Check Update:

Check update is a small FTP client that can be used to replace the any local file with an updated version of the same file that reside on a server.

Features:

• Makes a backup copy of the local file before replacing it.
• Uses color convention so the user can identify the files easily
• No installation required.

How to use it:

Before you can use CheckUpdate, you need to configure it to point to an FTP server.
There are a few parameters that need to be specified. This is a one time setup only.

Host Name: IP address or host name of the server machine
Port: This is the TCP/IP port. Most likely you will not have to change this.
User Login: User Id for FTP connection.
Password: Password for FTP connection.
Initial Directory: This is the directory path relative to FTP root on the server.

CheckUpdate will only display and compare the files that are located in the directory specified by "Initial Directory".

Color Convention:

There are three color convention used in CheckUpdate:

• White:    Files that show in a white back ground do not need to be updated
• Yellow:  There is a newer version of these files on the server. You can double click them to download or click the "Update All" button to download all of them at the same time.
• Blue:      The copy on the local machine has a newer time stamp than the server. Make sure you really want to update this file. When you click the "Update All" button, these file will NOT get updated.

Tools Used for Development:

CheckUpdate has been written in Inprise C++ Builder. All the libraries are staticly linked. Therefore, no additional file is required besides the executible.