check for updates button

[Björnke von Gierke]

I really do not see any reason to use a plugin/external in rev for 
checking for a new version. All it takes is some thought about protocol 
and something similar to the following code:

constant AppVersion = "129" --current version = 1.2.9

on mouseUp
   if url "http://yourHost.com/AppName/version.txt" > AppVersion then
     answer "You're an outdated minion, await the disposal team!"
   else
     answer "You are a current minion, no termination for you... yet."
   end if
end mouseUp

Of course you could add handling for connection errors and other fancy 
stuff, but if your minion can't reach the internet, you can't do 
anything about it anyway. As with all features, you should value your 
time against the possible gains, and in my oppinion, almost every 
refinement of the above code would produce negligible returns, if any 
at all.

cheers
Björnke

On 16 Jun 2007, at 14:09, Robert Mann wrote:

> Looking for suggestions on what I should use for a "check for updates
> button" in my app? Has anyone used http://www.manitools.com/
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> Thanks
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> Rob
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