Dynamic Update System

In the new version 6.75 this feature is active, so in the next weeks you could try and test it as you like.

> so in the next weeks you could try and test it as you like.

Sure thing -- do you have something I could help out with now or do you mean you'll get back to me in a few weeks?

You can try now the new Manage Apps feature, test it and write me your opinions.

I'm working to improve this tool on some aspects (v2.5.9.2):
- fixed some bugs
- added a context menu for items (any advice to improve it is welcome)
- added the ability to stop Checking and Updating procedures without cause problems (so users without broadband connections can interrupt update procedure and continue it later)
- added the software description, available from the new context menu (support also PortableApps software)
- added a link to the software web page, available from the new context menu (support also PortableApps software)
- improved the error system

If you want to try it, you can download the new manager executable from HERE (place it in "[SuiteDir]\Launcher\Manager" folder). Tests are very useful to help me in the development.

Some more improvements (v2.5.9.3):
- fixed some bugs
- improved the support of PortableApps software (now are reported updates also for them)
- added a note if updates are in English only (users can manually download the translation from software page)
- some other minor improvements

If you want to try it, you can download the new manager executable from HERE (place it in "[SuiteDir]\Launcher\Manager" folder). Tests are very useful to help me in the development.

Improvements of the day (v2.5.9.4):
- fixed some minor bugs
- improved the checking result message
- restored the correct text font and size of the software list
- improved the support for a custom folder
- internal code improvements

You can download it from HERE (place it in "[SuiteDir]\Launcher\Manager" folder) and help us with tests.

Improvements of the day (v2.5.9.5):
- fixed some bugs
- added the SkipList, so now in context menu for each software is possible to select "Don't Check", to skip these apps during the checking (the SkipList is saved in ini settings and loaded at the Manage Apps startup)
- added a progress bar for Checking and Updating procedures
- minor improvements

You can download it from HERE (place it in "[SuiteDir]\Launcher\Manager" folder) and help us with tests.

Improvements of the day (v2.5.9.6):
- added the Backup feature, that allow to backup software setting files or entire apps (in future will be added also a restore feature)
- backup feature of setting files support both Lupo PenSuite and PortableApps software
- inverted the place of buttons Manage Apps and Switch Icon-Sets in the Suite Manager menu
- improved the progress bar
- the Remove feature now is available in the right-click context menu
- now if you set proxy in Check Updates tool, these settings are used also for the Manage Apps tool
- fixed some bugs
- several improvements in the code

You can download it from HERE (place it in "[SuiteDir]\Launcher\Manager" folder) and help us with tests.

Improvements of the day (v2.5.9.7):
- improved the Backup feature, now completed and with Log file creation
- added the Restore backups feature (disabled because not completed yet), that will allow to restore backups created with this tool
- general improvements in the code
- fixed some bugs

You can download it from HERE (place it in "[SuiteDir]\Launcher\Manager" folder) and help us with tests.

Other improvements of the day (v2.5.9.8):
- fixed an issue in the log creation of the Backup feature
- completed the Restore backups feature, that now allow to correctly restore backups
- fixed some minor bugs

You can download it from HERE (place it in "[SuiteDir]\Launcher\Manager" folder) and help us with tests.

Improvements of the day (v2.5.9.9):
- improved the Restore backups feature
- minor improvements in the code
- fixed some bugs

You can download it from HERE (place it in "[SuiteDir]\Launcher\Manager" folder) and help us with tests.

the Suite Manager is great, i'm using it to update Lupo apps!

i notice that the update move the old folder and replace it with the new extracted folder, i like to request the old folder make a backup copy first, then the new folder to overwrite the old folder so that it would retain the settings of the old.

It is already possible. From the Manage Apps options you can select the Update Mode:
- "Keep old" is the mode that create a backup copy of the old program in LupoTemp temporary folder (you can access to this folder clicking on the Open button on the right).
- "On-the-fly" instead is the mode that do not keep a backup copy of it and remove the old program after the update.

Note: in the next Suite release will be included an updated manager, with a new Download link (to allow users to download software separately, for external purposes) and some improvements in the tool core.

Great news Lupo! looking forward for the next Suite!

Lupo73 wrote:
In future I'd like to add:
- support also of external software updates (for example from portableapps.com, if someone can help me to create this feature)

How about the apps from winpenpac?
they only tell witch apps need a update and send you to the site if you realy want the update.
however i managed to downloa lots of the automaticaly, so this might be of help for you.
i prefere winpenpac above portableapps.com. eccept when multilanguage comes into play.
i coded it in autohotkey.
It works as follows:
For winpenpac:
1 download: http---www-winpenpack.com/update/update.xml.zip
2 extract it, and parse the xml
3 download app: http---netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net/project/winpenpack/%Name%/releases/%Name%_%version%_%Revision%.zip
3 example: http---netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net/project/winpenpack/X-MediaPlayerClassic_HomeCinema/releases/X-MediaPlayerClassic_HomeCinema_1.6.4.6052_rev9.zip
Hope to be of service
--- no external links for me