IF or ELSE based on version?

[Presto]

Hello guy, I'm not sure if this can be done or not but here goes. I want to add a gray button called "Update" that will change color if there is a newer version of the project.

I was thinking of using the IF or ELSE feature but I did not see any way to check the version. not only that I would have to have the program ask the website at start up what the up-to-date version was.

Hay any one tried to do this, or can this even be done?

[nrgyzer]

Hello, I do such with the following:

1. Download the updatefile from a server, which contains the updateinformations (e.g. the newest version of your program)

2. Read the downloaded file with TextFile.ReadToString and every of my programs have a integrated number (e.g. program.v1.0.0)

3. Then compare TextFile.ReadToString with the integrated number

4. If TextFile.ReadToString isn't the integrated number, then a newer version exists

Examplecode:

HTTP.Download("http://www.mydomain.com/updatefile.txt", _TempFolder .. "\\updatefile.txt", MODE_BINARY, 20, 80, nil, nil, nil);
if TextFile.ReadToString(_TempFolder .. "\\updatefile.txt") ~= "program.v1.0.0" then
	Dialog.Message("Newer version available", "A newer version is available!", MB_OK, MB_ICONINFORMATION, MB_DEFBUTTON1);
else
	Dialog.Message("Newer version available", "You are up to date!", MB_OK, MB_ICONINFORMATION, MB_DEFBUTTON1);
end

[azmanar]

Hello, I do such with the following:

1. Download the updatefile from a server, which contains the updateinformations (e.g. the newest version of your program)

2. Read the downloaded file with TextFile.ReadToString and every of my programs have a integrated number (e.g. program.v1.0.0)

3. Then compare TextFile.ReadToString with the integrated number

4. If TextFile.ReadToString isn't the integrated number, then a newer version exists

Examplecode:

HTTP.Download("http://www.mydomain.com/updatefile.txt", _TempFolder .. "\\updatefile.txt", MODE_BINARY, 20, 80, nil, nil, nil);
if TextFile.ReadToString(_TempFolder .. "\\updatefile.txt") ~= "program.v1.0.0" then
	Dialog.Message("Newer version available", "A newer version is available!", MB_OK, MB_ICONINFORMATION, MB_DEFBUTTON1);
else
	Dialog.Message("Newer version available", "You are up to date!", MB_OK, MB_ICONINFORMATION, MB_DEFBUTTON1);
end

This is nice work.....nrgyzer

[Ham]

very nice

[Presto]

Thank you so much nrgyzer, you are a code ninja...

I did change the code abit to fit my needs but that worked out really nice thanks. I made labels and set them to disabled and then I made paragraphs and set them so they would not be visible if or else. This way I could make a new page called update then "On Show" I added my code there that way I could show the text that applied depending on the version and hide the other text.

HTTP.Download("http://www.mydomain.com/updatefile.txt", _TempFolder .. "\\updatefile.txt", MODE_BINARY, 20, 80, nil, nil, nil);
if TextFile.ReadToString(_TempFolder .. "\\updatefile.txt") ~= "program.v1.0.0" then
	Paragraph.SetVisible("updates-yes", true);
	Label.SetEnabled("download-updates", true);
	Label.SetEnabled("label-treasure-updates", true);
else
	Paragraph.SetVisible("updates-no", true);
end