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How to do this: "Create manifest utility intended for creating update content files. Application should take a set of files as input parameter and generate XML based manifest file as output one." I use C# and vs.net 2003. It's urgent! Help please, thanks.
Mayana

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I have something like this but it's working just to have xp style.

mayana, we need to have a detailed explanation of your project for further help.

Here is full text of my task: "We need simple GUI application (manifest utility) intended for creating update content files (manifest files) that could be subsequently used for applications auto updating.
Auto updating algorithm (simplified) the utility should serve to looks as follow. You don’t need to implement this algorithm.
1) Application connects to some resource and downloads its manifest file.
2) It parses the downloaded file and checks if newer version is available.
3) If there is newer version application connects to update source and downloads all the newer/changed files from ones mentioned in the downloaded manifest file.
4) After/if all update files are downloaded successfully they are copied to update destination.
The utility should take a set of files as input parameter and generate XML based manifest file as output one. Files should be pointed by folder name they are located in with ability to exclude unwanted ones. Besides files to be included it should be possible to set several additional options that are explained below.
1) File transfer type (HTTP or file copy).
2) Use of validation for files included in update (either should file integrity be validated during update or not). Some integrity validation method should be anticipated in generated manifest file.
3) Update location (file server directory or web URL).
4) New application version.
5) Post processor executable (the executable that should be executed after update). The executable must be a part of the update.
6) Update destination (the folder update should be copied to, either existing/installation or new one)."