Get DAT Updates
Get DAT Updates
Update: February 7, 2003: With the release of Virex 7.2 (for .Mac members) with it's eUpdate feature, there is no longer a need for Get DAT Updates. If you're still running Virex 7.1, then this program may still be of use to you.
| Date | Version | Description |
| 01-Jan-2003 | 1.4 | Added autostart feature so it can run without interaction unless new version can be installed. |
| 31-Dec-2002 | 1.3 | Added unzip (5.50) to resources so Developer Tools need not be installed Added check after update to ensure new DAT files were installed |
| 30-Dec-2002 | 1.2 | Fixes bug where DAT files were not installed properly |
| 24-Dec-2002 | 1.1 | Initial release as an AppleScript Studio application |
| 18-Dec-2002 | 1.0 | Original AppleScript version |
Copyright (C) 2002-2003 Bery Rinaldo
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Mark Adler, John Bush, Karl Davis, Harald Denker, Jean-Michel Dubois, Jean-loup Gailly, Hunter Goatley, Ian Gorman, Chris Herborth, Dirk Haase, Greg Hartwig, Robert Heath, Jonathan Hudson, Paul Kienitz, David Kirschbaum, Johnny Lee, Onno van der Linden, Igor Mandrichenko, Steve P. Miller, Sergio Monesi, Keith Owens, George Petrov, Greg Roelofs, Kai Uwe Rommel, Steve Salisbury, Dave Smith, Christian Spieler, Antoine Verheijen, Paul von Behren, Rich Wales, Mike White
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Thanks to my good friend Jim for wanting a simple double-clickable application to do this. Inspiration goes a long way.
You must have NAI's Virex version 7.1 (it comes free with a .Mac account) along with Mac OS X 10.2 or higher. You must also have an active Internet connection in order for the FTP transfers to work. To complete the installation of new DAT files, administrative privilege is required.
Double-click on the application icon. You will see the following dialog window:
Click on the Check Now button. The program will compare the currently installed DAT version with the latest one on NAI's FTP server. If you are running the latest, you will see a dialog like this:
Simply click on the Quit button to exit the application. If there is a newer version on NAI's FTP server, you will see a dialog like this:
Click on the Install Now button to start the download and installation process. While the download takes place, the "barber pole" will spin.
Once the new DAT file has been downloaded and extracted, the program will prompted for the administrative password.
Enter the password and click on OK. Once the new DAT files have been installed, the dialog will look like this:
Click the Quit button to exit. That's all there is to it. If you have any questions or issues, feel free to e-mail me at: