There are 2 ways of initiating an updates check from your app:
- Call an exported function from our wuw4.dll
dynamic link library, passing it the URL of your update
script.
- Use ShellExecute() or equivalent to launch the supplied
wuwstub.exe applet, which then passes the URL through wuw4.dll
to the Software Update Wizard service.
Wuw4.dll is a simple 32 bit Windows DLL that does not require
registration and can be located anywhere on the Windows DLL
search hierarchy (typically System32).
Here are some simple examples showing how easily the
Software Update Wizard can be integrated into various
development languages. Just click on a language to see
a worked example:
Deployment
The easiest way to deploy the Software Update Wizard is
to include and launch our wuwinstaller.exe installer in your
own installation program.
Our installer can run silently if required and encapsulates
every detail of safely installing the Software Update
Wizard. (N.b. The developer help file shows you how to
install the Software Update Wizard components yourself, if
you prefer to include them directly in your own app
installer.)
Next Steps!
Having integrated the Software Update Wizard with your code,
the next step is to write your first update script:
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