Side by Side Updates with .dat Containers

[dturner71]

Hi All,

When I want do a side by side update of a ThinApp package that has both a .exe and .dat file, how is that handled? I change the new .exe to .1 (or whatever the next number is), then do I replace the old .dat file with the new one?

Thanks-

[admin · Accepted solution]

You'd also replace the .dat part on the primary data container with the next number. So if you start out with

SomeEntryPoint.exe

ThePrimaryDataContainer.dat

then you build a new version, resulting in a new .exe and .dat, rename those to .1 and copy them to your deployment location, so you'd end up with

SomeEntryPoint.exe (original entry point)

SomeEntryPoint.1 (renamed updated entry point)

ThePrimaryDataContainer.dat (original primary data container)

ThePrimaryDataContainer.1 (renamed updated primary data container)