Auto Update

[HappyHippo]

Hello,

sorry for my bad english I have the Screensaver Factory 5.25 Enterprise an i create a screensafer load the .exe and the .xml File on my server. Everething is okay but now i want make a auto update from the screensafer ang nothing goes. Please help.

My original xml file looks like this:

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<items>
  <item>
    <command>add</command>
    <url>http://mydomain.com/download/screensafer/event-safer/071209-event.jpg</url>
    </item>
  <item>
    <command>add</command>
    <url>http://mydomain.com/download/screensafer/event-safer/071209-1.jpg</url>
    </item>
  <item>
    <command>add</command>
    <url>http://mydomain.com/download/screensafer/event-safer/071209-2.jpg</url>
  </item>
<item>
    <command>add</command>
    <url>http://mydomain.com/download/screensafer/event-safer/071209-show1.jpg</url>
  </item>
  <item>
    <command>add</command>
    <url>http://mydomain.com/download/screensafer/event-safer/071209-3.jpg</url>
  </item>
  <item>
    <command>add</command>
    <url>http://mydomain.com/download/screensafer/event-safer/071209-4.jpg</url>
  </item>
  <item>
    <command>add</command>
    <url>http://mydomain.com/download/screensafer/event-safer/071209-show2.jpg</url>
  </item>
  <item>
    <command>add</command>
    <url>http://mydomain.com/download/screensafer/event-safer/071209-5.jpg</url>
  </item>
  <item>
    <command>add</command>
    <url>http://mydomain.com/download/screensafer/event-safer/071209-6.jpg</url>
  </item>
  <item>
    <command>add</command>
    <url>http://mydomain.com/download/screensafer/event-safer/071209-7.jpg</url>
  </item>
  <item>
    <command>add</command>
    <url>http://mydomain.com/download/screensafer/event-safer/071209-8.jpg</url>
  </item>
</items>

Now i change the .xml File and set 3 pictures too delete here the Code from the changed xml file

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<items>
  <item>
    <command>add</command>
    <url>http://mydomain.com/download/screensafer/event-safer/071209-event.jpg</url>
    </item>
  <item>
    <command>add</command>
    <url>http://mydomain.com/download/screensafer/event-safer/071209-1.jpg</url>
    </item>
  <item>
    <command>add</command>
    <url>http://mydomain.com/download/screensafer/event-safer/071209-2.jpg</url>
  </item>
<item>
    <command>delete</command>
    <url>http://mydomain.com/download/screensafer/event-safer/oldimage071209-show1.jpg</url>
  </item>
  <item>
    <command>delete</command>

The3 problem is the old 3 pictures show in the screensaver but this picture doesent exist in the xml file.

Please elp.

Best regards - Joachim
    <url>http://mydomain.com/download/screensafer/event-safer/oldimage071209-3.jpg</url>
  </item>
  <item>
    <command>add</command>
    <url>http://mydomain.com/download/screensafer/event-safer/071209-4.jpg</url>
  </item>
  <item>
    <command>delete</command>
    <url>http://mydomain.com/download/screensafer/event-safer/oldimage071209-show2.jpg</url>
  </item>
  <item>
    <command>add</command>
    <url>http://mydomain.com/download/screensafer/event-safer/071209-5.jpg</url>
  </item>
  <item>
    <command>add</command>
    <url>http://mydomain.com/download/screensafer/event-safer/071209-6.jpg</url>
  </item>
  <item>
    <command>add</command>
    <url>http://mydomain.com/download/screensafer/event-safer/071209-7.jpg</url>
  </item>
  <item>
    <command>add</command>
    <url>http://mydomain.com/download/screensafer/event-safer/071209-8.jpg</url>
  </item>
</items>

[HappyHippo]

Now it shows the 3 pictures they doesent exits in the xml file all the time. Please help.

Best regards - Joachim

[HappyHippo]

oh i'am very stupid everything is okay i have rename the pictures and thats the problem.

Best regards - Joachim

[Karlis]

Are you aware that for auto updates to work, screensaver must be run outside Screensaver Factory, because each time you create/preview/generate screensaver from Screensaver Factory, it resets auto update data. So you must run it externally. So specifying XML and pressing preview in Screensaver Factory will not give you any results.

Second important thing is that auto update takes effect after you restart your screensaver. E.g. first time you run it, it downloads images in the background and sets up everything for the next run. Next time you run it, it uses the new images.