Update and Restart Exe

[Gintaras]

One of possible ways. Don't need to create 2 files.

Function test_update_exe

Code:

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;Add this code at the beginning of your exe code.
;To understan this code, begin reading from the 'if need to update' line.

str exe1(ExeFullPath) exe2
if matchw(exe1 "*_new.exe") ;;updating
,1
,cop- exe1 exe2.fromn(exe1 exe1.len-8 ".exe" -1) ;;copy *_new.exe to *.exe
,run exe2 ;;run *.exe
,ret

exe2.fromn(exe1 exe1.len-4 "_new.exe" -1)
if FileExists(exe2)
,del- exe2; err
else if 'Y'=mes("Update exe?" "" "YN") ;;if need to update  (THE UPDATING PROCESS STARTS HERE)
,cop- exe1 exe2 ;;get new version. Cannot replace self. Save as *_new.exe.
,run exe2 ;;run *_new.exe, let it replace and run *.exe
,ret

err+ mes- exe1 "Failed to update" "!"
;____________________________________________

mes "Running." "" "i" ;;remove this
;...

Cannot update if in Program Files if running not as admin. Unless when installing you set your exe folder security to not require admin to write files.