checkupdate

Check update for Nelson's application

📝 Syntax

• checkupdate()

• checkupdate('url', http_url_to_check)

• checkupdate('forcenogui', true_or_false)

• checkupdate('url', http_url_to_check, 'forcenogui', true_or_false)

• checkupdate('forcenogui', true_or_false)

• [res, msg, url_new_version] = checkupdate(...)

📥 Input argument

• http_url_to_check - a string: URL to check the latest Nelson's application version.

• true_or_false - a logical: true (force CLI), false (detect default mode).

📤 Output argument

• res - a logical: result of the update check.

• msg - a string: message providing information about the update check.

• url_new_version - a string: URL to download the new version if available.

📄 Description

checkupdate checks if a new version of Nelson is available and opens a URL to download it.

This function is primarily used through the menu action available in the main window's help section.

💡 Example

checkupdate

🔗 See also

webread.

🕔 History

Version	📄 Description
1.2.0	Initial version