Request for an update button

[mickeyseo]

Could you please add an update button to the program? You sometimes upload updates to this program, but I have to visit your repository in order to download the latest version.

[kosmic0]

pretty plz ;) thanxxxxxxxxx

[InteXX]

@D4koon

In case you might consider implementing auto-update, I'd like to recommend Squirrel. I've seen good results with it.

I didn't have to abandon Inno Setup, either. I modified my script to use Inno as a self-extractor, basically a wrapper around Squirrel's Setup.exe. (The SetSquirrelTemp procedure sets us up for specifying the installation folder. Squirrel's default is %LocalAppData%\MyApp, which may be undesirable in some cases.)

; Script generated by the Inno Setup Script Wizard.
; SEE THE DOCUMENTATION FOR DETAILS ON CREATING INNO SETUP SCRIPT FILES!

#define AppPublisher "InteXX"
#define AppExeName "MyApp v"
#define AppVersion "1.0"
#define AppName "MyApp"
#define AppUrl "https://www.MyApp.com/"

[Setup]
; NOTE: The value of AppId uniquely identifies this application. Do not use the same AppId value in installers for other applications.
; (To generate a new GUID, click Tools | Generate GUID inside the IDE.)
AppId={{2F651F6A-6F25-4B73-BC69-C2DC1E04420F}
AppName={#AppName}
AppVersion={#AppVersion}
AppPublisher={#AppPublisher}
AppPublisherURL={#AppUrl}
AppSupportURL={#AppUrl}
AppUpdatesURL={#AppUrl}
CreateAppDir=no
Uninstallable=no
; Remove the following line to run in administrative install mode (install for all users.)
PrivilegesRequired=lowest
OutputBaseFilename={#AppExeName}{#AppVersion}
OutputDir=D:\Dev\Projects\Products\MyApp\Application\Desktop\MyApp.UI\bin\Output
SetupIconFile=D:\Dev\Projects\Products\MyApp\Application\Desktop\MyApp.UI\Resources\Icons\MyApp.ico
Compression=lzma
SolidCompression=yes
WizardStyle=modern
SetupLogging=yes
VersionInfoVersion={#AppVersion}

[Messages]
ReadyLabel2b=Click Install to install and run the application.

[Languages]
Name: "english"; MessagesFile: "compiler:Default.isl"

[Files]
Source: "D:\Dev\Projects\Products\MyApp\Application\Desktop\MyApp.UI\bin\Deploy\Setup.exe"; DestDir: "{tmp}"; Flags: ignoreversion
; NOTE: Don't use "Flags: ignoreversion" on any shared system files

[Run]
Filename: "{tmp}\Setup.exe"; WorkingDir: {tmp}; BeforeInstall: SetSquirrelTemp; AfterInstall: ExitInstaller

[Code]
#ifdef UNICODE
  #define AW "W"
#else
  #define AW "A"
#endif

function SetEnvironmentVariable(lpName: string; lpValue: string): BOOL;
  external 'SetEnvironmentVariable{#AW}@kernel32.dll stdcall';

procedure ExitProcess(uExitCode: UINT);
  external '[email protected] stdcall';

procedure SetSquirrelTemp;
begin
  if not SetEnvironmentVariable('SQUIRREL_TEMP', ExpandConstant('{localappdata}\InteXX')) then begin
    MsgBox(SysErrorMessage(DLLGetLastError), mbError, MB_OK);
    MsgBox('There was a problem during setup. Contact Support.', mbError, MB_OK);
    ExitProcess(0);
  end
end;

procedure ExitInstaller;
begin
  ExitProcess(0);
end;

[InteXX]

@D4koon

Follow-up and cautionary note for the above recommendation: Even though we have the SetSquirrelTemp construct, Squirrel doesn't support installing to directories that require UAC approval.