Replacing the file from which the code is executed

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hoenes1 - 20 Oct 2004 09:57 GMT

Hi all,

how can I replace the file I'm executing at the moment? I want Windows
to end the process, perform the copy/update action and then restart
the new file. Are there any handy mechanisms?

Thanks in advance.

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Jochen Kalmbach - 20 Oct 2004 10:14 GMT

Hi hoenes1,

> how can I replace the file I'm executing at the moment? I want Windows
> to end the process, perform the copy/update action and then restart
> the new file. Are there any handy mechanisms?

- start a second app
- terminate your app
- replace the exe in your second app
- start the app again
- terminate second app

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Jochen Kalmbach - 20 Oct 2004 10:16 GMT

Hi hoenes1,

> how can I replace the file I'm executing at the moment? I want Windows
> to end the process, perform the copy/update action and then restart
> the new file. Are there any handy mechanisms?

An other solution is to rename your EXE (this is possible) and then write
the new exe and start the exe and terminate.

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hoenes1 - 21 Oct 2004 11:46 GMT

> Hi hoenes1,
>
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> An other solution is to rename your EXE (this is possible) and then write
> the new exe and start the exe and terminate.

Jochen,

thank you for your proposals. These were the techniques I would think
of, too. I thought there could be a special Windows way, but your
proposals are ok for me. Thanks again.

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