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[somebody]

I have an executable written in AHK sitting on a network drive...I have multiple users that run this executable from that network drive. Now, when I make enhancements/fix bugs with the program and try to put the updated version into that network folder, it wont' let me b/c the program is currently running. Is there a way to suspend the program and throw my updated version out there, then reload the script without the users ever knowing?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[Grumpy]

I have seen exactly the same question some time ago...
Perhaps it is worth searching the forum, although finding the right keywords can be hard...

[BoBo]

[unlock file]

[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.
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[somebody]

I checked the other link that uses some type of 3rd party unlocking software, but I'd prefer to use strictly AHK to do this. Enguneer, if you could point me in the right direction, that would be helpful.

[BoBo]

[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

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[somebody]

thank you very much....don't worry about the elegance, you haven't seen some of my code. thanks again and I'll give this a try.

[somebody]

THANKS! It worked perfectly...I changed it up a little bit, to send the user a msgbox when it was updated.

[Rhys]

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