InternetUpgrade Overview
This value adding OCX component will let your customers download and run your latest software update from your website
with ease from within your application! Just add this OCX to your project, set the
properties and let the InternetUpgrade wizard do the rest.
This control will add immediate value to your software applications and increase your customer confidence
and satisfaction. You can incorporate the full functionality of this OCX into your software application in
just a few minutes, but the benefits will last the lifetime of your software.
Internet Enhanced:
This OCX Control makes your software Internet Enhanced, which in today's market is a requirement to succeed.
This is an excellent add-on to any software application that will have future releases.
Use in your Custom OCX control!
If you author OCX controls then you can add this OCX control to your OCX controls' "About" box. When user's
of your OCX control click the About property, you can have a button on your About box that launches the
InternetUpgrade wizard and downloads the latest version of your OCX control! (Your installation program must
replace in-use files and a reboot may be required)
Developers spend hours looking for the latest upgrades to their OCX controls, save them time and money by
including this OCX into your OCX.
IInternetUpgrade Features and Benefits
- InternetUpgrade downloads and runs your software installation program from your website.
- Easy to incorporate into any software application that supports OCX Controls.
- The InternetUpgrade wizard checks your Internet Website for the latest version and compares it to
the version that the customer is running. If there is an upgrade available, it will (optionally) download
and display a .RTF file from your website that you specify and author. You can tell your customers all of
the latest updates you have made to your software.
- When the user clicks the Upgrade button, the download begins will a full progress bar and bytes
downloaded status. Plus an animation is displayed to indicate that the download is taking place.
- Once the download is complete, the OCX Control returns a True or False value to your program. If the
value is True, then the download was successful and the InternetUpgrade OCX control is about to
launch the installation program it just downloaded.
- You can specify command line options that should be passed through to your installation program if you want to.
- Redistribution executables are included for easy redistribution of the InternetUpgrade OCX Control
with your application. Dependancy files are also included if your installation program does not support
running of redistribution executables.
- Documentation is clear and concise for easy configuration between your application and your website.
InternetUpgrade Pro Overview
This OCX will download the latest software update from your website with ease from within your application!
Add this OCX to your project, set the properties and let the InternetUpgrade Pro OCX do the rest.
This OCX provides additional features over the InternetUpgrade OCX including: Multiple File Downloads, Silent Mode,
Automatic saving of downloaded files to TEMP directory, Multiple Progress bars anf Updated Graphics
The InternetUpgrade control will add immediate value to your software applications and increase your customer
confidence and satisfaction. You can incorporate the full functionality of this OCX into your software application
in just a few minutes, but the benefits will last the lifetime of your software.
Internet Enhanced:
This OCX Control makes your software Internet Enhanced, which provides additional value to your applications.
This is an excellent add-on to any software application that will have future releases.
Use in your Custom OCX control!
If you author OCX controls then you can add this OCX control to your OCX controls' "About" box. When user's of
your OCX control click the About property, you can have a button on your About box that launches the
InternetUpgrade Pro OCX and downloads the latest version of your OCX control!
(Your installation program must replace in-use files and a reboot may be required)
Developers spend hours looking for the latest upgrades to their OCX controls, save them time and
money by including this OCX into your OCX.
Pro Features and Benefits:
- InternetUpgrade downloads and runs your software installation program from your website.
- Easy to incorporate into any software application that supports OCX Controls.
- The InternetUpgrade wizard checks your Internet Website for the latest version and compares it to
the version that the customer is running. If there is an upgrade available, it will (optionally) download
and display a .RTF file from your website that you specify and author. You can tell your customers all of
the latest updates you have made to your software.
- Multiple files may be downloaded from your website.
- When the user clicks the Upgrade button, the download begins will a full progress bar and bytes
downloaded status. Plus an animation is displayed to indicate that the download is taking place.
- Once the download is complete, the OCX Control returns a True or False value to your program. If the
value is True, then the download was successful and the InternetUpgrade OCX control is about to
launch the installation program it just downloaded.
- You can specify command line options that should be passed through to your installation program if you want to.
- Supports a silent mode for unattended installations.
- Documentation is clear and concise for easy configuration between your application and your website.
System Requirements:
Compatible Operating Systems: Windows 95 OSR2, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 SP3+, Windows 2000
Processor: Pentium Class Processor 133 or higher
RAM: 8MB RAM (16MB preferred)
Disk Space: 2MB Free Disk Space (2MB Preferred)
Mouse: Required
Keyboard: Keyboard Required
Monitor: SVGA Monitor Required (Optimum experience when color depth is set to High Color, 256 color depth is optional)