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296 Part 4: Full application with data The different types of deployment We have performed a simple application deployment. In the wizard for setup creation, WINDEV also proposes setups with automatic update. Overview Several setup modes are available for a WINDEV application: • Stand-alone setup : This type of setup is used to create a unique setup program. This setup program will be run by the end user on his computer. To update the application, you will have to re-create a setup for the application. Then, the end user will have to install this new program. This is the type of setup that was just performed. • Setup with automatic update : This type of setup is used to automatically detect the updates when starting the application. If an update is available, the user can perform this update immediately. This type of setup is available via the network or via the Web. You also have the ability to perform a multi-site setup. We are now going to present the operating mode of a setup with update. Setup with network update The creation of the setup program is performed via the wizard for creating the setup program ("Setup procedure" option in the "Project" pane). The setup program obtained at the end of the wizard includes two setups: • the setup of the reference application. The reference application must be installed on the network (in a shared directory or on a server for example), accessible to all the end users of the application. • the application setup itself. This setup is included in the reference application. It can be accessed once the reference application is installed. The diagram below presents the setup mode of an application that is using a local HFSQL Classic database, with a network update. The version of reference application is automatically checked whenever the application is started by the end user. If this version was modified (if the reference version was updated for example), an update is automatically proposed for the final application.