new feature - Remotely Download....

dTomoyo · 2nd June 2001, 13:49

Hi.

I want to be able to do download from web or ftp server.

code:


File /REMOTE "http:\\www.fileserver.com\upgrade.exe" filesize



File /REMOTE "ftp:\\userid : passwd@ftpserver.net\upgrade.exe" filesize



File /REMOTE "ftp:\\ftpserver.net\upgrade.exe" filesize





File /REMOTE [file location address] [filesize]

Installer has remote file address only.

What about this feature?

-peace

Koen van de Sande · 2nd June 2001, 19:03

Edgewize wrote an utility to check for updates from the web (very small), but why would you want such a feature?
Why can't you include those files in your download?
Or are they add-on components?

Can't you execute those links through Windows shell?

Edgewize · 2nd June 2001, 20:47

If you need the very latest version of a file, simply ShellExec a web URL from your script. Update that web page if there is a new version, and users will see it.

You do not want to have a remote-fetch installer. Web-based setup is a Very Bad Thing (tm).

-- What if the user has to pay per-minute internet access charges (in other words, all of Europe)?
-- What if the user has a computer with no net access?
-- What if you exceed your download limit from your web or ftp server?
-- What if someone extracts the name and password from your URL?
-- What if another site wants to mirror your files?

Most importantly:
-- What if your download site goes down or changes address?

Microsoft can get away with it because they have a deal with Conexant to provite unlimited bandwidth and guaranteed uptime. You probably do not have a deal with a major internet backbone provider.

BTW, URLs use *forward* slashes: "http://www.blah.com/path/file.ext"
Back-slashes only work in Microsoft products because Microsoft is trying to make everyone use their retarded back-slash convention for filenames.

2nd June 2001, 19:03	#2
Koen van de Sande Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 269	Edgewize wrote an utility to check for updates from the web (very small), but why would you want such a feature? Why can't you include those files in your download? Or are they add-on components? Can't you execute those links through Windows shell? Koen van de Sande Van de Sande Productions TibEd.net \| VPatch

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2nd June 2001, 20:47	#3
Edgewize Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 89	If you need the very latest version of a file, simply ShellExec a web URL from your script. Update that web page if there is a new version, and users will see it. You do not want to have a remote-fetch installer. Web-based setup is a Very Bad Thing (tm). -- What if the user has to pay per-minute internet access charges (in other words, all of Europe)? -- What if the user has a computer with no net access? -- What if you exceed your download limit from your web or ftp server? -- What if someone extracts the name and password from your URL? -- What if another site wants to mirror your files? Most importantly: -- What if your download site goes down or changes address? Microsoft can get away with it because they have a deal with Conexant to provite unlimited bandwidth and guaranteed uptime. You probably do not have a deal with a major internet backbone provider. BTW, URLs use forward slashes: "http://www.blah.com/path/file.ext" Back-slashes only work in Microsoft products because Microsoft is trying to make everyone use their retarded back-slash convention for filenames.