I'm talking way back, to a time of Windows98, Visual Studio, 00-Auto-Scan just being implemented and when Uwe did the coding. I remember a 'Release' of VAG-COM (notice I was careful not to say VCDS) that came with a note boasting ".still able to fit on a 1.44MB floppy."
I suspect that that the process for updating will be more streamlined and for many (most?) users, the data transfer files will be much smaller - I think? The updated label files for those vehicles that the user did not select would be remain available on the RT web-site, so additional vehicles could be loaded at any time. I've not given any deep consideration as to how this option might operate, but I suspect that the update process would be a two-pass process where the new underlying VCDS software would be first loaded and the user would then request the database for specific vehicle types (including the option "ALL" - for professional workshop users). I'm not suggesting that the availability of vehicle types be in any way restricted to users that have limited VIN devices. So with the above as a context, has RT thought about "sectioning" the update file so that the user can decide which vehicle, or vehicle type to load into the software on their laptop/tablet/mobile phone? I'm not sure, but I suspect that the user can achieve a similar outcome by culling the database in the existing arrangement, but my question is about a different approach. I also assume that as new vehicles roll off the VAG assembly line in the future, the need to create new label files as well as the requirement to retain existing files into each SW release version will mean that the update exe file will continuously grow (I assume that this has happened over the intervening years since the fledgling VCDS SW version 1.0 was released).
For this market sector, the likelihood is that the tool will be used for a small range of cars. well, without wanting to sound too critical about an otherwise excellent device - of limited value. However, for the vast majority of "enthusiasts" (like me, and many other VCDS cable users - I assume), the huge VCDS-ready database is. Having a diagnostic tool that is fully capable of accommodating such a wide variety of vehicles is doubtless of great value to professionals where any car can roll-into the workshop at any time. I've noticed when updating that the exe-file seems to delete and then re-load the label files for every vehicle type in what I assume is the full VCDS repertoire of cars (which is an impressively large list). ^^^^^ Uwe - I suspect that my question is probably bordering on heresy, but I ask for your brief indulgence as you consider the following:īecause I'm a relative new-comer to the heady and fascinating world of VCDS, I assume that Ross-Tech has always had a one-size-fits-all concept for it's software release versions.
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