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How to implement program upgrade in c# winform?

Ken H

hi,

I want to when the client each time run the program first checks whether the current version is the latest version.If not, upgrade to the latest version.

private void btnUpgrade_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

if(Current version NO. is old){

// Then, download the latest version from the server...

}

Thanks.

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Vulpes12y ago
Accepted answer
Automatic program updates are best dealt with using Microsoft 'ClickOnce' deployment which has been integrated into Visual Studio since 2005 (.NET 2.0) and deals with most of the complexity for you.

The users need to have IE or FireFox on their machines.

Start reading here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/t71a733d.aspx