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  1. Sep 18th, 2007, 05:52 PM #1
    Esand15
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    Program updates

    I'm curious how you have a program check a website for updates. like how an anti-virus updates. Thanks in advance.
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    Re: Program updates

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    Re: Program updates

    There are several different methods. Here are two of the most popular ones:

    1 - Check a web database for a flag and/or version number to compare to the current version.
    2 - Check a file on the website for a flag and/or version number to compare to the current version.
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