Hi all,

Not sure if this question has been asked before but I couldn't find
anything recent when I did a search.

I am developing an application that will run in Remote mode (C/S) only.
  The problem with this type of configuration for my customers has been
updating the client application on each PC when new versions are
released.  Using Stores and maybe Replication, would it be possible to
distribute new versions of the client application to each workstation,
in either a push or pull fashion?

Once I get the file down to each PC I know how to handle it from there,
so what I'd like to know is what the process is for getting the file to
the PC.  Any example code will be good.

Thanks.

Regards,

SteveG

Steve,

Here are some general ideas that may help:
You could create a store in the server and put there the update file of
each new release. Then, in each client, you create a local store to
receive the new files from the server and a remote store pointing to the
store in the server. When client applications start and connect to the
server, they check if there is some new file in the remote store and ask
the user if he wants to download the update.
The "download" can be implemented as :

COPY FILE <FileName> IN STORE <RemoteStore>
TO <FileName> IN STORE <LocalStore>

--
Fernando Dias
[Team Elevate]

Steve,

<< I am developing an application that will run in Remote mode (C/S) only.
The problem with this type of configuration for my customers has been
updating the client application on each PC when new versions are released.
Using Stores and maybe Replication, would it be possible to distribute new
versions of the client application to each workstation, in either a push or
pull fashion? >>

Absolutely, and the best way is what Fernando suggests.   To do a push
instead of a pull, just skip asking the user if they want to download the
new version.

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com

> Absolutely, and the best way is what Fernando suggests.   To do a push
> instead of a pull, just skip asking the user if they want to download the
> new version.
>
Thanks Tim and Fernando, that's excellent!  I'm still trying to get my
head around ElevateDB but the more I get into it the more I love it.
Mind you, I don't pretend that I understand everything.

Regards,

SteveG

Steve,

<< Thanks Tim and Fernando, that's excellent!  I'm still trying to get my
head around ElevateDB but the more I get into it the more I love it. Mind
you, I don't pretend that I understand everything. >>

Thanks you - that's always nice to hear.

--
Tim Young
Elevate Software
www.elevatesoft.com