George- My recommendation:
If they want the source now, they'll have to pay up front. If they want to pay in installments, they get MDE for now and the full source with the last payment. John Viescas, author "Building Microsoft Access Applications" "Microsoft Office Access 2003 Inside Out" "Running Microsoft Access 2000" "SQL Queries for Mere Mortals" http://www.viescas.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of George Oro > Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 1:29 AM > To: YG Access > Subject: [ms_access] Self Protection > > > >From my knowledge I know this is not possible and maybe this > may sound > unfair but I have to do it for my protection. > > I have a client wants to purchase 1 of my software plus the > source code > therefore everything will be open to them. I have 1 module > that will trigger > once he reach the targeted date and the program will > automatically exit. How > can I avoid them to modify this code? > > My idea at the moment is to make a .dll but they can just > simply remove the > code and reference not unless some of the functionality will > be on that .dll > too so they will be forced to used it and every end of the > code, it will > check the trigger date too. That make sense? > > The main reason is the payment, it is 6 installment. I hope > you understand > me guys. > > Any input will be greatly appreciated. > > > TIA, > George > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > <font face=arial size=-1><a > href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12hh44jmh/M=362329.6886308.7 > 839368.1510227/D=groups/S=1705115370:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1123403564 > /A=2894321/R=0/SIG=11dvsfulr/*http://youthnoise.com/page.php?p > age_id=1992 > ">Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk > back!</a>.</font> > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------~-> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> <font face=arial size=-1><a href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12h42mph7/M=362335.6886445.7839731.1510227/D=groups/S=1705115370:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1123423781/A=2894361/R=0/SIG=13jmebhbo/*http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/education/digitaldivide/?source=YAHOO&cmpgn=GRP&RTP=http://groups.yahoo.com/";>In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide!</a>.</font> --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ms_access/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
