Updater

[l2k-Shadow]

You need to load inet into your app, (internet file transfer protocol) or something like that it should be called in your components (CTRL+T) directory.

i know, i m not that newbish, i think it might be a problem with my text file?
http://mehateeggz.googlepages.com/CurrentVer.txt

Well you said that it is throwing an object required error. And by definition object required error means that you are trying to call an object that is not there, which in this case you are calling an INET control, which the VB has detected missing, so therefore that is the only problem that is able to be associated with this error in this line of code.

[Clan CDH]

You need to load inet into your app, (internet file transfer protocol) or something like that it should be called in your components (CTRL+T) directory.

i know, i m not that newbish, i think it might be a problem with my text file?
http://mehateeggz.googlepages.com/CurrentVer.txt

Well you said that it is throwing an object required error. And by definition object required error means that you are trying to call an object that is not there, which in this case you are calling an INET control, which the VB has detected missing, so therefore that is the only problem that is able to be associated with this error in this line of code.

i know, but it's not missing the inet control because i have it in there, it highlights that whole line, i believe it might be in the app.major, could that be possible?

edit:  here's my form maybe im doing something wrong
http://mehateeggz.googlepages.com/Updater.frm

[warz]

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If Inet.OpenURL("http://mehateeggz.googlepages.com/CurrentVer.txt") <> App.Major & "." & App.Minor & "." & App.Revision Then


I'm not sure if i'm correct - but wouldn't it be better in this case to use a string comparison function rather than greater than or less than? Would App.Major & "." & App.Minor & "." & App.Revision be treated as a string? I don't think it'd be treated as any numerical data. Maybe try something similar to strcmp, or something.

If you are infact allowed to use greater than or less than on two strings, then it might be better to enclose the values to the right of the comparison operators in parenthesis so it does the & operations, and then looks at the entire string, because it might be trying to do this:

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if (Inet.OpenURL("http://mehateeggz.googlepages.com/CurrentVer.txt") <> App.Major) & "." & App.minor [...]


[rabbit]

Cascade checks should be used.  IE: Check the major version first.  If the supplied is lower than the check, update, otherwise move on to the minor version, do the same, and move on the to revision.

[Hdx]

I'm not sure if i'm correct - but wouldn't it be better in this case to use a string comparison function rather than greater than or less than? Would App.Major & "." & App.Minor & "." & App.Revision be treated as a string? I don't think it'd be treated as any numerical data. Maybe try something similar to strcmp, or something.

If you are infact allowed to use greater than or less than on two strings, then it might be better to enclose the values to the right of the comparison operators in parenthesis so it does the & operations, and then looks at the entire string, because it might be trying to do this:

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if (Inet.OpenURL("http://mehateeggz.googlepages.com/CurrentVer.txt") <> App.Major) & "." & App.minor [...]


Well, VB being the newbish languuage it is, dosent matter. The strings are conceated(sp?) before the comparisions are done.
Therefor my line works fine.

Cascade checks should be used. IE: Check the major version first. If the supplied is lower than the check, update, otherwise move on to the minor version, do the same, and move on the to revision.

Why? we're talking to a kiddie here, using VB. I honestly don't think it should be cascading, when it all can be done in one move.
Oh well, w/e

i know, but it's not missing the inet control because i have it in there, it highlights that whole line, i believe it might be in the app.major, could that be possible?

edit: here's my form maybe im doing something wrong
http://mehateeggz.googlepages.com/Updater.frm

Yes you are missing the 'Inet' control.
Your control is named 'Inet1'
It MUST be named 'Inet', considering you have the 1, it cant find it! There for you get the error!!!
DUA!
Anyways.
Pay attention boyo

My code works FINE, I tested it many times in 2rd period, many times.
(Our school has a personal HTTP server in each lab(for php programming) and I have access to them all <3)
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[rabbit]

It's a lot easier to cascade than to compare strings.

[Clan CDH]

woops i didn't see that i guess >_< imma go in and beat me self over the head now

[l2k-Shadow]

AFAIK, upon compilation, VB changes the <> to StrComp() when comparing strings.

[warz]

AFAIK, upon compilation, VB changes the <> to StrComp() when comparing strings.

eh, i doubt that.

[rabbit]

AFAIK it changes it to two different calls: a <> b becomes a < b and a > b

[warz]

AFAYK.

[rabbit]

AFAYK.

Yes...I pinch.

[vuther.de]

Not sure if anyone has given him a solution, but Clan CDH, if you want my code I made for my bot for auto-updating, I'll give you it.

[Hdx]

mm, reviving a dead thread, w/o adding anything, thanks.
And yes he has been helped:
Poke
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