zeeman48
6th February 2006 03:13 UTC

How can I make my program use a Product Key?
Ok, I have a program that I want to let users download but I don't want them to be able to install the program without a product key. Is there any way I can set up my program so that when the user clicks the download link the must fill out a form that then gives them a code which they input into the installer?
Basically what I want to do is have the program somehow connect to my site and then confirm the key. Is this possible or should I figure out some other way?

Afrow UK
6th February 2006 18:19 UTC

Use my PassDialog plugin to create a secure serial page. As for contacting your server if you have a dynamic page (ie an ASP/PHP/Perl script) you can send a POST query with InetLoad plugin and the output will be downloaded to as a plain text file to where ever you want it to. This text file can then be read from with FileOpen, FileRead and FileClose.

-Stu