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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 (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | 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)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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Yes sure I'm interested ... in the mean time I did the same for Windows and it worked fine ... so it seems we both solved the question of how to work with http .... but have you build in some logic already (what to download ... if it's up-to-date)? (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Sorry, I guess my previous post may have been a little misleading. The program I am working on (haven't done much with it in the last couple of months, actually), is a general-purpose http download program. It wasn't actually set up to do anything (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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What I can tell you is that the http code will run on Windows if you used sockets for the communication. However designing an interface in Unix and Windows is totaly different, and this most of the tool if believe. Another possibility is to use Java (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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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)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Steve Bliss writes: <SNIP> (...) get (...) Good, thanks, I'll give it a try. (...) two (...) Sure, but if I'm right there are three!!! files (LDraw/LEdit and 2 updates) and they could be combined into one ... since a lot of people (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Take a look at Gtk ((URL) I used it for the GUI of Q3Radiant under Linux and porting it back to Windows took me less than 2 hours. Leonardo (24 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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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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(...) Terry is working on publishing a final, all-inclusive download for James work. It will combine ldraw.exe, lp97-13.exe, and lp97-14.exe. Steve (24 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I'm not seeing the benefit of that -- it would make more sense to have a simple directory of the *current* files. (...) InstallShield is a tool whose primary purpose is to create installation programs. (...) Got it in 2. Steve (24 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Steve Bliss wrote in message ... (...) set (...) Better idea :) (...) I knew that - maybe I wasn't clear. I'm not familiar with working with InstallShield and _creating_ installation programs. (...) ?? Sorry I'm not following... -Tim (24 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Tim Courtney <tim@zacktron.com> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag: Fy282G.In5@lugnet.com... <SNIP> (...) set (...) No please not, if a packadge is combined and compressed it's much easier to download it, and please think on people like me, who just have a (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I think he already mentioned it, and so did I a few e-mails ago. "simple directory with the *current* files" see ya Rui Martins (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Actually it can, and it's also a lot easyer, since there are already made packages for each of those protocols. (...) That depends, I think there is a compatibility lib, provided with VC++, at least, which allows to know the file state (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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You cant put java code into a DLL. java sounds good but then the user has to install the java runtime to run the thing. (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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In lugnet.cad.dev, Rui Manuel Silva Martins writes: <SNIP> <INSERT JAVA> (...) Ok, let us use Java, never used it but I always like to learn new things :-) Regarding the file, I would like to deal with the generic info file on ldraw.org (currently (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Than we would need a installation tool which also installs the runtime environment first ... naaa then I prefere portable c/c++ code and make the Dll directly ... Michael (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Well, I think the ideia is to be able to download something right ? So by implication, we are almost forced to use a www browser, so we can build a java applet, which runs within our browser. And if it's run from our personal computer, then we (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) I meant you got the point on your second guess. Steve (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Terry is working on it. I think he's been busy, lately. Steve (24 years ago, 24-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Sure but you sayed you would like to have a tool with command-line options (forgetting the fact that I planned to integrate that into my install-tool for MLCad .. cause this was though to be a trial test) and then you start the browser .... Realy I (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) OK, we could have a config file, created by the aplication (applet), when there isn't one, which the user could than edit, or even run the applet with parameters, which I believe is posible, but I'm Not sure (haven't worked on Java for 2 years (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Planes for a new download-tool (2)
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Yesterday I did some tests and I found out, that just the MFC-code is using the user-preferences for proxies and other internet-settings on NT and 98. So I feel at least under Windows I HAVE TO GO the MFC way :-( However a different point is that (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jul-00, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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