New versions of an access program

[Arne Olsson]

Hi!
I,ve successfully made a access program with access developer extension that
enduser now can use. But when i try to download a new version of the program
i got a message that the program is already installed so i have to delete it
before i can download the new version. I would like to know how to make new
versions of the program that enduser could install without deleting the old
version? Then i also would like to know if it is possible to make the program
to search for new version of the program and ask the enduser if he wants to
update the program and how to make that work.

Best regards
Arne Olsson

 

[Gina Whipp]

Arne,

Okay, let's start from the beginning... What version do you have and what
version are you trying to download? Where are you trying to download it
from? And since you are deploying a runtime what are you asking your users
to download?

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[Arne Olsson]

Hi Gina!
Ok, here comes some more details. I have made an applikation with Access
2007 for users which doesnt use Access. To make it possible for these users
to use the program i have used Access developer extension 2007 to make a
installation package so these users can install and use the program as it
runs with Access 2007 runtime. And that works fine. But when i,m testing to
install a new version with the developer extension (This will be the case
when im adding some features and package it as a new verrsion of the program)
it says that i alredy have the program installed and therefore i must
uninstall the previous version before i install the new version. I think that
will be to complicated for users. So the question is how do i manage
developer extension to make this update? Since users can install the program
from a server i will not know which users that actually uses the program and
should update it. Therefore i wonder if there is someway the users could be
notified that they should upgrade to the new version?

Best regards
Arne Olsson

 

[Gina Whipp]

Arne,

There should be no uninstall/reinstall. Installing updates should only
replace the databse not the Runtime. Perhaps the below by Albert Kallal
will help...

http://www.members.shaw.ca:80/AlbertKallal//RunTime/Index.html

Also, your application should be split, is it isn't read this...

http://www.members.shaw.ca/AlbertKallal/Articles/split/index.htm


And when you have updates*** to the Front End use this...

http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/autofe.htm

***You keep refering to upgrades and what I think you mean is updates and/or
changes.

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[Arne Olsson]

Hi Gina!
Thanks, this was an excellent answer and it clarifies my questions.
Best regards
Arne

 

[Gina Whipp]

You're welcome!

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