If we deploy a PowerBuilder application using PowerClient, I had a few questions on when exactly and how often those files are pulled off the web server during runtime usage.
When we update one pbd or library object, or one of the many "Files preloaded as compressed packages" changes or is added, I would expect those files to be downloaded off the web server but does that apply to every file every time?
Most of the time only one or two pbls are changing and certainly some supplementary "Files preloaded as compressed packages" are not changing very often at all, so does that mean once the users download the app the first time PowerClient incrementally updates as needed ?
Under the Client Deployment tab page, here are my update strategy settings.
Update when connected so when does that connection happen? Every time they run the application?
Download the app files as necessary (except files configured in External Files) This sounds fishy... like what does it mean "Except files configured in External Files" ... does that mean PowerClient always sends the files in External Files every time the client connects or does it check if those are changing before updating, like the specifics of how it works seems mysterious....
Frank
When the PowerClient application starts, it connects to the server to check for updates. If updates are available:
1.Preloaded files will be updated automatically, and the user will see a download page. Once the update is complete, the PowerClient application will load automatically.
2.For the on-demand download part, updates will be checked and downloaded automatically at runtime, without any notification to the end user.
3.If the web server is updated while the end user is running the application, the user will need to restart the application to apply the updates.
Regards,
Angie