Requirements
- Autohotkey: for information on Autohotkey, look here
Installation
- copy/paste the code from the script below into a new file
- save that new file in a new folder (you can name it whatever you want)
- edit line 1 of the script to list the programs you want to use (by default: “ccleaner,speccy,defraggler,recuva”)
- run update_piriform.ahk (it will download unzip.exe if it doesn’t already exist in the same folder and start downloading/unzipping the files that are listed in the programs line)
- done
Usage
- manually run the script when you want to update the files listed on line 1
- done
Script
programs = ccleaner,speccy,defraggler,recuva app_name = Piriform downloader app_ver = 0.04 app_author = Johan Klos /* I use piriforms free tools to do some maintenance. Every so often I run this script to update the portable versions of those programs. https://www.piriform.com/%program%/download/portable it keeps the user informed using tooltips */ #NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases. ; #Warn ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors. SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability. SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory. #SingleInstance force ; skips the dialog box and replaces the old instance automatically, which is similar in effect to the Reload command. tooltip %app_name% v%app_ver%`nStarting program ; check if commandline unzip.exe program is present, if not, download it ifnotexist unzip.exe { tooltip %app_name% v%app_ver%`nunzip.exe missing: downloading it now UrlDownloadToFile, http://www.kloscomputing.co.uk/public/unzip.exe, unzip.exe } loop, parse, programs, `, { if ( A_LoopField <> "" ) { download(A_LoopField) } } count = 3 loop, 3 { tooltip %app_name% v%app_ver%`nAll done: terminating program in %count% seconds. count-- sleep 1000 } exitapp download(program) { global app_name, app_ver ; create an URL to download the program in question url := "https://www.piriform.com/" . program . "/download/portable/downloadfile" tooltip %app_name% v%app_ver%`n%program% downloading ; download the zip file UrlDownloadToFile, %URL%, %A_Temp%\%program%.zip tooltip %app_name% v%app_ver%`n%program% unzipping runwait, unzip.exe -u "%A_Temp%\%program%.zip" -d "%A_ScriptDir%\%program%",, hide tooltip %app_name% v%app_ver%`n%program% clean up files we won't need any more ; do some cleanup work, remove the FileDelete, %A_Temp%\%program%.zip return }