i need help on making a launcher with auto updating function

[jamietjeh]

okay well i need help to make an launcher with an auto updater
what it basicly needs to do is
1. check in the version.ini in the root\data\share folder and display it
2. it has to read the version.php listed on the web server and if thay do not match it will download the patch to the root folder
3. if the patch is downloaded it will run the .exe that will install the patch to its directory wich will be the root\data folder or the root\data\share folder wich i put in the exe..
4. it needs to show me the server status cus if it isnt on there is no point on checking for updates since it wont find anything.

if any one can and will help me with this thnx
P.S. i know some of you guys will think WTF are you an ideot???
well let me put it this way (i build servers never worked with VB befor so)
and ive searched all over the web and i cant actualy find anything that can help me...
you guys dont have to give me an complete script but just tell me what and how i can use lines that will help me create my launcher.
thnx

[brandonio21]

Hey jamietjeh!

First of all, welcome to BP Forums! And no, we will not be like "WTF are you an ideot??? [sic]"

I think this video tutorial may help you out a bit, if you haven't seen it! Otherwise, just let us know and we will try to help you develop a working code snippet.

[xolara]

One thing that might have more functionallity is if you used MySQL instead then you can add single files to be downloaded or just one big package <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s -->
And as Brandon Said there is no "WTF are you an ideot??? [sic]"
Aswell as there is No Stupid Questions!