Updater for Adaware reflist

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Hi, have been a lurker for a while due to a busy schedule.

I just wrote an updater with autoit3 to update my Adaware
reflist without all the interface clicking. Think that some
folks here might find it useful.

You can get it here (under 200kb):

http://home.earthlink.net/~ringomei/AdawareUpdaterv1.zip

Tested in Win98. The Autoit script itself should load fine in
XP and ME, but may or may not have problems unziping in those
OS as the zip program I include uses DOS (Infozip). Anyone
who have tried the script XP or ME could let me know if it
works in them.

Thanks

--
RL


Part of the Readme file.

=============================================================
Autoitv3 complied script: Adaware Updater v1,b04.13.04
Written by: RL
contact, comments, and suggestion: (e-mail address removed)

Function:
When one know that there is a new Adaware reference list
released, one can run this script to update the list
unattendedly.

To use:
Unzip all files to a folder of your choice; and then run
AdawUpdaterdefaultV1.exe. You can also create a shortcut to
this file yourself.

IMPORTANT:
Before you use this script,
(1) Make sure you find this file the reflist.ref file as in
here:
"C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-aware 6\reflist.ref"
Alternative path is currently not supported.
(2) Make sure you have an Internet Connection.
(3) Make sure you know that an update of reflist is available
(if not, the script will still work, the existing reflist will
be replaced with the newly downloaded one).

Troubleshooting:

If anything went wrong and Adware reported error when loading,
you could download the reflist.zip manually from Lavasolft
homesite. Just unzip it to the Ad-aware folder will fix it.

Note:

To unzip the reflist.zip, an Infozip unzip binary (and its
license, infozipLICENSE.txt) is included with this
distribution. I did not make this binary myself. You can
find the program in http://www.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/.

=============================================
DISCLAIMER
THIS SCRIPT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT
WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY
OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED. NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE IS OFFERED.
===============================================
 
R.L said:
Hi, have been a lurker for a while due to a busy schedule.

I just wrote an updater with autoit3 to update my Adaware
reflist without all the interface clicking. Think that some
folks here might find it useful.

You can get it here (under 200kb):

http://home.earthlink.net/~ringomei/AdawareUpdaterv1.zip

Tested in Win98. The Autoit script itself should load fine in
XP and ME, but may or may not have problems unziping in those
OS as the zip program I include uses DOS (Infozip). Anyone
who have tried the script XP or ME could let me know if it
works in them.

Thanks
Click to expand...

Works ok in XP.
 
R.L said:
I just wrote an updater with autoit3 to update my Adaware
reflist without all the interface clicking.
Click to expand...

How hard can it be to click on the desktop icon, then click on "Check for
updates now", and then click on "connect".
 
How hard can it be to click on the desktop icon, then click
on "Check for updates now", and then click on "connect".
Click to expand...

No, not hard, but one could use it with task scheduler so it
will do automatic update every few days, even if you forget to
manually launch program or the updater. The next version will
try to check the internet connection first.
 
Hi, have been a lurker for a while due to a busy schedule.

I just wrote an updater with autoit3 to update my Adaware
reflist without all the interface clicking. Think that
some folks here might find it useful.
Click to expand...
Here is another version for users with dialup connections. It
will check if it can connect to the internet first. If it
cannot, the updater will give you a notice and exit, no file
alternation (i.e., reflist backup) would happen. Good for
using with task scheduler.

http://home.earthlink.net/
~ringomei/AdawUpdaterdefaultV101dis.zip
 
Hi R.L.,

Good to hear from you. :) :) :)

Susan
Click to expand...

Thanks :o)

Have been lurking with Pimmy for a while and rarely open my
serious newreader Xnews for this group. Wrote that Adaware
Updater script and just couldn't help sharing :-) (if people
like it I might as well keep improving it for the folks here
when I have spare time).

BTW, didn't partcipate much with the Pricelessware stuff, but
thanks for doing such a good job with it and of course, thanks
to other helpers/contributers, too.

Have a nice day!
 
R.L said:
No, not hard, but one could use it with task scheduler so it
will do automatic update every few days, even if you forget to
manually launch program or the updater. The next version will
try to check the internet connection first.
Click to expand...

Updating Adaware alone isn't enough. The user must run the program on a
regular basis to protect their computer. If your program were to trigger a
complete scan after the update was completed, then you would have a method
of automatically protecting a computer.
 
George Richards said:
Updating Adaware alone isn't enough. The user must run the program on a
regular basis to protect their computer. If your program were to trigger a
complete scan after the update was completed, then you would have a method
of automatically protecting a computer.
Click to expand...
This may be what you are looking for:

"C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-aware 6\Ad-aware.exe" C:\ +S +a +1

Use your task scheduler to run the program on a regular basis with the
command switch. You can find the details in the help file.


R.L.
 
Hi, have been a lurker for a while due to a busy schedule.

I just wrote an updater with autoit3 to update my Adaware
reflist without all the interface clicking. Think that some
folks here might find it useful.

You can get it here (under 200kb):

http://home.earthlink.net/~ringomei/AdawareUpdaterv1.zip

Tested in Win98. The Autoit script itself should load fine in
XP and ME, but may or may not have problems unziping in those
OS as the zip program I include uses DOS (Infozip). Anyone
who have tried the script XP or ME could let me know if it
works in them.

Thanks
Click to expand...

I just downloaded your updater script and tested it and it works fine
with WinXP Pro.

EH
 
Works great in XP Home.

: Hi, have been a lurker for a while due to a busy schedule.
:
: I just wrote an updater with autoit3 to update my Adaware
: reflist without all the interface clicking. Think that some
: folks here might find it useful.
:
: You can get it here (under 200kb):
:
: http://home.earthlink.net/~ringomei/AdawareUpdaterv1.zip
:
: Tested in Win98. The Autoit script itself should load fine in
: XP and ME, but may or may not have problems unziping in those
: OS as the zip program I include uses DOS (Infozip). Anyone
: who have tried the script XP or ME could let me know if it
: works in them.
:
: Thanks
:
: --
: RL
:
:
: Part of the Readme file.
:
: =============================================================
: Autoitv3 complied script: Adaware Updater v1,b04.13.04
: Written by: RL
: contact, comments, and suggestion: (e-mail address removed)
:
: Function:
: When one know that there is a new Adaware reference list
: released, one can run this script to update the list
: unattendedly.
:
: To use:
: Unzip all files to a folder of your choice; and then run
: AdawUpdaterdefaultV1.exe. You can also create a shortcut to
: this file yourself.
:
: IMPORTANT:
: Before you use this script,
: (1) Make sure you find this file the reflist.ref file as in
: here:
: "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-aware 6\reflist.ref"
: Alternative path is currently not supported.
: (2) Make sure you have an Internet Connection.
: (3) Make sure you know that an update of reflist is available
: (if not, the script will still work, the existing reflist will
: be replaced with the newly downloaded one).
:
: Troubleshooting:
:
: If anything went wrong and Adware reported error when loading,
: you could download the reflist.zip manually from Lavasolft
: homesite. Just unzip it to the Ad-aware folder will fix it.
:
: Note:
:
: To unzip the reflist.zip, an Infozip unzip binary (and its
: license, infozipLICENSE.txt) is included with this
: distribution. I did not make this binary myself. You can
: find the program in http://www.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/.
:
: =============================================
: DISCLAIMER
: THIS SCRIPT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT
: WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY
: OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR
: IMPLIED. NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
: PURPOSE IS OFFERED.
: ===============================================
:
:
:
 
"R.L" <ringomeinew(removehere)@hotmail(remove).com> says in


Here is another version for users with dialup connections. Its
check if it can connect to the internet first. If it
cannot, the updater will give you a notice and exit, no file
alternation (i.e., reflist backup) would happen. Good for
using with task scheduler.

http://home.earthlink.net/
~ringomei/AdawUpdaterdefaultV101dis.zip

If you do not want it to check your connection first, you can
get the first version:

http://home.earthlink.net/~ringomei/AdawareUpdaterv1.zip




Part of the Readme file:

=============================================================
Autoitv3 complied script: Adaware Updater v1,b04.13.04
Written by: RL
contact, comments, and suggestion: (e-mail address removed)

Function:
When one know that there is a new Adaware reference list
released, one can run this script to update the list
unattendedly.

To use:
Unzip all files to a folder of your choice; and then run
AdawUpdaterdefaultV1.exe. You can also create a shortcut to
this file yourself.

IMPORTANT:
Before you use this script,
(1) Make sure you find this file the reflist.ref file as in
here:
"C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-aware 6\reflist.ref"
Alternative path is currently not supported.
(2) Make sure you have an Internet Connection (if you are using
the one for non-dialup user.
(3) Best to be sure you know that an update of reflist is
available. If not, the script will still work, the existing
reflist will be replaced with the newly downloaded one.

Troubleshooting:

If anything went wrong and Adware reported error when loading,
you could download the reflist.zip manually from Lavasolft
homesite. Just unzip it to the Ad-aware folder will fix it.

Note:

To unzip the reflist.zip, an Infozip unzip binary (and its
license, infozipLICENSE.txt) is included with this
distribution. I did not make this binary myself. You can
find the program in http://www.info-zip.org/pub/infozip/.

=============================================
DISCLAIMER
THIS SCRIPT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT
WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OF MERCHANTABILITY
OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR
IMPLIED. NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE IS OFFERED.
===============================================
 
R.L said:
BTW, didn't partcipate much with the Pricelessware stuff, but
thanks for doing such a good job with it and of course, thanks
to other helpers/contributers, too.
Click to expand...

I noticed you weren't around - thought that maybe you were hiding till
it was over to avoid being "volunteered" again. ;)

Susan
 
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