Getting started with TMS FNC App Update

Prerequisites

• TMS FNC Core installed and the runtime package added to the project.
• TMS FNC AppTools installed.
• A remote server hosting a control file that describes available update files.

Add the component

1. Drop TTMSFNCAppUpdate from the palette onto a form.
2. Set URL to the remote URL of your update control file.
3. Optionally set Elevate to True if applying updates requires administrative privileges.

Check for a new version

Check for a new versionPascalC++

{ Inside a button click or application startup handler: }
if AppUpdate1.NewVersionAvailable then
  AppUpdate1.StartUpdate;

// Inside a button click or application startup handler:
if (AppUpdate1->NewVersionAvailable())
  AppUpdate1->StartUpdate();

React to download progress

React to download progressPascalC++

procedure TForm1.AppUpdate1OnFileProgress(Sender: TObject;
  const AFile: TTMSFNCAppUpdateFile; AProgress: Integer);
begin
  ProgressBar1.Value := AProgress;
end;

void __fastcall TForm1::AppUpdate1OnFileProgress(TObject *Sender,
  System::UnicodeString FileName, __int64 Pos, __int64 Size)
{
  if (Size > 0)
    ProgressBar1->Value = (double)Pos * 100.0 / (double)Size;
}

Next steps

• Guides — control file format, elevation, custom version comparison, and logging.
• API reference — full class reference.