Pete

Thanks.  I will try.

Suhaib

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Peter
> Daniel Kirchner
> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 3:28 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [opendx-general] licensing remnants in opendx w/cygwin and
> exceed
>
>
> Suahaib,
> I am not set up with the Exceed XDK... I *think* this will disable the
> remainder of licensing functions without disabling anything that needs
> licensing to work:
>
> insert a "return ;" at line 1259 (just following variable declarations) of
> dx/src/exec/dpexec/license.c
>
> comment out lines 430 " if ...regval " through 439 "keyformat(..." of
> dx/src/misc/dx.c
>
> modify lines 907,908 and add 909 of dx/src/uipp/base/License.C :
> *appLic=FullyLicensed;
> *funcLic=DeveloperLicense;
> return;
>
> Pete
>
> "Suhaib M. Siddiqi" wrote:
>
> > > These instructions apply just to the 3.1.4B DX Personal Edition.
> > > Our website
> > > should be updated shortly with 13 March 2001 keys.  Please, if
> > > there problems
> > > with OpenDX under NT with cygwin that preclude you using it,
> >
> > The NT Cygwin/LessTif combination from Opendx.org does not do
> > a Registry check there they could co exists on the same machine.
> >
> > The problems, I mentioned relates to Cygwin/Exceed combination or
> > compiling OpenDx with MSVC/Exceed turns on License checking.  We really
> > need to remove the license code for MSVC from OpenDX.
> >
> > Suhaib
> >
> > > it is best to
> > > raise the issues now.  Neither we, nor the 3.1.4B binaries, are
> > > getting any
> > > younger!
> > >
> > > For 3.1.4B, dx -register does not update the UserName or
> > > CompanyName, which
> > > must match that used to generate the key.  It sounds as if
> you originally
> > > installed with your own key.  If so, you will have to either
> > > reinstall dxpc
> > > (be careful not to lose your dx customizations) or alter the
> > > windows registry
> > > w/ regedit (be careful not to lose your whole machine!).  The
> > > items that need
> > > to be modified to match the "transition" key are in
> > >
> > >     My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IBM\IBM Visualization Data
> > > Explorer\CurrentVersion.
> > >
> > > Make the UserName "Visualization Data Explorer" and the
> > > CompanyName "Any" .
> > >
> > > >Key generated for Windows NT/95 machine
> > > >User: Visualization Data Explorer
> > > >Company: Any
> > > >Expiration time = Tue Mar 13 10:37:46 2001
> > > >  -> Note: l is lower case L, 1 is one, O is upper case o, 0 is zero
> > >
> > > >The key is: dogtt 0015 7683 9040
> > >
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > >
> > > > I successfully installed IBM's commercial version of DX on an NT in
> > > > December, 1999 after receiving a transition key via email from
> > > IBM. Now I
> > > > am attempting to install IBM DX on another NT with the
> transition key
> > > > posted on IBM's website, but I can only use the trial version
> > > of DX for 5
> > > > minutes. Does anyone know what transition key to use?
> > > >
> > > > Also, I understand that the transition keys will expire in
> the next few
> > > > weeks. Is there any way I can continue to use the DX version
> > > I've already
> > > > installed? I understand that the open-source DX for NT is
> > > better run under
> > > > Linux, but I don't want to install a new operating system just
> > > to run DX.
> > > >
> > > > thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Dick Yager
> > > > USGS, Ithaca, NY

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