Auto Updater

[Marsh]

Download: http://www.freemmorpgmaker.com/Updater/Auto-Updater.zip

I know a few people have been looking for a auto updater, and i need more c++ practice so i made one. It doesnt have a really fancy GUI or anything but it gets the job done fast. Here is a tutorial on how to get it working.

Unzip these files into your games client folder.
When you unzip the auto updater you will have 3 files. currentversion, newversion and config.

Lets Start with Data.txt. This file contains all the information that the updater needs to run your game.

**Data.txt**

Line 1: The Name of your Game
Line 2: Enter the complete url to where all your files will be located
Line 3: What file should it run when its done. Aka your Game filename.

Enter those values and save it. Then leave that in the same folder as the updater and your game. So your client folder basically.

**CurrentVersion.txt**

The correct syntax is

folder/filename.extension
version#

This file is where the updater looks to see the versions of each file. For Example. It will read that tiles.bmp goes into the gfx folder and is currently version 1\. Client exe has no folder. So it will go beside the auto updater in your main client folder. Note that you must also have a gfx folder in your updater folder on the web.

**NewVersion.txt**

The correct syntax is

folder/filename.extension
version#

This is basically the same as current version. This is the file that you will upload to the directory that you indicated in your data.txt above. It will check the current version file on your hard drive with the newestversion file on the web. It will then see that you have version 1\. The newest is version 2\. So it will proceed to download the files.

**Files**

But wait? what files.

You better upload them.


You will note that my tiles.bmp and sprites.bmp are in my gfx folder and my mainmenu is in my gui folder.

Now it will do all the checks and download your files.

Then it will run client.exe or whatever filename you specified in your data file.

Running the client again will show.


Note that these windows will run your game and  disappear when done. So you may only see them for a second or not at all. I suggest making these your Game Client since it will dissapear and run your game when done and your users will always stay updated.

This might look complicated but it is honestly the simplest auto updater you will ever find.

currentversion is your current version numbers
newestversion is your new versions
data contains your info.

3 files and double click to download. A tutorial isnt even needed its pretty self explanatory.

I cant stress this enough. Every file name is CASE SENSITIVE.

Good luck. Its brutally simple. Just looks complicated in the tutorial.

[Edit]

i am working on other projects and i wont be updating it.

here is the source, you must leave a link to this website in the running program and not release the source as your own.

http://www.freemmorpgmaker.com/AutoOopdata

[LinuZ_]

Really nice. I love the logic behind it.
I thought of something similiar, I think I will code in this in my client with similiar logic!

[jna]

This is awesome. It will surely stop many people from asking for an auto updater.

[Homicidal Monkey]

perfect for 3.0\. Although instead of updating gfx, it could be  used to update the engine.

[Marsh]

Yea it will update any file put in there also its only a few kilobytes since it has no gui or anything. Glad it can be used.

[Guest]

Nice marsh thats awsum

[mrmiguu]

Hmm, you should also consider allowing some external source of adding a GUI of some sort. You could create the default one and others that use this auto updater could use yours as a template. That way it adds a bit more of customization for their game. It looks great though, very clean and basic.

[Marsh]

Yea i may build a GUI for this and just have it run the original files. Its in visual c++ so you could drag and drop a new GUI just like Eclipse source.

[Fbu]

Amazing, thank you.

[Fruitpunch]

marsh you have saved me the time of programming this myself, ily

lol jk

….or am I?

[The Oracle]

fact: you can love marsh and be a guy and not be gay

[Panguin]

The Application has failed to start because of a side by side configuration is incorrect. Please check the application event log for more detail.

thats what i get when i click the auto updater.exe

I copyed everything in to the client folder, and uploaded everything to my webserver.

Also im not hosting the game on my computer, my friend is hositng the game on his, and asked me to use my webhost for the autoupdater.

Also the Client.exe is called FH RPG.exe for me, so i changed client.exe in data/new/current files to FH RPG.exe

What am i doing wrong?

[Marsh]

I saw some poeple on the internet complaining about this error with c++ programs. Are you in debug mode?, you on vista? Anyone else run it? ill try to recompile if someone else gets a error.

Try this one?

www.freemmorpgmaker.com/Updater/Auto-Updater.exe

[Panguin]

Im on vista home premium, and i get the same error with your new auto updater.

[Fbu]

I get the same error in Vista 64bit :/

[Sweet Cheese]

stupid question but ,
so the updater downloads it from the web? and not from the sever?

[vrage]

rofl , and what happened to the chinese and the strange beeping? :icon_beer:
btw marsh, dont dynamically link to the MFC/CLR/CLI , change this to static linked, see if that works.
you might also want this :
vcredist_x86

[Marsh]

@V-Rage:

> Dont dynamically link to the MFC/CLR/CLI , change this to static linked, see if that works.

http://www.freemmorpgmaker.com/Updater/Auto-Updater.exe

Ok, should work now :P, sorry guys still learning c++. Can someone try to open it. Or redownload the full zip above.

Chinese etc went away :P

@Sweet:

> stupid question but ,
> so the updater downloads it from the web? and not from the sever?

Yes it downloads from a website.

[Panguin]

It works perfectly now guys, marsh got all the bugs fixed with it :) possibly the best AU for eclipse! Awesome work marsh!

Edit*
As a standalone updater it works fine, but to add new files, not already defined, can cause some minor problems.

[manbearpig]

so example linek would media fire  work? i dont get the download link part

[Khachaturian]

Nice marsh, this should help out a ton of people.

[Patrick]

How do you upload the multiple files to one site?

[Marsh]

@мсичġġεт:

> How do you upload the multiple files to one site?

Just upload them via FTP, or any upload system.

[eclipselova]

@HM:

> perfect for 3.0\. Although instead of updating gfx, it could be  used to update the engine.

speaking of 3.0….

[Patrick]

@Marsh:

> Just upload them via FTP, or any upload system.

what do you mean by upload system.

I meant like the www.freemmorpgmaker.com/updater/

Like how it has multiple branches.

Or is that achieved by ftp?