SoftwareUpdater

SoftwareUpdater is an executable to update other software.

Screenshot from the executable

Basic usage

The PreferredLanguage property needs to be set to the language that is wanted. See the languages subfolder in the execution location (to add new languages) and the language manager: https://github.com/SeppPenner/CSharpLanguageManager

<PreferredLanguage>Deutsch</PreferredLanguage>

The PathToLatestVersion property needs to be set to the path to where the newest executable is located, e.g. a server share, etc.

<PathToLatestVersion>C:\Users\asdf\Desktop\Test</PathToLatestVersion>

The MainExecutable property needs to be set to the application's main executable. StartAgain means that after the update the executable is restarted.

<MainExecutable>
	<FileName>MainExecutable.exe</FileName>
	<StartAgain>true</StartAgain>
</MainExecutable>

The files property contains all other files that should be updated and if they should be restarted after the update.

<Files>
	<FileModel>
		<FileName>SecondExe.exe</FileName>
		<StartAgain>false</StartAgain>
	</FileModel>
	<FileModel>
		<FileName>Changelog.txt</FileName>
		<StartAgain>true</StartAgain>
	</FileModel>
</Files>

How the full configuration needs to look like (Version 1.0.0.2)

The config file needs to be named "UpdateConfig.xml".

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<Config>
	<PreferredLanguage>Deutsch</PreferredLanguage>
	<PathToLatestVersion>C:\Users\asdf\Desktop\Test</PathToLatestVersion>
	<MainExecutable>
		<FileName>MainExecutable.exe</FileName>
		<StartAgain>true</StartAgain>
	</MainExecutable>
	<Files>
		<FileModel>
			<FileName>SecondExe.exe</FileName>
			<StartAgain>false</StartAgain>
		</FileModel>
		<FileModel>
			<FileName>Changelog.txt</FileName>
			<StartAgain>true</StartAgain>
		</FileModel>
	</Files>
</Config>

How the full configuration needs to look like (Version 1.0.0.1 and prior)

The config file needs to be named "UpdateConfig.xml".

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<Config>
	<PathToLatestVersion>C:\Users\asdf\Desktop\Test</PathToLatestVersion>
	<MainExecutable>
		<FileName>MainExecutable.exe</FileName>
		<StartAgain>true</StartAgain>
	</MainExecutable>
	<Files>
		<FileModel>
			<FileName>SecondExe.exe</FileName>
			<StartAgain>false</StartAgain>
		</FileModel>
		<FileModel>
			<FileName>Changelog.txt</FileName>
			<StartAgain>true</StartAgain>
		</FileModel>
	</Files>
</Config>

An example project can be found here. A test setup can be found here.

Special advice for version 1.0.0.0

If the executable is located under C:\Program Files or C:\Program Files (x86), ADMIN RIGHTS will be needed to use the updater properly. Otherwise it will not perform an update.

Change history

See the Changelog.

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