 -

AU3Info.exe 13-Jan-2005 05:16 20k

Aut2Exe.exe 28-Nov-2004 11:18 73k

AutoIt.chm 13-Jan-2005 05:16 715k

AutoIt3.exe 13-Jan-2005 05:17 114k

AutoItSC.bin 13-Jan-2005 05:17 245k

GUIConstants.au3 10-Jan-2005 13:16 9k

multi_gui.au3 28-Sep-2004 07:22 2k

[magicboy]

Along the lines of what BasicOs said. If you want a script to learn from throw in some command line arguments for automating the download.

[JSThePatriot]

Along the lines of what BasicOs said.  If you want a script to learn from throw in some command line arguments for automating the download.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Okay... I will think about this when I complete my script. I had already thought about this option though not in the way you have suggested.

JS