1) An email checker - my ISP uses SSL and a unique port and none of the pop
checker allows for changes to SSL and port 995.
2) Ability for gadget to check back to the server to see if it is the latest
version (and download new version if required).
Well..
1. Im not sure, im sure there might be a way to do this, but i have not messed with
anything involving emails.
2. This is very possible, using RSS and some simple code you could have a simple
script that would read the RSS file for:
< LatestVersion >1.002< /LatestVersion >
< Url >http://urltodownload.exe< /url >
Then, in the widget/gadget just have a var that is set to the current version of
the gadget when it was made, then if the one in the RSS is NEWER then download the
new one. I would suggest making a "Update" object with some text that shows Current
Version, Latest Version, and a LINK to the URL of the downloadable file. This way
you would pop that up when the version changes, You could even include something
like:
< details >This update fixes.. whatever< /details >
This could then be added to the above update box so they would know if this is a
MAJOR or minor update. etc...
There are plenty of scripts out there to show you how to read an RSS file, or make
it an INI or whatever works for you.
I have something like this on several of my gadgets and they help so much.
Enjoy.
