Tarma WebUpdate sample application

The Samples\WebUpdate folder contains a sample application that illustrates how to use the Tarma WebUpdate DLL to update or install an application. The sample program is a console application written in C++ that requires Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 or later to build.

Delphi note: There is also an equivalent Borland Delphi version of this application available; look for the WebUpdate.dpr file. Please be aware that the TWU interface uses C-style null-terminated strings rather than Pascal-style counted strings. The sample application illustrates how to use the null-terminated strings.

You may use the program as-is or copy its code to your own application, subject to the terms and conditions of the License agreement. Remember to include the appropriate version of the Tarma WebUpdate DLL with your application; see Tarma WebUpdate for a list of the available DLL versions.

Syntax

WebUpdate [/install][/update] package_name pif_url

/install

Specifies that package_name must be installed regardless of any existing installation.

/update

Specifies that package_name must be installed only if already present on the system and newer than the existing installation.

package_name

Name of the package to install, as listed in the package information file specified by pif_url. If the package has dependencies, the dependencies are also installed if necessary.

pif_url

URL to the package information file that contains the package information. This can be any valid URL, for example:

file://machine/share/updates/update.txt
ftp://ftp.tarma.com/public/update.txt
https://tarma.com/download/update.txt
https://secure.tarma.com/download/update.txt

Be sure to include the file:// prefix if you are referring to a local or UNC file path.

If neither /install nor /update are specified, the program lists the available package information.

Files

The Samples\WebUpdate folder contains the following files:

Program outline

The internal implementation of the program follows this outline (the Delphi program is similar):

// Open the connection and retrieve the package information
TWUOpenUpdateURL(pif_url);

// Find the desired package
pPackage = TWUFindPackage(package_name);

// Enumerate the package and its dependencies to download them.
// If a package is required and downloaded, pPackage->lUserCookie1
// is set to TRUE as a marker for the second pass.
TWUEnumPackageDependencies(pPackage, _WUDownloadCB);

// Enumerate the package and its dependencies to install them
// (only packages with pPackage->lUserCookie1 set to TRUE).
TWUEnumPackageDependencies(pPackage, _WUInstallCB);

// Perform clean up
TWUCleanupDownloads;
TWUCloseSession;

Sample usage

To test this program, try the following scenarios. They use the update.txt file stored on Tarma's own web server; see Sample file in the package information file topic for its contents.

Check available version (only)

WebUpdate tin3 https://tarma.com/download/update.txt

Lists the latest available version of InstallMate but does not download or install anything.

Install program

WebUpdate /install tin3 https://tarma.com/download/update.txt

Download and installs the latest available version of InstallMate, regardless of the currently installed version (if any).

Update program

WebUpdate /update tin3 https://tarma.com/download/update.txt

Downloads and installs the latest available version of InstallMate, but only if an earlier version is already present.