autoupgrader InfoFileURL property
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Applies to
auAutoUpgrader component.  

Declaration
property InfoFileURL: String;  

Description
The InfoFileURL property specifies the HTTP address where stored the Info-file (which contains the upgrade information).  
 
The location of the Info-file should be specified in following form:  
[http[s]://]hostname[[:port]/path/filename]  
Examples:  
http://www.appcontrols.com/software/upgrades/startupman.inf  
utilmind.com:80/products/someapp/app.info  
https://www.yourhost.net/upgrade.inf  
 
iiinfo The AutoUpgrader supports secure transaction semantics. This translates to using Secure Sockets Layer/Private Communications Technology (SSL/PCT) and is only meaningful in HTTP requests. You can specify URLs either with http:// or https:// prefixes.  
 
tip If you would like to calculate amount of upgrades — you may specify in the InfoFileURL location to your counter CGI script. See example of such script here.  

See also
Info-file example; Calculation of upgrades.  
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