Pete rem dx was a mistake. I was doing some tests. Mistakenly packed the bat file. Once I get Exceed version working properly, the opendx.bat file would go away. The dx.exe should be setting variable by checking Windows Registry.
Suhaib > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Peter > Daniel Kirchner > Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 5:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [opendx-general] licensing remnants in opendx w/cygwin and > exceed > > > while you're in there... your OpenDx.bat has "dx" rem'ed out, > leading some to > express bewilderment at a prompt with no dx. Perhaps it could > echo "environment > is set up for dx... you can now run dx". > But might I suggest instead the last line be > dx %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 > (or perhaps someone knows the bat syntax for passing on all cmd > line args). > Pete > > "Suhaib M. Siddiqi" wrote: > > > 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
