bcnzer
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Updater command line for 'unattended' download

When I launch my application, I call the AI updater to check if there is an update (/justcheck command line). If there is no update, I run normally. If there is I call the AI updater again to download and install the update (/silentall -nofreqcheck). As it downloads I display a message saying "Downloading..." and an animated icon so you know the process isn't dead.

The problem we have found is that users on a slow connection have no idea how far into the download they are - unless they know to go into the system tray and double clicking on the green AI updater icon.

Would it be possible to have another command line parameter, similar to /silentall, but instead of immediately minimizing to the tray it keeps the window open so you can see the download progress?
Dan
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Re: Updater command line for 'unattended' download

Hello,

We don't have support for this.
We'll consider this improvement in a future version of Advanced Installer. Thank you for your suggestion.

If you have other questions, please let us know.

Best regards,
Dan
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Dan
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Re: Updater command line for 'unattended' download

Hello,

The command line switches for the Updater which allows you to implement this scenario have been added starting with the 11.5 version of Advanced Installer released on September 25th, 2014.

You can use the following command line switches for the updater:

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/silentall -nofreqcheck -reducedgui
If you have other questions, please let us know.

Best regards,
Dan
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