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Oct 3 2009, 10:46 am

Android Data

I would like to automatically update an installation of BYOND on a Linux server by contacting the BYOND website and requesting the latest version.

My only request be that a text file is created at http://www.byond.com/download/version.txt that contains the latest version number for BYOND so my program can check solely for that number to change instead of having to check the main download page.

Thanks.

Oct 3 2009, 11:12 am

Haywire

Android Data wrote:

I would like to automatically update an installation of BYOND on a Linux server by contacting the BYOND website and requesting the latest version.

My only request be that a text file is created at http://www.byond.com/download/version.txt that contains the latest version number for BYOND so my program can check solely for that number to change instead of having to check the main download page.

Thanks.

That's a neat idea, as well as reducing bandwidth usage it's also makes the process of "parsing the correct information needed to check if a new download is available" damn easy.

Nov 22 2009, 8:11 am
Android Data	Bump! Please? Or perhaps a http://byond.com/download?format=text that outputs information in the same way savefiles do. I'd really like to be able to properly determine the latest version of BYOND available, since I want to write an auto-updater for Linux.

Nov 22 2009, 8:23 am In response to Android Data
Nadrew	You could use http://www.byond.com/hub/Dantom/BYOND?format=text but that won't include a download link and it will only give the latest official release.

Nov 22 2009, 2:09 pm In response to Nadrew
Android Data	Nadrew wrote: You could use http://www.byond.com/hub/Dantom/BYOND?format=text but that won't include a download link and it will only give the latest official release. That's helpful enough. Thanks!