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 Posted: Thu, 24th Jun 2010 18:41 Post subject: Installation Building/Download Helper Software? |
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I have seen this type of software before with games and demo's but not sure what it is called?
I am looking for an application where I can build a small EXE where a user could download, which in turn when they run it would download one or more files.
Looking for an application or even a website with information on how to do something like this...
Thanxs...
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| Posted: Fri, 25th Jun 2010 01:02 Post subject: |
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I'll have to check out WGet but it does looks and sound something that I can use...
I'm doing this for work and what I want to do is have a customer download a single file, small in size and when they run it. That file will connect to our website and starts downloading files that I have set up. This will allow customers to download multiple files without having to click on each file one by one.
I do see download managers also have resume downloading if the connection drops so having that would be a plus...
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| Posted: Fri, 25th Jun 2010 11:19 Post subject: |
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is there an actual reason for this?
i would just make a large installer that had everything in it
there are a few services that turn torrent files into automatic downloaders, such as this; http://torrent2exe.com/
i haven't used it though so i have no experience with it, but it's just a plain torrent downloader
i guess you could script an installer around it (or wget) that would first extract the downloader, download your files and then launch the downloaded files.. but your mileage might vary
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| Posted: Fri, 25th Jun 2010 18:41 Post subject: |
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The reason why I am asking about this is because I work for a software company. I don't want to give the name of the company because I might get attacked. The software we sell is sold in a bundle which contains 2 or more pieces of software and I want to set it up so a customer can download the bundle without using .rar and .zip and they don't have to download a huge file all at once.
Like I mentioned before that games and demos use it. I take it that STEAM uses it. You buy a game and they send you a small .EXE file and when you run it, it connects to their servers and begins downloading the game and lets you know how long it will take.
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If you want to go hardcore, take a loot at InstallShield and InstallAware. They very customizable install system builders, but there is a small learning curve and trial & error involved. There are some alternatives, but none give you as much power of customization as these two. 
What more, if you work for a moderately sizable corporation, there should be no problem licensing on of the above technologies. Of course, make sure to try the "demo" version first. 
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