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Article #752Re: Trial Version of Software ???
From: Lori M Olson [TeamB]
Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 16:37
Date: Mon, 08 Nov 2004 16:37
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Art Pollard wrote:
> How might I create a trial version of some software in Java? I have a Java
> app that I'd like to allow a 30 day evaluation period for. This isn't hard
> to do in the Windows world (simply stuffing a file with a date in the
> \system directory or in the registry or ....) but I have no idea how this
> might be done in the Java world -- espeically in a cross platform manner.
>
> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated,
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Art
>
>
Most of the Java-based install programs offer this kind of feature, but
I've never investigated this thoroughly. I'm pretty sure you have to
get the "pay-for" versions in order to get this functionality.
--
Regards,
Lori Olson [TeamB]
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