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Service Pack 5.1

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Modification history version 5.1

 

DLL / COM exe / EasyGo

•New API command for a complete license file download DownloadWholeLic. Values (e.g. a module or data area information) which are removed on the server, are also removed in the local license file.

•Configuration file to set important settings without changing the source code

•New API command GetSignalState and SetSignalState . Can also be configured in .config file

 

•New text in EasyGoScreen -If you have a Serial Number, click on Next to continue with the activation -  if version requires a Serial Number

 

 

 
License Generator

•Hosting configuration. New option to specify a hosting server

 

 

•Project Password removed from screen Settings

 

Changes in the Usage Metrics configuration where not always saved

 

Automatic License Generator

•new values from the project files are recognized

 

License Tester

•All new API commands added

 

Online Help

 

Updated description of ShowWAStartPage, ShowWAResultPage and ShowWAProgressPage

 

Changes in the project template

no changes

Changes in the key structure

no changes

 

 

Products to update

 

An update is available for:

 

•Licence Protector - Generator and DLL/ COM exe - Version 5.1

•Automatic Licence Generator - Version 5.1

•License Tester - Version 5.1

 

Installation Instruction

 

Automated installation

•Select in the program manager group Check for Updates

•The update is downloaded and installs the License Generator and the DLL / COM exe files

•To update the Automatic License Generator (only necessary if license files are generated) open a support ticket.

 

Manual Update

•Download Version 5.1 (Licence Generator and DLL / COM exe)

•Launch lpinstall51.exe

Update eligibility

Free for users of version 5

How to upgrade your files and source code

•If you upgrade from version 5 see below - backward compatibility

•If you upgrade from version 4 see backward compatibility update version 4 to 5

•If you upgrade from version 2 or 3 see How to upgrade from version 2 or 3 - especially how to convert project templates and files from version 2.x / 3.x to version 4.

Backward compatibility

Activation Keys

•The LicProtector510.DLL can read all Activation Keys from prior version. It can also create Activation Keys which will work in older versions.

 

License Files

If a license file is opened, it is automatically converted into the latest file format (5.1) and it can not be opened again with a DLL of version 3 or 4. Only version 5 and 4 license files can be converted automatically.

 

Example

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A version 5.0  DLL can read an Activation Key, which was made with License Generator version 5.1

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A version 5.0 DLL can open a license file, which was made with License Generator version 5.1

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A version 5.0 License Generator can open a license file, which was made with License Generator version 5.1

 

 
 

Activation Server 6.0

 

•The Activation Server 5 can accept transactions from prior DLL versions

•The Activation Server 5 supports all features from Licence Protector 5.0. It is mandatory to upgrade to Activation Server version 5 if the metrics feature, license transfer or license file upload is used

 

If you use the hosting service, your server will be automatically upgraded.

 

Automatic License Generator

As the 5.1 creates license files and Activation Keys. See restrictions above regarding format of the file and key.