How can I make my program use a Product Key?

zeeman48 · 6th February 2006, 02:13

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, 17:19

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

6th February 2006, 02:13	#1
zeeman48 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1	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?

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6th February 2006, 17:19	#2
Afrow UK Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Surrey, England Posts: 8,434	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