The ASTPS update script zip file contains the following:

 

updater_readme.txt

The readme file containing further instructions.

 

wget.exe

Wget is a free software package for retrieving files using HTTP, HTTPS and FTP. It is a non-interactive commandline tool, so it can easily be called from scripts.

We use it in our update script to retrieve the latest astps.exe.

http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/wget.html

 

blat.exe

Blat is a Win32 command line utility that sends eMail using SMTP or post to usenet using NNTP.

We use blat for sending eMails in case of problems

www.blat.net

 

fsum.exe

A fast and handy command line utility for file integrity verification. It offers a choice of 13 of the most popular hash and checksum functions for file message digest and checksum calculation.

We use fsum to check if the version on the server is newer than the version used on the client. It`s also used to check if astps.exe is downloaded without errors.

http://www.slavasoft.com/fsum/overview.htm

 

updater.bat

The download script helps to automate the update process. The following pages describes how it works and how you can use it.