Comments on: How to easily and seamlessly update an AIR application http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-easily-and-seamlessly-update-an-air-application/ Flex, AIR and Rock&Roll Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:21:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Rostislav Siryk http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-easily-and-seamlessly-update-an-air-application/#comment-329 Rostislav Siryk Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:07:41 +0000 http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-update-easily-and-seamlessly-an-air-application/#comment-329 Mihai, your post is probably the only one which explains the error #16824. I just run into the same problem and comments here helped me to figure out what I'm doing wrong. Thank you a lot for this post Mihai, your post is probably the only one which explains the error #16824. I just run into the same problem and comments here helped me to figure out what I’m doing wrong.

Thank you a lot for this post

]]> By: Rodrigo Gomez-Tagle http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-easily-and-seamlessly-update-an-air-application/#comment-272 Rodrigo Gomez-Tagle Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:25:29 +0000 http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-update-easily-and-seamlessly-an-air-application/#comment-272 Problem solved! Thanks for your help, I just had the whole version number thing misunderstood. You were right the version numbers have to be the same in both documents. Problem solved!
Thanks for your help, I just had the whole version number thing misunderstood. You were right the version numbers have to be the same in both documents.

]]> By: Mihai Corlan http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-easily-and-seamlessly-update-an-air-application/#comment-255 Mihai Corlan Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:42:46 +0000 http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-update-easily-and-seamlessly-an-air-application/#comment-255 @Rodrigo Indeed, the whole point is to be able to push updates to clients. But this is how it is working: - you install application with let say the version 1.0 on your machine; - then you change in update.xml and ...-app.xml the version to 1.1 - then you export the application and place it under your web server where update.xml is; - then you open your installed application that will check for a new version and will do the update; I hope I managed to explain better this time. @Rodrigo

Indeed, the whole point is to be able to push updates to clients. But this is how it is working:
- you install application with let say the version 1.0 on your machine;
- then you change in update.xml and …-app.xml the version to 1.1
- then you export the application and place it under your web server where update.xml is;
- then you open your installed application that will check for a new version and will do the update;

I hope I managed to explain better this time.

]]> By: Rodrigo Gomez-Tagle http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-easily-and-seamlessly-update-an-air-application/#comment-239 Rodrigo Gomez-Tagle Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:58:57 +0000 http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-update-easily-and-seamlessly-an-air-application/#comment-239 Maybe I misunderstood, I thought that was the whole point, to have different version numbers in both of those documents so that you application knows that there is an update available. Right now I have them like this: -app.xml: Current version installed on my computer update.xml: New version on the server. If I change both of the numbers to be the same, then I get a message saying “No Updates Available”. Thank you in advance for your help. Maybe I misunderstood, I thought that was the whole point, to have different version numbers in both of those documents so that you application knows that there is an update available.
Right now I have them like this:
-app.xml: Current version installed on my computer
update.xml: New version on the server.
If I change both of the numbers to be the same, then I get a message saying “No Updates Available”.
Thank you in advance for your help.

]]> By: Mihai Corlan http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-easily-and-seamlessly-update-an-air-application/#comment-194 Mihai Corlan Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:10:31 +0000 http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-update-easily-and-seamlessly-an-air-application/#comment-194 @Rodrigo Indeed, Sander has been right. Probably you have different versions inside of the two files: -app.xml and update.xml. @Rodrigo

Indeed, Sander has been right. Probably you have different versions inside of the two files: -app.xml and update.xml.

]]> By: Sander Adamson http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-easily-and-seamlessly-update-an-air-application/#comment-124 Sander Adamson Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:13:25 +0000 http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-update-easily-and-seamlessly-an-air-application/#comment-124 My problem was that the version numbers inside update.xml and whatever-app.xml were not the same. You can also check the subErrorId (or whatever) if you create an error handler for the DownloadError and use ApplicationUpdater instead of ApplicationUpdaterUI. My problem was that the version numbers inside update.xml and whatever-app.xml were not the same.

You can also check the subErrorId (or whatever) if you create an error handler for the DownloadError and use ApplicationUpdater instead of ApplicationUpdaterUI.

]]> By: Rodrigo Gomez-Tagle http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-easily-and-seamlessly-update-an-air-application/#comment-66 Rodrigo Gomez-Tagle Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:03:57 +0000 http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-update-easily-and-seamlessly-an-air-application/#comment-66 Hello, Great article Mihai, unfortunately, I ran into the same issue that Sander Adamson had. The message "There was an error downloading the update. Error# 16824" Appeared when I tried to download my app's update. These are the things that I have tried so far. 1. Checked URLs, I am positive all URLs are correct and link properly to the update.xml and new .air file. 2. Checked I had a valid update.xml 3. Added .air MIME type to my apache server. Any other suggestions would be really appreciated. Cheers. Hello,
Great article Mihai, unfortunately, I ran into the same issue that Sander Adamson had. The message “There was an error downloading the update. Error# 16824″ Appeared when I tried to download my app’s update. These are the things that I have tried so far.
1. Checked URLs, I am positive all URLs are correct and link properly to the update.xml and new .air file.
2. Checked I had a valid update.xml
3. Added .air MIME type to my apache server.

Any other suggestions would be really appreciated.

Cheers.

]]> By: Mihai Corlan http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-easily-and-seamlessly-update-an-air-application/#comment-54 Mihai Corlan Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:00:07 +0000 http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-update-easily-and-seamlessly-an-air-application/#comment-54 @Pierre Thank you for your suggestion! Keep on eye on my blog :) @Pierre
Thank you for your suggestion! Keep on eye on my blog :)

]]> By: Pierre http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-easily-and-seamlessly-update-an-air-application/#comment-53 Pierre Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:34:33 +0000 http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-update-easily-and-seamlessly-an-air-application/#comment-53 In order to complite this post, It's possible to have an article on install badge? Regards. In order to complite this post, It’s possible to have an article on install badge?

Regards.

]]> By: Pierre http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-easily-and-seamlessly-update-an-air-application/#comment-52 Pierre Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:32:09 +0000 http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-update-easily-and-seamlessly-an-air-application/#comment-52 Thanks for your article. Yours explcations are clear. It's a real pleasure to read a good writen post . Code is OK. Thanks for your article. Yours explcations are clear. It’s a real pleasure to read a good writen post .

Code is OK.

]]> By: Update your JavaScript AIR application with ease. at On the Stre@m http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-easily-and-seamlessly-update-an-air-application/#comment-51 Update your JavaScript AIR application with ease. at On the Stre@m Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:15:09 +0000 http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-update-easily-and-seamlessly-an-air-application/#comment-51 [...] was inspired in this article by the one written by Mihai Corlan on his blog: How to easily and seamlessly update an AIR application. The article is discussing exactly the same topic but from the Flex [...] [...] was inspired in this article by the one written by Mihai Corlan on his blog: How to easily and seamlessly update an AIR application. The article is discussing exactly the same topic but from the Flex [...]

]]> By: polyGeek.com » Blog Archive » Using the AIR 1.1 Updater Framework http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-easily-and-seamlessly-update-an-air-application/#comment-50 polyGeek.com » Blog Archive » Using the AIR 1.1 Updater Framework Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:48:16 +0000 http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-update-easily-and-seamlessly-an-air-application/#comment-50 [...] Mihai Corlan wrote a very concise and helpful tutorial on adding this functionality to a new or exis.... I went from start to finish on his tutorial in about 15 minutes - and it was 15 minutes well spent. [...] [...] Mihai Corlan wrote a very concise and helpful tutorial on adding this functionality to a new or exis…. I went from start to finish on his tutorial in about 15 minutes - and it was 15 minutes well spent. [...]

]]> By: Mihai Corlan http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-easily-and-seamlessly-update-an-air-application/#comment-49 Mihai Corlan Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:41:25 +0000 http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-update-easily-and-seamlessly-an-air-application/#comment-49 @polyGeek Thank you for your hint :) Maybe if you first copy the code into a Notepad or something and from there into your editor you get rid of the unwanted chars. @polyGeek
Thank you for your hint :) Maybe if you first copy the code into a Notepad or something and from there into your editor you get rid of the unwanted chars.

]]> By: polyGeek http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-easily-and-seamlessly-update-an-air-application/#comment-48 polyGeek Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:31:06 +0000 http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-update-easily-and-seamlessly-an-air-application/#comment-48 Great, GREAT work. One problem that I ran into was copying the code and getting strange characters replaced here and there. Watch out for that. Maybe I should have downloaded the example files instead. I'm starting my first serious AIR app for a client and I knew that this was the first thing I wanted to enable. I don't want to have to send out updates manually. You covered everything clearly and concisely. What a time saver this was. Great, GREAT work.

One problem that I ran into was copying the code and getting strange characters replaced here and there. Watch out for that. Maybe I should have downloaded the example files instead.

I’m starting my first serious AIR app for a client and I knew that this was the first thing I wanted to enable. I don’t want to have to send out updates manually. You covered everything clearly and concisely. What a time saver this was.

]]> By: Mihai Corlan http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-easily-and-seamlessly-update-an-air-application/#comment-47 Mihai Corlan Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:20:15 +0000 http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-update-easily-and-seamlessly-an-air-application/#comment-47 @Sander Adamson If you download the framework: http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/air/appupdater/air_appupdater_062408.zip you will find an AIR_Update_Framework.pdf and at page 7 you can find the list of error codes. 16824 means: "Invalid update descriptor. subErrorID may provide more information." My guess is the update.xml is not valid or something. If I were you I would try to access directly in the browser using the URL you have set in the ApplicationUpdater? @Sander Adamson

If you download the framework: http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/air/appupdater/air_appupdater_062408.zip
you will find an AIR_Update_Framework.pdf and at page 7 you can find the list of error codes.

16824 means: “Invalid update descriptor. subErrorID may provide more information.”

My guess is the update.xml is not valid or something. If I were you I would try to access directly in the browser using the URL you have set in the ApplicationUpdater?

]]> By: Sander Adamson http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-easily-and-seamlessly-update-an-air-application/#comment-45 Sander Adamson Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:48:31 +0000 http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-update-easily-and-seamlessly-an-air-application/#comment-45 I tried this out, and when I tested the update I got "There was an error downloading the update. Error# 16824". Does anybody know what this means, or at least where to look up AIR error codes? I tried this out, and when I tested the update I got “There was an error downloading the update. Error# 16824″. Does anybody know what this means, or at least where to look up AIR error codes?

]]> By: Mihai Corlan http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-easily-and-seamlessly-update-an-air-application/#comment-32 Mihai Corlan Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:23:23 +0000 http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-update-easily-and-seamlessly-an-air-application/#comment-32 I hope it helped! I hope it helped!

]]> By: William from Lagos http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-easily-and-seamlessly-update-an-air-application/#comment-31 William from Lagos Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:16:01 +0000 http://corlan.org/2008/06/19/how-to-update-easily-and-seamlessly-an-air-application/#comment-31 Thanks for the info. Thanks for the info.

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