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Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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lugnet.cad.dev
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Wed, 19 Jul 2000 06:58:10 GMT
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Hy,
I did some experiments using InstallShield. I think it's possible to download
files from a http server using a additional dll providing the required
functions for downloading.
But there are some open issues now:
1) I would like some sort of text-file describing what is available and where
it is located. Example:
[BASE-PACKAGES]
LDRAW.EXE 1.0 http://www.ldraw.org/download/ldraw/ldraw.exe
[LIBRARY]
COMPLETE.EXE 0001 http://www.ldraw.org/download/updates/complete.exe
[PARTS]
LCAD9715.EXE 9715 http://www.ldraw.org/download/updates/lcad9715.exe
....
LCAD0001.EXE 0001 http://www.ldraw.org/download/updates/lcad0001.exe
The first column is a name (any), the second the current version, the third
the download location.
The file could be http://www.ldraw.org/download/dlinfo.txt
2) I found out that it is a problem with extracting these things since you get
questions all the time asking if you agree on overwriting the old files when
executing e.g. complete.exe.
QUESTION: Is there a way to avoid that?
3) How about asking the Jessiman's for permission to combine LDRAW.EXE the two
updates and complete.exe into one special download package containing
everything?
Personaly I would prefere this a lot!!!!!!!
I'm also willing to keep this installation program up-to-date.
Best regards,
Michael
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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| In a previous post, you asked about portability to Unix. I am writing a multi-threaded http download program in Linux. The back end http stuff already works fine. It shouldn't be too difficult for me to make it generic enough for general (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
| | | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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| (...) I'll work on that. (...) Put a -y on the command-line when extracting. (...) My preference is to keep these files separate. Ldraw.exe is the work of James Jessiman, and the property of the Jessiman family. Complete.exe is the combined work of (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
| | | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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| Michael Lachmann wrote in message ... (...) download (...) Great! (...) where (...) Something to work on. Lets work out parts downloading issues and we'll set up something on the site to allow the easy download of the files from your software. (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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