ok i need help. what i want to do is i have a exe file converted from batch. i want to have a batch file del the testprogram.exe then copy the new version of testprogram.exe but only if the program date creation is less then the date of the newest testprogram.exe testprogram.exe date is lets say 01/01/09 newest testprogram.exe is 02/02/09 then have the batch delete older of testprogram.exe then copy to desktop the newest one. then start testprogram.exe Thank you guys!!!!!

any ideas guys?

vb6 code, good luck in converting to batch. 'update to latest version, command parameter supplied is application name If App.EXEName = "update" Then If VBA.Command <> "" Then FileCopy ".\update.exe", VBA.Command ShellExecute Me.hwnd, VBA.Command End If Unload Me Exit Sub Else If FileExist(".\update.exe") Then Kill ".\update.exe" 'clean up End If ' check if newer version of this application is available Dim bUpdateApp As Boolean 'check if newer application is available bUpdateApp = UpdateApplication(App.EXEName & ".exe", ".\", "update.exe") 'check if an update has been downloaded If bUpdateApp And FileExist(".\update.exe") Then MsgBox "Program will be restarted for the effect to take change" Call ShellExecute(Me.hwnd, ".\update.exe", ".\" & App.EXEName & ".exe") Unload Me Exit Sub End If UpdateApplication function basically check for update.exe filedatetime and local.exe filedatetime. downloading when necessary.

any care to convert it or at least show me a batch code that will work for that? Thank you

set prog=testprogram.exe set update=update.exe for %%a in (%prog%) do set d1=%%~ta for %%a in (%update%) do set d2=%%~ta if not "d1"=="d2" copy %update% %prog%

Thanks that helped, one last Qustion, where does the update.exe come from? do i add this to my program or is it a new one? thanks for you help!!!

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