Help Needed Urgently!

[jon0881]

Hi Guys and Gals,

My AutoIT skills are not high enough yet for me to be able to write something for this. Im hoping someone can help;

We have an application that regularly updated. The app is very simple and an upgrade is as simple as installing the new application on a host pc, copy the program files folder and paste them onto the client pc's. Some users have moved over to a terminal server to launch the app but we need to move everyone back.

Im basically after a script (pref with a nice front end instead of a robocopy window) that will be on a network drive. Each client will have a shortcut to the script on the desktop. Once launched it will compare the files on the client pc with the client files on the network. If out of date, update the client files and then of course launch the application.

Any help would be great!

Regards

Jon

[Wheebo]

hi , do mean something like this ?

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;Includes
#include <GUIConstants.au3>
#include <Array.au3>
#include <File.au3>

GUICreate("version", 200, 300,-1,-1,-1,$WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW)
$exit = GUICtrlCreateButton("Exit[ Kill ]",49, 265, 100, 30)
GUICtrlCreateLabel("Check Version of :",49,10)
$NF4 = GUICtrlCreateButton("NF4",49,40,100,30)

;<---- CLIENT VERSIONEN BEGIN ---->
$vNF4 = FileGetVersion(@ScriptDir & "\install-exe\Board-NF4\NF4.exe")
;<---- CLIENT VERSION END ---->

$DriverDir = IniRead("\\kassen-server\C$\Login\System\Data\DataBase.ini", "Locations", "Driver", "\\kassen-server\D$\Login\Driver") ;<- place ur server here

;<---- SERVER VERSIONEN BEGIN ---->
$kNF4 = FileGetVersion($DriverDir & "\NF4\NF4.exe")
;<---- KASSEN VERSIONEN END ---->
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
  Switch $nMsg
    Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
        Exit
    
    Case $exit
        Exit 

    Case $NF4 
        $msg = 0
        If $vNF4 <> $kNF4 Then
            $msg = MsgBox(4,"Announcement","There is eventually a newer version on the server." & @CRLF & "Serverversion : " & $kNF4 & @CRLF & "Clientversion : " & $vNF4 & @CRLF &  "Replace Data ?")
        Else
            MsgBox(0,"Up2Date","There is no newer version on the server.")
        EndIf   
        
        if $msg = 6 Then
            if FileCopy($DriverDir & "\NF4\NF4.exe", @ScriptDir & "\install-exe\Board-NF4\",1) then
                MsgBox(64,"Replaced","Files were successfully replaced.")
            Else
                MsgBox(64,"Error","Data has not been replaced.")
            EndIf
        EndIf
      EndSwitch
WEnd

[jon0881]

That looks just like what im after, i just hope i know enough to adapt it to my environment.

[Wheebo]

I just testet it , it works 100% fine for me , but you will have to change the $DriverDir to your server+fileFolder.

then is HAS to work. to change the names of the rest eG. NF4 -> YourProgram.exe is easy --- just change it ^^

and u maybe need this :

DataBase.ini

[Locations]

Driver=\\kassen-server\D$\Login\Driver

change this too .

[weaponx]

Here is another option, this is more of a generic file date comparison.

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#include <date.au3>

;Declare array to store files to be checked
Dim $fileArray[3]

$fileArray[0] = "config.ini"
$fileArray[1] = "program.exe"
$fileArray[2] = "images\image.gif"

;Local path
$localPath = "C:\test"

;Network path
$networkPath = "C:\Copy of test"

For $X = 0 to Ubound($fileArray) - 1
    
    $localFile = $localPath & "\" & $fileArray[$X]
    $networkFile = $networkPath & "\" & $fileArray[$X]
    
    ;If local file is missing
    If NOT FileExists($localFile) Then
        ConsoleWrite($fileArray[$X] & ": Not found locally" & @CRLF)
        
        ;Retrieve file
        FileMove($networkFile,$localFile,1)
        
        ConsoleWrite($fileArray[$X] & ": Retrieved" & @CRLF)
        
        ;No need to compare dates
        ContinueLoop
    EndIf
    
    ;If network file is missing
    If NOT FileExists($networkFile) Then
        ConsoleWrite($fileArray[$X] & ": Not found on network, no action taken" & @CRLF)
        ContinueLoop
    EndIf
    
    ;Get last modified date
    $alFT = FileGetTime ($localFile,0,2)
    $anFT = FileGetTime ($networkFile,0,2)
    
    ;Convert dates into Date UDF format
    $localFileTimeString = StringFormat("%s/%s/%s %s:%s:%s", $alFT[0],$alFT[1],$alFT[2],$alFT[3],$alFT[4],$alFT[5])
    $networkFileTimeString = StringFormat("%s/%s/%s %s:%s:%s", $anFT[0],$anFT[1],$anFT[2],$anFT[3],$anFT[4],$anFT[5])
    
    ;Determine date difference (in seconds) between local and network
    $difference = _DateDiff('s',$localFileTimeString,$networkFileTimeString)

    ;Same
    If $difference = 0 Then
        ConsoleWrite($fileArray[$X] & ": Same as network, no action taken" & @CRLF)
    
    ;Network file is newer
    ElseIf $difference > 0 Then
        ConsoleWrite($fileArray[$X] & ": Outdated" & @CRLF)
        
        ;Perform overwrite
        FileMove($networkFile,$localFile,1)
        
        ConsoleWrite($fileArray[$X] & ": Updated" & @CRLF)
    
    ;Local file is newer
    ElseIf $difference < 0 Then
        ConsoleWrite($fileArray[$X] & ": Newer, no action taken" & @CRLF)
    EndIf
Next

[jon0881]

Thanks for the help. I ended up using a basic autoit gui with a robocopy script behind it.