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LATEST VERSION INFO THREAD - DcUpdater - 1.32.01 - May 9, 2017

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mouser:

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LATEST VERSION:

Version 1.32.01 - May 9, 2017

* [BugFix] Fixed error complaining about "-dontofferdcupdaterpage" flag, seen when checking for updates in Screenshot Captor.
Version 1.31.01 - April 1st, 2017

* [Major Feature] Updated to work with high-dpi (larger than 100% text) displays.
Version 1.30.01 - April 4th, 2012

* [BugFix] Fixed bug where virtualstore location was being written to, causing dcupdater to report old versions of installed programs sometimes; see https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=30528.0; thanks to dc member sba
* [Feature] Added the following optional parameters to versioninfo.xml files:Override_VersionFileRemote,Override_WebPage,Override_UpdateFile.  Using these you can effectively have the versioninfo.xml file overide some values of the local .dcupdate file or even redirect to an alternative versioninfo file.
* [Feature] Executable and setup now digitally signed and not zip-compatible
Version 1.28.01 - Oct 8th, 2010

* [BugFix] The extra list of directories to include or exclude was being parsed incorrectly if entries were // commented out
* [MinorFeature] The extra list of directories to include/exclude now skips ignoring a specific directory if passed on the commandline.
Version 1.27.01 - Sep 7, 2010

* Rebuilt with libcurl 7.21.1 -- hopefully this fixes rare crashes of the updater.
* Improved statusbar messages.
* Added new information when the updates being shown are just from a specific program, with checkbox to show all known updateable applications.
* Improved dupe detection -- should eliminate the occasional display of duplicate items in updater.
* Improved handling of case when updater is launched and an instance is already running.
* Fixed mouseover hints from options.
* Added "explore here" item to right-click menu for entries.
Version 1.26.01 - Jan 6th, 2010

* Looks like win7 fixes are successful
Version 1.25.02 - Dec 29th, 2009

* Attempt to fix windows7 crash
* Attempt to fix problems with libcurl library on vista and other flavors of MS Windows.
Version 1.24.01 - Dec 20th, 2009

* Rebuilt with latest version of libcurl (7.19.7) -- may fix some network issues
* No longer packed -- may improve some exit crashes?
* Added support for following redirects when retrieving web update and version files.
Version 1.23.01 - Aug 20th, 2007

* Fixed bug causing error when you disable all items and say hide disabled.
* Wasn't properly shutting down automatically when invoked from another program with disabled items.
* Added help for using dcuhelper
* Fixed bug in unzipinstall.exe helper utility which was causing it to not shutdown target programs during unzipping.
Version 1.22.01 - Aug 19th, 2007

* Improved minimize-to-tray interaction with running the updater from a program and running it as a standalone tool.

OLDER VERSIONS:

Version 1.21.01 - Aug 15th, 2007

* Last version broke the notification to programs when a zip-based (plugin) update completed.
* Added more items to the "Installables" tab.
* Modified the download options for location and naming.
* Added default icons for when icons are missing.
Version 1.19.01 - Aug 5th, 2007

* DcUpdater now knows how to look in a local zip file and find dcupdate information and report and run the update for you.
* Right-click popup context menu now provides more information and some more choices.
* Files with .dcupdate extension are now registered to be opened with DcUpdater on double click -- which will show a single-tab interface in the program to make it easier to install NEW packages in this way.
* New Right-click context menu item to do a manual download of the update file without installing (options to add date and version to the filename and specify custom directory).
* Program remembers height of extra info in advanced mode.
* You can now exclude folders and files from scanning by listing them in the Extra Files memo with a - prefix.
* You can now drag and drop .dcupdate files or even ZIP packages onto the main window to install a new package.
* All options are now in a separate dialog.
* Main form now has two tabs, one for installed packages, one for available packages.
* New simple mode button.
* Self-upgrade now takes place after all other items are updated.
* New-install update files will be automatically overrided by installed versions of the same package.
* Checkboxes let you disable items from checking.
* View menu lets you hide disabled items.
* Sorted columns are preserved between runs.
* Added (and set default) an alertbox mode of displaying update from tray.
* Doesn't pop up on failure to connect to network (better for resuming from sleep issues)
* Updater was staying minimized to tray if there were updates that had already been reported.
Version 1.15.01 - July 10th, 2007

* Updater now detects when a second instance is launched and absorbs it's commandline parameters and closes the 2nd instance.
* Drag and drop of files results in adding the FOLDER to the search path.
* The updater now uses a hash of update versions so that it wont "pop up" to show you update information that you have seen before (so now if you dismiss an update popup you wont see it again unless you manually check for updates or a new update becomes available).
Version 1.14.01 - July 8th, 2007

* Updater now does not pop up when there is just an error getting version info.
* Modified program name in order to fix mistaken windows Vista UAC elevation and alert.
Version 1.13.01 - July 7th, 2007

* Updater will now direct you to the website if there is no configured install file for an update.
v1.12.05 - June 30th, 2007

* First public preview release


Note: there is not much you can do with the updater at this point, except to let it check for updates for itself. But soon all of my programs and other programs will be checkable for updates.

However if you have one of the newer FARR v2 preview releases (v.2.00.109 or later), you should be able to check for updates for that (and from FARR as well).

I will be adding the ability to check arbitrary pad files for updates very soon.

Programmers: See the help file for info on how you can make an update file for your program so the updater will check it for new versions and help the user download them.


Looking forward to your thoughts!

jgpaiva:
 :Thmbsup: Checked and re-checked! Great work (as always) mouser :D

justice:
This program is going to be so popular  :D Can't wait!

Are you going to register the .dcupdate extension with explorer so users can double click the .dcupdate file to load it in DCUpdater? And so that scripts can run the .dcupdate extension to register their application? This was one of the issues I was thinking about for my updating program that has never been resolved.

Associating .dcupdate files manually works fine here on Vista. FARR .dcupdate too.

mouser:
yes, very good idea and not hard to do.

Tekzel:
Hey mouser, awesome program as usual.  You have a knack for mixing usability with geekiness and coming up with a program that is appealing for a large audience.

I have noticed one wee issue, minor really.  When you have the program to close to tray and pop up on update, when the window pops up it creates a second icon in the tray.  I did say it was minor :)  Not sure if this is by design, but it is a little unsightly to me.

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