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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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Updating LiveCode desktop app from the web

How would I build a LiveCode application that can update its component stacks with newer versions from a web server? I have seen this mentioned as "easy to do" but have been unable to locate specifics on how it can be down.
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Don't lock files of application while running

I am creating a software application that is able to update itself. After the start, the application checks if there are updates avaiable, download those files (assemblies), and then proceeds loading them. However, the problem is when the…
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How to create Chrome-style program self-updating in Windows?

Google's Chrome browser has a super-slick updating system on Windows. It doesn't require administrative privileges, and it updates in place without requiring user interaction. I'm trying to create something similar to this, and would appreciate any…
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How can I fix this PHP error after manually updating WordPress?

After manually updating WordPress, HTTP Error 500 appeared. I configured PHP directives and these errors showed up Warning: require(/home/vol6_7/epizy.com/epiz_30806720/htdocs/wp-includes/version.php): failed to open stream: No such file or…
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Windows IOT Core self updating applications

I have developed a basic UWP application that runs some automation for me on my windows iot core raspberry pi 3. Is there a way that I can have the pi update the application running on it by having a self update or accessing the internet? Rather…
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Python self-update from git

I'm developing a game in Python, and I would like to implement a system where the user could select if they want to receive auto-updates from git, and if they do, if they want to update from the "stable" branch or the "beta" branch. Is there a…
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Is bad practice to run "bower install" when deploying in production?

I am working on an application that uses bower.js; it's the first time I use bower, so please correct me if you see anything evidently wrong in my problem description. ------------------------------------------------ Coming from a Ruby background, I…
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updating a value every n seconds

I'm creating a real-time application(on a Raspberry Pi) in Python and I have a problem concerning "Updating a value in the program every 5 seconds". I'm using Python 2.7.9 as interpreter and for the GUI programming: PyQt4. I must do a request to a…
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OSX signing issue with self-patching application bundle

I am building a game that needs to update itself to the latest version every time it's run, for bug fixes and multiplayer compatibility. I have set up an application bundle that checks the servers for a new version, and if it exists, it downloads…
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Executing and then Deleting a DLL in c#

I'm creating a self updating app where I have the majority of the code in a seperate DLL. It's command line and will eventually be run on Mono. I'm just trying to get this code to work in C# on windows at the command line. How can I create a c#…
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.NET Database migration supporting partial versions

The scenario is simple, an app that is modular and each module has to manage its own portion of the database during upgrade. The ORM in use is NHibernate, so if there is something that plays well with it that's an added plus. Also, it needs to be…
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Self Updating a POCO Model class from external webservice

I am working on a class library that tracks transit vehicles in close to real time using GPS lat/long co-ordinates. The library gets the vehicles positions from a rest XML web service provided by the transit service. I want the vehicle coordinates…
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'Detection updating interface' in Unity3D Engine for Huawei AppGallery

How can I implement 'update interface' when a new app version is released based on Unity3D? I have received this message from AppGallery review team : "We found that the detection updating interface isn't called in HMS after the app's startup". The…
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Self updating bash script from github

I am trying to make my script to check if there is an update from my repo in github and then get the updates and replace old code with new one and run the new code “not the old one”. I came up with this but it updates after it finishes…
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Updating a css in a running application

I would like to update a css (version 1.0) in a web application (running on Apache, and Tomcat). From within the application, I'd like the user to be able to: Download a newer version of the css (version 1.1) from a remote place (remote web…
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