Re: Active X Control license issues

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From: Ken Halter (Ken_Halter_at_Use_Sparingly_Hotmail.com)
Date: 03/23/04


Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 13:03:01 -0800

Are you sure Binary Compatibility is set on that "problem" control? It's been a while
since I've looked at license keys but iirc, they're based on the control's GUID (or CLSID)
and that changes each time you compile if no compatibility is set.

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Ken Halter - MS-MVP-VB - http://www.vbsight.com
Please keep it in the groups..
"Vishal" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:763BC048-F6C3-4753-A97B-1586A04290A8@microsoft.com...
> Hi All
> I am having trouble with the license string for active x controls
> I have an active x control in which I am using a third party active x control.
> I have generated all the licenses for my controls and entered them into database.
> at run time I query the database and retreive all the licenses.
> I am having problem with one of the controls. every time I compile it, its license
changes, hence I have to update the database regularly for this. I checked the vb project
file and all my controls project files are same, all have binary compatibility.
> Out of 90 odd controls only one is giving this error
>
> On what does the license depend, is it because any of the referenced dlls is changing
which changes the license.
>
> any help will be appreciated
>
> regards
> Vishal
>


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