Frequently Asked Questions
I need to update wodAppUpdate and the wodAppUpdater Service. How can I achieve this?
In order to replace the component file (wodAppUpdate.dll or wodAppUpdate.ocx) the only necessary thing we must do is replace the file. As for wodAppUpdater Service (wodUpdSv.exe), the process is a bit different. What we need to do is following:
Uninstall the current service
Download the updates
Apply update and install the service
In order to achieve this we will use CmdAfter and CmdBefore entries in Configuration file to Uninstall/Install services.
Here is an example of our config file:
#Update file signature
[Global]
CmdBefore=%SYSTEM%\wodUpdS2.exe -u
CmdAfter=%SYSTEM%\wodUpdS2.exe -i
[File]
Name=wodAppUp.dll
Size=417792
URL=http://your_hostname/wodAppUp.dll
Version=1.3.7.122
Register=1
Path=%SYSTEM%
[File]
Name=wodUpdS2.exe
Size=73512
URL=http://your_hostname/wodUpdS2.exe
Path=%SYSTEM%
*Please note that values of some entries used in this sample may be different in your environment.
This is all. When Update is called, the component should update both the component, and it's wodUpdater service with the new versions.
In short, what we did:
We used CmdBefore to uninstall the old service (you need to manually remove the file from System32 folder), and CmdAfter to install the new service when Update is done.
Last updated Thu, Nov 7 2013 11:00pm