Can NativeProcess.isSupported and Updater.isSupported both be true in an AIR application?

Question

I'm trying to check user domain name in Windows, and need native process support.

In the application config xml (xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/air/application/2.6") I have

<supportedProfiles>extendedDesktop desktop</supportedProfiles>

When I run the application with adl everything works, but when I trying to installing the application (*.air package), I get an error that native proccess is not supported. Interesting that when I install the compiled *.exe file, after installation I have native processes support.

But with *.exe installation I have Updater.isSupported == false, but, when I'm installing with *.air package I have Updater.isSupported == true.

Looks like when I'm installing *.exe I have profile=extendedDesktop, but when I'm using *.air installation package I have using profile=desktop.

But I need both. Is there any way to solve this problem?

compilation:

echo Creating air application
call g:\flex_sdk\bin\adt.bat -package -storetype pkcs12 -keystore mykey.p12 -storepass simple -tsa none  news.air news-app.xml .
echo Compile exe
call g:\flex_sdk\bin\adt.bat -package -target native news.exe news.air

Answer 1

What you are asking for is not possible. ApplicationUpdater provided by Adobe does not work with native-code applications.

(You can see the code if you'd like more information on why; it is available in your sdk directory under \frameworks\projects\air\ApplicationUpdater\src.)

However, it is possible to automatically update native-code packaged applications in a similar, though not completely identical, way. See this post on Adobe's website for more information: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/articles/updating-air-apps-native-installer.html. I would provide the information here, but I am not the author of that article.