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Check For Program Updates Dialogue Box
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This dialogue box is displayed when the <em>Tools | Check For Program
Updates</em> menu option is selected.
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As soon as the dialogue box appears the DelphiDabbler web site is
contacted to find out if any new versions of <em>CodeSnip</em> are
available. "Checking..." is displayed while this is in progress.
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If a new version is available then a button is displayed that, when
clicked, uses your default web browser to download a zip file containing
the latest version of <em>CodeSnip</em><sup>†</sup>. You can then
close <em>CodeSnip</em> and install the updated program from the installer
contained in the zip file.
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If there is no new version<sup>‡</sup>, a message is displayed to
that effect.
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<strong>Notes:</strong>
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† Should a download fail you can also get the latest version from
<em>CodeSnip</em>'s <a
href="http://delphidabbler.com/url/codesnip-download"
class="weblink"
target="_blank"
>download web page</a>.
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‡ Only stable releases of <em>CodeSnip</em> are made available via
this dialogue box. If you are interested trying any pre-release or beta
versions, please check the <a
href="http://delphidabbler.com//feeds/site-news-feed?id=codesnip"
class="weblink"
target="_blank"
>CodeSnip News Feed</a> which carries announcements of all such
releases.
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By default <em>CodeSnip</em> performs a check for program updates
automatically from time to time. A pop-up notification window is displayed
in the main window if an update is available. The notification includes
a button that causes the update to be downloaded via the default browser,
in an exactly similar way to this dialogue box. You can switch this
automatic checking feature off, or change the frequency with which checks
are made, by using the <a
href="dlg_prefs_updates.htm"
>Updates</a> tab of the <a
href="dlg_preferences.htm"
>Preferences</a> dialogue box.
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