Automatic Notification About Updates

oldefoxx · Post by **oldefoxx** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 8:45 pm

It would be welcomed if we could ask for automatic notifications whenever a new release or upgrade is available, for either the current release or for any product in Beta testing.

Shannara · Post by **Shannara** » Thu Apr 13, 2006 9:00 pm

This has got to be one of your most shortest posts

Anyhow ... I second this request! Kind of like Newsleecher where you have the option to be notified of Final or Beta releases, or both, or none. Sure, there are the forums, but not everybody browse the forums often like us

DarkDragon · Post by **DarkDragon** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:05 am

But then the SmartUpdater has always to run in the background. :roll: I would do that very optional.

PB · Post by PB » Fri Apr 14, 2006 7:04 am

> But then the SmartUpdater has always to run in the background. :roll:

No, it could just do an automatic check whenever PureBasic is run. Easy.

Num3 · Post by **Num3** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 10:29 am

PB wrote:> But then the SmartUpdater has always to run in the background. :roll:

No, it could just do an automatic check whenever PureBasic is run. Easy.

Better not!

I always close the IDE when i finish something and reload another file!

oldefoxx · Post by **oldefoxx** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:44 pm

Now sure I understand that last post. What would be wrong for the IDE to
display a notice that a newer update is available? And why not have an
automatic email notifier sent to registered owners of PB if records show that
they have not downloaded the latest update? These could be just notices,
not automatic updates.

blueznl · Post by **blueznl** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 7:35 am

i second that, and there is no reason why the ide would have to check on every run, how about a check once every week and giving you only per update one reminder? that would not use too much bandwidth, and would not annoy too much...

PB · Post by PB » Sun Apr 16, 2006 8:07 am

Checking on every run wouldn't use any bandwidth at all -- all it would have
to do is check a 4-byte text file on a PureBasic.com server (eg. "4.00") and
then report if Val(server$)>Val(local$).

Or, to use even less bandwidth,
just check once per day:

Code: Select all

; Pseudo code! ;)

If today<>lastcheck
  lastcheck=today ; Save to PureBasic.prefs or somewhere.
  ; Read version from PureBasic.com here into server$.
  If Val(server$)>Val(local$)
    MessageRequester("A new version of PureBasic exists!")
  EndIf
EndIf

blueznl · Post by **blueznl** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 9:54 am

what if i don't WANT a daily reminder?

Post by **Dare2** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 9:59 am

blueznl wrote:what if i don't WANT a daily reminder?

Select the (hypothetical) "I'll do my own updates, thanks!" option in the (hypothetical) combobox option list for your choice of how to handle the (hypothetical) Automatic Updates.

blueznl · Post by **blueznl** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 10:07 am

ah, yes, the one hypothetical option next to the selectable hypothetical verification interval frequency combobox...

:roll: