C# check for update over web

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hi there,

i would like create a application that checks if the is a update on a link/file on the web if there is i must be able to download it. if there is no update do nothing.

can you you help me thank you.

Posted 25-Oct-13 1:11am

Nico_Travassos

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ZurdoDev 25-Oct-13 7:23am

Write a webservice and then call it when your app launches.

Nico_Travassos 25-Oct-13 7:46am

is there no way u can do thru a application

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Hi, thanks to this video tutorial, you can learn how to make a great update system.
its works great, and you can cutomize it easly.
(the best update system i found untill now)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=325Uxy5nVI0&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PL3iOx6lykrwqc_KuJWIU3yAyTP2C7h_xE</a>[^]

hope it helps

Posted 25-Oct-13 5:25am

Ziee-M

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Mehdi Gholam · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-25T03:48:00

Solution 1

Start here : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/780594/how-can-i-make-my-c-sharp-application-check-for-updates/6086281#6086281[^]

Posted 25-Oct-13 3:48am

Mehdi Gholam

E.F. Nijboer · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-25T03:49:00

If you want to check application updates you can use a ClickOnce deployment. Check out here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/142dbbz4%28v=vs.90%29.aspx[^]

Otherwise you need to do this yourself in code. You can use the WebClient class for example:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.net.webclient.aspx[^]

Good luck!