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[engunneer]

I have done something like this at work, and have a hack that works for me. I basically have the program checking for a trigger on the network drive (which is another script that is compiled), then the program exits on everyone's computer, and runs the trigger script, which waits for a second trigger (which is a second compiled script) that tells it to run the main program again.

It shounds messy, but is in fact quite easy. I can post the code if needed.

[engunneer]

I will state again that this is not particularly elegant, but it works for me.

;*** marks things you need to change for your environment

main script

;autoexecute section
Loop, 
{
	IfNotExist, TurnOff.exe
	{
		IfNotExist, TurnOn.exe
		{
			break 			;don't start until the trigger files are deleted
		}

	}
	sleep, 5000
}

SetTimer, UpdateAll, 30000    ;Run every N milliseconds

;your code can go here

Return

UpdateAll:
;Check for reloader
IfExist, TurnOff.exe
{
Run, TurnOff.exe
ExitApp
}

Return

TurnOff.ahk

;Instructions
;Compile TurnOff.ahk
;wait for ready message
;Compile main script.ahk
;Compile TurnOn.ahk
;wait a few seconds
;delete turnoff.exe

;*** put the name of your program here to notify users that the program is reloading
MsgBox, MAIN SCRIPT is being updated to a new version. It will start again automatically in 2-3 minutes.

Sleep, 60000

EnvGet, username, USERNAME
IfEqual, username, YOURUSERNAME                      ;*** put your user name here to be notified when all scripts should be closed
	MsgBox, Try it now - compile the main script`nwait a few seconds`ncompile TurnOn`nwait a few seconds`ndelete Turnoff.exe`nwait a few seconds`ndelete Turnon.exe
  ;You can also cause TurnOff.exe to compile your main script, but I did not do this.

Loop,
;Check for reloader
{
	IfExist, TurnOn.exe
	{
		Run, TurnOn.exe
		ExitApp
	}
Sleep, 5000
}

TurnOn.ahk

Run, main script.exe          ;*** change to name of your compiled script
ExitApp

[Rhys]

Very interesting solution! I am tagging this for future reference.

[tank]

i know this is a particularly old thread but happened upon it
I use a web server to deploy scripts to a local desktop to run the scripts first line deletes itself
the web site is a trusted source so no active x prompts

if anyone is interested i might create a small template to demonstrate the technique

[jaco0646]

It is an interesting idea, though I have no use for it personally. Isn't this why IT updates are usually scheduled during system down time (i.e. the wee hours of the morning)?

[tank]

IT updates are typically scheduled during off peak hours to avoid large impacts if the updatesbreak something and allow minimum impact to trigger rollback
many development teams use something know as cvs CODE Versioning Store

this allows for instance JAVA developers to mercge changes when going live

My method of deploying applications made with ahk ensures the files are always fresh and never running from the server or network share so edits can be done freely. Wise developers push updates live at carefully scheduled times

[MasterFocus]

if anyone is interested i might create a small template to demonstrate the technique

That'd be welcome.

[vahju]

My method of deploying applications made with ahk ensures the files are always fresh and never running from the server or network share so edits can be done freely. Wise developers push updates live at carefully scheduled times

I would like to hear more about how you do this. I work with a 20 man helpdesk and would love to find a way to synch helpdesk hotkey list.