How to check if Web update is available inside application

[fasterfox]

Dear Experts,

I need some help/validation.

I'm new to InstallAware.
I got working my installer and also the Web Updates for my application, which is kind of complex in terms of the components included.

I still have a problem: I do not how to check if there is an update available for my application, because when is available I need to close all the other components first and then the application itself.

I do know that I can use: /update or /update /s, to get the updates from my application, but I don't know how I can check if there is an update, because in that case I need to run a process, close my application before to get the update.

I read an article explaining how to modify the updates.ini in order to return a code, but is not working or the code that I've included is not correct.

Could be possible to get an additional explanation or a sample of the updates.ini to achieve this task.

Thanks in advance for your help.

[FrancescoT]

Dear User,

It has nothing to do with the ini file.

If you need a RETURN CODE from your setup package when it is launched using "/update or /update /s", just use the "Terminate with Exit code" command in your Update script.

Obviosly, you need to modify the default update script behavior in order to return an appropriate value ... when required.

Regards

[fasterfox]

Thanks for your reply and sorry for the confusion.

I was talking about the updates script not the UPDATES.INI.

In fact, I have uploaded the changes to my updates script using the return code.

I'm using the Web Updates model "Schedule Updates".
I'd like to get a Return code when there is an update and not to apply the update.
But my script is always returning 0.

Do you have an example related to return codes in the updates script.

Thanks

[fasterfox]

Well, after reviewing the update script in more detail, I figured it out where to include the line to get the "Terminate with return code" command to get the return code. Basically, I included an additional parameter in my script, something like

if Variable COMMANDLINE Contains /checkonly -------- (my parameter)
Terminate with Exit code 999 (whatever number)

This code just after the if Variable UPDATE_DOWNLOAD Equals TRUE (Choose updates to download)

Thanks anyway.