What is the easiest way to keep my software current?

 

One of the most important capabilities of the Structural Engineering Library is its "Web Update" capability.

 

You can configure the SEL so that each time it is launched and it detects an active Internet connection, it will check with our server to see if a more recent build is available.  You can also click Help > Check For Updates in the menu bar to see if a more recent build is available and to choose to have it installed.

 

This "update check" is performed by a program called EC6WEBUPDATE.EXE that is installed with your software.  It can only be launched through the main EC6.EXE program file and uses TCP/IP-HTTP Internet protocol over port #80 to check a small text file at www.enercalc.com for the most current build.

 

Note! The EC6WEBUPDATE.EXE only works if launched from the Structural Engineering Library.  It can not be launched by itself, however the same check can be performed by visiting the “For Our Users” page at www.enercalc.com and using the "Update Structural Engineering Library” link.

 

 

 

What about updating the Network License Manager?

 

The Network License Manager (NLM) also has its own web update capability.  Whenever the program starts it will check for an update.

 

In later versions the NLM will have internal automatic update checks that will display a message on its screen.  This will be provided because this program is an "always on" type of program, and restarting on a regular basis will be rare.