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Title: New update method
Post by: rdsu on August 30, 2014, 08:33:58 am
Hi,

I would to have a better update method in JRiver.

Instead of downloading a new installer, why not download the new files and restart the application?

Thanks
Title: Re: New update method
Post by: rdsu on September 04, 2014, 09:01:14 am
?
Title: Re: New update method
Post by: JimH on September 04, 2014, 10:18:50 am
There isn't another option.  Sorry.
Title: Re: New update method
Post by: MrHaugen on September 05, 2014, 04:23:10 am
Would it be possible for the server to actually push updates to the clients? That way you would only have one master to take care of, and all other units would installed and restarted upon next Library Server connection. That would save me a lot of updating. Probably others as well.
Title: Re: New update method
Post by: rdsu on September 05, 2014, 04:31:32 am
Maybe in the future you can change your mind and implement something like this... :)
Title: Re: New update method
Post by: astromo on September 05, 2014, 04:38:39 am
Would it be possible for the server to actually push updates to the clients? That way you would only have one master to take care of, and all other units would installed and restarted upon next Library Server connection. That would save me a lot of updating. Probably others as well.

Now that's a smart plan. Like it.
Title: Re: New update method
Post by: astromo on September 05, 2014, 04:40:54 am
There isn't another option.  Sorry.

... but there are 2 variations on the theme:

1. Update within MC
2. Download the install file and then launch (handy for rolling back if needed)
Title: Re: New update method
Post by: rdsu on September 05, 2014, 04:42:09 am
... but there are 2 variations on the theme:

1. Update within MC
2. Download the install file and then launch (handy for rolling back needed)
At the end they are the same...
Title: Re: New update method
Post by: astromo on September 05, 2014, 04:48:29 am
... but there are 2 variations on the theme:

1. Update within MC
2. Download the install file and then launch (handy for rolling back needed)

Agreed. At least you're across that point of detail. Sweet..  ;)
Title: Re: New update method
Post by: glynor on September 05, 2014, 09:09:27 am
FWIW... It would be nice if somehow (and I don't know if this is possible) you could schedule MC to apply any pending updates at 2am every Wednesday, or something like that.  And have it completely automated.

You could just script MC to close and then to restart itself, which would run any pending installers.  But the issue is the UAC prompt, which won't approve itself, and if it needs to reboot it waits at the click next to reboot screen (and for reasons I still haven't figured out, my HTPC again still needs to reboot essentially 100% of the time).

So... I agree it isn't 100% ideal.  I have quite a few different installs spread around on machines I only occasionally touch, and they often get way out of date.

Title: Re: New update method
Post by: Matt on September 05, 2014, 10:16:40 am
And have it completely automated.

It has to prompt for UAC elevation, so automated is sort of impossible.  It already runs the update with only that prompt if you use the Update Channel.
Title: Re: New update method
Post by: glynor on September 05, 2014, 01:00:05 pm
I suspected as much. How does Chrome do it though, I wonder?
Title: Re: New update method
Post by: Hendrik on September 05, 2014, 01:25:30 pm
I suspected as much. How does Chrome do it though, I wonder?

Chrome puts its binaries into AppData.
Title: Re: New update method
Post by: glynor on September 05, 2014, 03:56:36 pm
Chrome puts its binaries into AppData.

I kinda figured that out after I wrote that...