k_hejwosz
13th June 2008 15:29 UTC

Reading remote file timestamp
Hi there,

Is there a way for a NSIS installer to read the timestamp of a remote file??

Regards,
Michael

kichik
13th June 2008 17:05 UTC

Using which protocol?

k_hejwosz
13th June 2008 18:19 UTC

I use the InetLoad plugin to download a package component during the installation.

Currently, I download a small text file which contains the version information and read and parse its contents on the hard disk.
However, I would like to be able to check the timestamp of the remote file I am just about to download.

As for the protocol, perhaps if I could make an http request to a web proxy that would provide the file timestamp which I could further get back into the install wizard??

Frankly, I do not know what is possible. Any hints??

Regards,
Michael

kichik
13th June 2008 18:27 UTC

If you already have another file with the version, I'd stick to that. It's way more reliable than timestamps.

Afrow UK
13th June 2008 19:08 UTC

I'd store an Md5 hash in that text file and compare with that after it has downloaded.

Stu