Write to MM and ask for the ability to distribute class files without the CFM source code. This feature was supposed to be in CFMX (announced at DevCon 2001) but didn't make it.
http://www.macromedia.com/support/email/wishform/?6213=3 (fyi--you'd still need CFMX server to provide runtime services, just don't need compile on demand or cfm source files). If you're in a shared host and can't use CFX or Java Class, then your SOL. If you can use CFX or Java Class, then go with one of those--but remember, as Matt said, you can't just put the license check inside the Java code, you have to also put something substantial to the app so people can't just comment out the cfx call. At 12:44 PM 12/3/2002, you wrote: >So if making a CFX is not the way to go, then what is? > >Cedric > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "S. Isaac Dealey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 12:22 PM >Subject: RE: License Key? > > > > > Well obviously you would need to make sure the code that checks the key > > > can't be modified. In other words, you can't use CFML to check the key. > > > I suggest you hide some critical piece of code that the application > > > depends on along with the key check and then compile that into a CFX. > > > > Which prevents your app from being installed on most shared hosting >servers. > > Not that this should necessarily be a concern -- if it's for a trial, the > > person receiving the key should hopefully be installing it on a local > > machine even if it means using the CF Server developer edition on their > > workstation. If the software is reasonably inexpensive, there are liable >to > > be some customers who'll want to install it on a shared server because >they > > need several people to access it from different locations in order to > > evaluate it and they don't have the cash for a dedicated server. > > > > Just my 2c. > > > > s. isaac dealey 954-776-0046 > > > > new epoch http://www.turnkey.to > > > > lead architect, tapestry cms http://products.turnkey.to > > > > certified advanced coldfusion 5 developer > > http://www.macromedia.com/v1/handlers/index.cfm?ID=21816 > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm
