用VB6.0编写客户端自动升级程序


  曾经有位网友和我讨论怎样编写一个通过服务器对客户机上的程序进行自我升级的问题,由于我的项目也涉及到自我升级,当时我把我的解决方案提了出来,那就是做一个类似于瑞星的升级程序。在这里我也发现了很多的网友对这个问题很困惑,故我愿意把我的设计方案写出来与大家共享,大家也可以通过这个思路用其他语言进行改写。

  以下是我的具体思路:

  写两个程序,一个是主程序;一个是升级程序(升级程序放在服务器上);

  说明:所有升级任务都由升级程序完成。

  1.启动升级程序,升级程序连接到网站,下载新的主程序(当然还包括支持的库文件等)到临时文件夹;

  2.升级程序检测旧的主程序是否活动,若活动则关闭旧的主程序(同时记下主程序的状态);

  3.删除旧的主程序,拷贝临时文件夹中的文件到相应的位置,同时注册相应的文件;

  4.检查主程序的状态,若状态为活动的,则启动新的主程序;

  5.关闭升级程序。

  6.祝贺你,升级完成。

  下面进行具体的程序编写,需建立三个工程,然后把它们编辑成一个组,三个工程需共用一个模块。

  建立工程步骤:

  1. 建立工程proMain:打开vb,“新建工程”,选择“标准EXE”, 再给工程中添加模块,并且命名为modCommon,修改窗体名为frmMain,同时修改工程名为projMain,然后保存到某个文件夹(譬如在桌面建立个文件夹Update),窗体、模块和工程分别保存为frmMain.frm、modCommon.bas、projMain.vbp;

  2. 建立工程projNewMain:点击菜单“文件|新建工程” ,选择“标准EXE”,点击菜单“工程|添加模块”,在弹出的对话框中选择“现存”标签,定位到Update文件夹,选中modCommon.bas模块。修改窗体名为frmNewMain,同时修改工程名为projNewMain,然后保存到Update文件夹,窗体和工程分别保存为frmNewMain.frm、projNewMain.vbp;

  3. 建立工程projUpdate:点击菜单“文件|新建工程” ,选择“标准EXE”,点击菜单“工程|添加模块”,在弹出的对话框中选择“现存”标签,定位到Update文件夹,选中modCommon.bas模块。修改窗体名为frmUpdate,同时修改工程名为projUpdate,然后保存到Update文件夹,窗体和工程分别保存为frmUpdate.frm、projUpdate.vbp;

  4. 建立组:在工程projUpdate中,点击菜单“文件|添加工程…”在弹出的对话框中选择“现存”标签,定位到Update文件夹,选择projMain.vbp;重复该动作,选择projNewMain.vbp;保存该组即可;

  5. 关闭工程,定位到Update文件夹,然后执行下面的步骤。

  各个工程文件中的文件源码:

  一、 projMain.vbp工程:

  说明:这个是旧的主程序,从来没有进行过升级前的程序。

  用记事本打开frmMain.frm文件,copy以下内容到其中:

VERSION 5.00

Begin VB.Form frmMain

Caption = "请点击升级进行程序"

ClientHeight = 1140

ClientLeft = 60

ClientTop = 345

ClientWidth = 4500

LinkTopic = "Form1"

ScaleHeight = 1140

ScaleWidth = 4500

StartUpPosition = 3 '窗口缺省

Begin VB.CommandButton Command1

Caption = "升级"

Height = 525

Left = 1380

TabIndex = 0

Top = 570

Width = 1245

End

End

Attribute VB_Name = "frmMain"

Attribute VB_GlobalNameSpace = False

Attribute VB_Creatable = False

Attribute VB_PredeclaredId = True

Attribute VB_Exposed = False

option Explicit

' ------------------------------------------
' 升级程序的例子
' 作者: 谢家峰
' 日期: 2003/12/19
'
' 这里是没有升级时的主程序
'
' ------------------------------------------

Private Sub Command1_Click()
 Command1.Enabled = False

 ' 运行更新程序

 Shell App.Path & "\update.exe", vbNormalFocus

End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()
 If App.PrevInstance Then End
 UpdateIniPath = App.Path & "\Update.ini"
 ' 记录主程序的名字
 WritePrivateProfileString "Main", "Name", App.EXEName, UpdateIniPath

 ' 记录运行状态
 WritePrivateProfileString "Main", "Active", "-1", UpdateIniPath

 ' 记录更新次数
 WritePrivateProfileString "Update", "Num", "0", UpdateIniPath
 Me.Caption = App.EXEName
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Unload(Cancel As Integer)
 ' 记录运行状态
 WritePrivateProfileString "Main", "Active", "0", UpdateIniPath
End Sub

  用记事本打开modCommon.bas文件,copy以下内容到其中:

Attribute VB_Name = "modCommon"

Option Explicit

' ------------------------------------------
' 升级程序的例子
' 作者: 谢家峰
' 日期: 2003/12/19
'
' 这里是通用模块,放置API函数以及公用函数
'
' ------------------------------------------

Public Declare Sub Sleep Lib "kernel32" (ByVal dwMilliseconds As Long)

Public Declare Function GetPrivateProfileString Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetPrivateProfileStringA" (ByVal lpApplicationName As String, ByVal lpKeyName As Any, ByVal lpDefault As String, ByVal lpReturnedString As String, ByVal lSize As Long, ByVal lpFilename As String) As Long

Public Declare Function WritePrivateProfileString Lib "kernel32" Alias "WritePrivateProfileStringA" (ByVal lpApplicationName As Any, ByVal lpKeyName As Any, ByVal lpString As Any, ByVal lplFilename As String) As Long

Public Declare Function GetPrivateProfileSection Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetPrivateProfileSectionA" (ByVal lpAppName As String, ByVal lpReturnedString As String, ByVal nSize As Long, ByVal lpFilename As String) As Long

Public Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long

Public Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, lParam As Any) As Long

Const WM_Close = &H10
Private Const gintMAX_SIZE% = 255 'Maximum buffer size

Public UpdateIniPath As String
' ===============================================
' 从资源文件中提取文件
'
' ===============================================

Public Function SaveFileFromRes(vntResourceID As Variant, sType As String, sFileName As String) As Boolean
 Dim bytImage() As Byte
 Dim iFileNum As Integer
 On Error GoTo SaveFileFromRes_Err
 SaveFileFromRes = True
 bytImage = LoadResData(vntResourceID, sType)
 iFileNum = FreeFile
 Open sFileName For Binary As iFileNum
 Put #iFileNum, , bytImage
 Close iFileNum
Exit Function

SaveFileFromRes_Err:
SaveFileFromRes = False: Exit Function

End Function

' ===============================================
' 从缓冲区中读取字符串
'
' ===============================================

Private Function StringFromBuffer(Buffer As String) As String

 Dim nPos As Long
 nPos = InStr(Buffer, vbNullChar)
 If nPos > 0 Then
  StringFromBuffer = Left$(Buffer, nPos - 1)
 Else
  StringFromBuffer = Buffer
 End If
End Function

' ===============================================
' 读Ini文件
'
' ===============================================

Public Function ReadIniFile(ByVal strIniFile As String, ByVal strSection As String, ByVal strKey As String, Optional ByVal strKeyDefault As String = vbNullString) As String

 Dim strBuffer As String
 strBuffer = Space$(gintMAX_SIZE)
 If GetPrivateProfileString(strSection, strKey, strKeyDefault, strBuffer, gintMAX_SIZE, strIniFile) Then
  ReadIniFile = StringFromBuffer(strBuffer)
 End If
End Function

' 检查文件是否存在
Function FileExists(filename As String) As Boolean
 On Error Resume Next
 FileExists = (Dir$(filename) <> "")
End Function

' 改变标签的文本及位置

Public Function ChangeLabelPos(frm As Form, lbl As Label, msg As String)
 With lbl
  .Caption = msg
  .Left = (frm.ScaleWidth - .Width) / 2
  .Top = .Height / 2
 End With
End Function

'关闭窗体

Function CloseValidForm(Ret As String) As Boolean
 Dim WinWnd As Long
 '搜寻该窗口的句柄
 WinWnd = FindWindow(vbNullString, Ret)
 If WinWnd <> 0 Then
  SendMessage WinWnd, WM_Close, 0&, 0&
 End If
 CloseValidForm = True
End Function


  二、 projNewMain.vbp工程:

  说明:这个是新的主程序,即升级后的主程序,由于我目前没有服务器,故将该程序放在projUpdate.vbp工程的资源文件中。在projUpdate.vbp中模拟网络升级。

  用记事本打开frmNewMain.frm文件,copy以下内容到其中:

VERSION 5.00
Begin VB.Form frmNewMain
 Appearance = 0 'Flat
 BackColor = &H80000005&
 Caption = "Form1"
 ClientHeight = 1365
 ClientLeft = 60
 ClientTop = 345
 ClientWidth = 4680
 LinkTopic = "Form1"
 ScaleHeight = 1365
 ScaleWidth = 4680
 StartUpPosition = 3 '窗口缺省
 Begin VB.CommandButton Command1
 Caption = "升级"
 Height = 525
 Left = 1410
 TabIndex = 0
 Top = 660
 Width = 1245
End

Begin VB.Label lblCap
Caption = "告诉你,我已经升级了,没看出和以前不一样了吗?"
Height = 255
Left = 120
TabIndex = 1
Top = 60
Width = 4275
End
End

Attribute VB_Name = "frmNewMain"
Attribute VB_GlobalNameSpace = False
Attribute VB_Creatable = False
Attribute VB_PredeclaredId = True
Attribute VB_Exposed = False
Option Explicit

' ------------------------------------------
' 升级程序的例子
' 作者: 谢家峰
' 日期: 2003/12/19
'
' 这里是升级后的主程序
'
' ------------------------------------------

Private Sub Command1_Click()
 Command1.Enabled = False
 ' 运行更新程序
 Shell App.Path & "\update.exe", vbNormalFocus
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()
 Dim i As Integer
 If App.PrevInstance Then End
  UpdateIniPath = App.Path & "\Update.ini"

  ' 记录主程序的名字
  WritePrivateProfileString "Main", "Name", App.EXEName, UpdateIniPath

  ' 记录运行状态
  WritePrivateProfileString "Main", "Active", "-1", UpdateIniPath
  Me.Caption = App.EXEName
 End Sub

Private Sub Form_Unload(Cancel As Integer)
 ' 记录运行状态
 WritePrivateProfileString "Main", "Active", "0", UpdateIniPath
End Sub

  三、 projUpdate.vbp工程:

  说明:这是升级程序,含有一个资源文件。

  用记事本打开frmUpdate.frm文件,copy以下内容到其中:

VERSION 5.00
Begin VB.Form frmUpdate
BackColor = &H80000007&
BorderStyle = 0 'None
Caption = "Form1"
ClientHeight = 1185
ClientLeft = 0
ClientTop = 0
ClientWidth = 5400
LinkTopic = "Form1"
MaxButton = 0 'False
MinButton = 0 'False
ScaleHeight = 1185
ScaleWidth = 5400
ShowInTaskbar = 0 'False
StartUpPosition = 2 '屏幕中心
Begin VB.CommandButton Command1
Appearance = 0 'Flat
Caption = "关闭"
Height = 435
Left = 2130
TabIndex = 0
Top = 630
Visible = 0 'False
Width = 1245
End

Begin VB.Label lblCap
AutoSize = -1 'True
BackStyle = 0 'Transparent
BeginProperty Font
Name = "宋体"
Size = 12
Charset = 134
Weight = 400
Underline = 0 'False
Italic = 0 'False
Strikethrough = 0 'False
EndProperty
ForeColor = &H000000FF&
Height = 240
Left = 330
TabIndex = 1
Top = 150
Width = 120
End

Begin VB.Shape Shape1
BackColor = &H00C0FFFF&
BackStyle = 1 'Opaque
BorderColor = &H0000FF00&
Height = 1065
Left = 60
Top = 60
Width = 5265
End
End

Attribute VB_Name = "frmUpdate"
Attribute VB_GlobalNameSpace = False
Attribute VB_Creatable = False
Attribute VB_PredeclaredId = True
Attribute VB_Exposed = False

Option Explicit

' ------------------------------------------
' 升级程序的例子
' 作者: 谢家峰
' 日期: 2003/12/19
'
' 这里是升级程序
'
' ------------------------------------------

Dim State As Boolean
Private Sub Command1_Click()
 Unload Me
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Activate()
 Dim i As Integer
 Dim j As String
 Dim OldExeFile As String
 Dim NewExeFile As String
 Dim tmpFile As String
 Dim MainState As Boolean
 
 DoEvents

 If State Then
  ' 获取旧主程序名称
  OldExeFile = CStr(ReadIniFile(UpdateIniPath, "Main", "Name", "主程序"))
  NewExeFile = OldExeFile
  OldExeFile = App.Path & "\" & OldExeFile & ".exe"
  tmpFile = App.Path & "\tmp.tmp"
  ' 改写升级次数
  i = CInt(ReadIniFile(UpdateIniPath, "Update", "Num", "0"))
  i = i + 1
  ChangeLabelPos Me, lblCap, "这是您第" & i & "次升级!"
  Sleep 1500
  ' 摸拟从网站下载新的更新程序。
  ChangeLabelPos Me, lblCap, "正在 摸拟从网站下载新的升级程序 ..."

  Sleep 1000
  On Error Resume Next
  Kill tmpFile
  ' 此处可以修改为将临时文件放在临时文件夹内
  SaveFileFromRes 101, "CUSTOM", tmpFile
  Sleep 1000
  On Error GoTo 0
  ' 检查主程序是否开启,若开启则关闭旧程序

  MainState = CBool(CInt(ReadIniFile(UpdateIniPath, "Main", "Active", "0")))

  If MainState Then

  ' 关闭旧程序
  ChangeLabelPos Me, lblCap, "正在关闭旧程序 ... "
  Sleep 300
  ' 这里强行关闭旧程序
  ' 你也可以发送消息,让旧程序自己关闭
  Do While -1
  DoEvents
  If CloseValidForm(NewExeFile) Then
   Exit Do
  End If
 Loop
 Sleep 200
End If

' 删除旧程序
On Error Resume Next
ChangeLabelPos Me, lblCap, "正在删除旧程序 ... "
Sleep 1000
Kill OldExeFile
Sleep 1000
' 生成新主程序名称
' NewExeFile = CStr(ReadIniFile(UpdateIniPath, "Main", "Name", "主程序"))
j = Right(NewExeFile, 1)
If IsNumeric(j) Then
 j = i
 NewExeFile = Left(NewExeFile, Len(NewExeFile) - 1)
Else
 j = 1
End If

' 记录主程序的名字

NewExeFile = NewExeFile & j
WritePrivateProfileString "Main", "Name", NewExeFile, UpdateIniPath
NewExeFile = App.Path & "\" & NewExeFile & ".exe"

' 拷贝新程序

ChangeLabelPos Me, lblCap, "正在更新程序 ... "
Sleep 1000
FileCopy tmpFile, NewExeFile
Sleep 1000
' 删除临时程序
Kill tmpFile
' 记录更新次数
WritePrivateProfileString "Update", "Num", CStr(i), UpdateIniPath
' 检查旧程序的状态
If MainState Then
 ChangeLabelPos Me, lblCap, "正在启动更新后的主程序 ... "
 Sleep 1000
 Shell NewExeFile, vbNormalNoFocus
End If
' 关闭更新程序
Command1.Visible = True
ChangeLabelPos Me, lblCap, "更新完成,请等待 3 秒后将自动关闭更新程序 ..."
Sleep 3000
lblCap.Refresh
Unload Me
End If
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()
 If App.PrevInstance Then End
  UpdateIniPath = App.Path & "\Update.ini"
  State = True
End Sub


  完成了三个工程的代码拷贝,在代码的必要之处我都进行了详细注释,这里我就不再介绍代码了,现在进行最后一步,模拟从网站下载升级后的程序。

  a. 打开projMain.vbp,编译该工程,并且命名为“主程序.exe”;

  b. 打开projNewMain.vbp,编译该工程,并且命名为“projNewMain.exe”;

  c. 打开projUpdate.vbp,打开工具栏上的“vb资源编辑器”(若没找到,读者需要点击菜单“外接程序|外接程序管理器”,在打开的对话框中选择“vb6资源编辑器”,在加载行为中选择“加载/卸载”复选框),在资源编辑器中选择“添加自定义资源 …”,在打开的对话框中定位到Update文件夹,选择projNewMain.exe文件,保存该资源文件,最后编译该工程并且命名为“Update.exe”。

  d. 将可执行文件“主程序.exe”、“Update.exe”拷贝到同一个文件夹中,运行任一个程序,相信读者会看到效果。

  以上代码比较简单,仅供读者分析思路用。在实际工程中的代码编写时也根本没必要把projNewMain.exe放在资源文件中,读者只需将它放在服务器的某个位置,然后在projUpdate.vbp中的相应处写下载代码即可。