Looking for file update service
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Just got a quote back from InstallShield to use their Update Service to update our products. Needless to say, it is cost prohibitive. Anyhow, I'm looking for some way to solve the problem of getting the latest software out to our user base. I figured that I could probably write the Update Service myself, but there are lots of things, like background transfers, resuming partially downloaded files, etc. that are way too complex for the amount of time I want to spend on this. Does anyone have a link to some code, or a recommended INEXPENSIVE library that will take care of this? Again, I don't want to break the bank, but I would like some of the features I talked about above. Regards, Brigg Thorp Software Engineer Timex Corporation
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Just got a quote back from InstallShield to use their Update Service to update our products. Needless to say, it is cost prohibitive. Anyhow, I'm looking for some way to solve the problem of getting the latest software out to our user base. I figured that I could probably write the Update Service myself, but there are lots of things, like background transfers, resuming partially downloaded files, etc. that are way too complex for the amount of time I want to spend on this. Does anyone have a link to some code, or a recommended INEXPENSIVE library that will take care of this? Again, I don't want to break the bank, but I would like some of the features I talked about above. Regards, Brigg Thorp Software Engineer Timex Corporation
See Wise Solutions[^]. You can host your own updater service (at least as of version 4.0) since it's not rocket science (just another way for IS to make a buck). Also, Wise is much less expensive than IS and for their Windows Installer environment, I use it after beta testing it and using versions 1.x through 4.x of each from Wise and IS. IS took 3 versions just to provide full access to the MSI tables while Wise allowed for it since 1.0.
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Just got a quote back from InstallShield to use their Update Service to update our products. Needless to say, it is cost prohibitive. Anyhow, I'm looking for some way to solve the problem of getting the latest software out to our user base. I figured that I could probably write the Update Service myself, but there are lots of things, like background transfers, resuming partially downloaded files, etc. that are way too complex for the amount of time I want to spend on this. Does anyone have a link to some code, or a recommended INEXPENSIVE library that will take care of this? Again, I don't want to break the bank, but I would like some of the features I talked about above. Regards, Brigg Thorp Software Engineer Timex Corporation
have you looked into microsoft bits? Drinking In The Sun Forgot Password?
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Just got a quote back from InstallShield to use their Update Service to update our products. Needless to say, it is cost prohibitive. Anyhow, I'm looking for some way to solve the problem of getting the latest software out to our user base. I figured that I could probably write the Update Service myself, but there are lots of things, like background transfers, resuming partially downloaded files, etc. that are way too complex for the amount of time I want to spend on this. Does anyone have a link to some code, or a recommended INEXPENSIVE library that will take care of this? Again, I don't want to break the bank, but I would like some of the features I talked about above. Regards, Brigg Thorp Software Engineer Timex Corporation
we've run into the same thing any time we use IS products. If you don't mind me asking, exactly how much did they want to host your updates?
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we've run into the same thing any time we use IS products. If you don't mind me asking, exactly how much did they want to host your updates?
If they host the site, then it's $0.40 per person based on 50,000 units ($20,000) per year. The fewer the units, the more expensive it is per unit. If we buy the source code for the update service to run on our web site, it's $30,000, plus $7500 per year for support and updates. Regards, Brigg Thorp Senior Software Engineer Timex Corporation
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If they host the site, then it's $0.40 per person based on 50,000 units ($20,000) per year. The fewer the units, the more expensive it is per unit. If we buy the source code for the update service to run on our web site, it's $30,000, plus $7500 per year for support and updates. Regards, Brigg Thorp Senior Software Engineer Timex Corporation
heh, that's pretty steep.
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Just got a quote back from InstallShield to use their Update Service to update our products. Needless to say, it is cost prohibitive. Anyhow, I'm looking for some way to solve the problem of getting the latest software out to our user base. I figured that I could probably write the Update Service myself, but there are lots of things, like background transfers, resuming partially downloaded files, etc. that are way too complex for the amount of time I want to spend on this. Does anyone have a link to some code, or a recommended INEXPENSIVE library that will take care of this? Again, I don't want to break the bank, but I would like some of the features I talked about above. Regards, Brigg Thorp Software Engineer Timex Corporation
If you're using .NET take a look at Microsofts Application Updater Block in the Patterns and Practices site on msdn. Richard Green