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Self updating software is capable of replacing itself or parts of itself with newer versions of all or specific program parts, sometimes omitting any user interaction.

Self updating software is capable of replacing itself or parts of itself with newer versions of all or specific program parts, sometimes omitting any user interaction.

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Self deletable application in C# in one executable

Is it possible to make an application in C# that will be able to delete itself in some condition. I need to write an updater for my application but I don't want the executable to be left after the update process. There is an official .Net OneClick…
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Self updating app

TL:DR; version ;) my app should run without user interaction (autostart etc works) it should update itself (via apk) without any user interaction rooted devices are possible . problem: querying a newer apk from a server works when starting the…
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How to create a self-updating Node.js application?

I'd like to create an application with Node.js that periodically checks for updates and installs them if there are any. The basic components are clear to me: A web server (or an FTP server, a file system, ...) which contains the update packages A…
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How to self-update PHP+MySQL CMS?

I'm writing a CMS on PHP+MySQL. I want it to be self-updatable (throw one click in admin panel). What are the best practices? How to compare current version of cms and a version of the update (application itself and database). Should it just…
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How to automatically update an application installed with Inno Setup

I have an executable application setup.exe for Windows that I realized with Launch4j/Inno Setup based on Java. I often frequently release new versions and bug fixes. I would like to know if there is a mechanism to install updates automatically?
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Changing data structure representation at runtime: looking for other examples

Which programs/algorithms change the representation of their data structure at runtime in order to obtain beter performance? Context: Data structures "define" how real-world concepts are structured and represented in computer memory. For different…
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Looking for API to SC.exe utility, and an advice on self-updating Windows Service

We have built a Windows Service that is running on client's machines, which occasionally downloads a newer version of itself, and then performs a self-update: installs a new service, starts it, stops the old one, and eventually deletes it. The…
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Is it possible to implement a self-updating ASP.NET web application?

Wordpress has the capability to update itself (on admin user's request). Is it possible to implement something similar using ASP.NET? I can see web.config and bin folder causing problems.
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Can an app written with .net Compact Framework restart itself?

Can an app written with .net Compact Framework restart itself? What are some of the common patterns to achieve this? I would like to have a self-updating application that restarts itself if update was done. Of course, I could have 2 .exe: one that…
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cordova-app-loader on iOS in production 2016

I would like to be able to update my code faster than the time it takes Apple to release my application. Luckily, my application is based on Cordova. I've also found cordova-app-loader and this answer. My question is, for the date of writing,…
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C++ Video Game Programming IDE

I am looking for a C++ IDE in which I can actively play the game and test the updates live instead of testing it, redoing th code, compiling it and running it again. I'm running Windows 7 x86 professional.
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Run application from documents instead of program files

I'm working on creating a self updating application and one issue I'm running into on Vista and Windows 7 is needing to have admin privileges in order to update the client. I've run into issues with clients that have their users running under…
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Windows service calling msiexec does not update the service

Context: We're developing a windows service that runs as Local System Account. One of its features is to detect a new version and perform a self-update by launching msiexec.exe /i file.msi /qn. We expected the service would be updated and restart…
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Updating TextView every N seconds?

I've been very confused about this recently and can't find an answer anywhere. When programming for android, I want to update a textview every 10 seconds, but how would I go about that? I've seen some samples use "Run()" and "Update()", but that…
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How to self-update a Java Desktop Application?

I built a java desktop application with Java8 and JavaFX. And everything works fine. But now I have a new challenge! I googled a lot about how to self-update a java desktop app, but all the results I found were old. Is there an Open Source library…
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