Dreamweaver Extension Protection solution

[Ibn Saeed]

Hello

I have been looking for a solution for protecting an extension which i have created for Dreamweaver.

while searching i stumbled upon http://answers.onstartups.com/questions/34180/is-there-a-way-to-protect-my-software-extension-of-an-adobe-design-product-from

and found a reply from the owner of Limelm

I would like to know if you could provide a solution for protecting a dreamweaver extension via either serial protection or some other method etc and activating each order which online activation.

Here is an example screenshot of another dreamweaver extension company doing a similar protection of their extensions.

http://i.stack.imgur.com/lILyE.png

Is there a similar solution ?

[Wyatt]

Yes, you can do the same with your dreamweaver extension using LimeLM. What programming language are you using for the extension?

[Ibn Saeed]

Hello

Thanks for replying

Here is from the documentation

Most Dreamweaver extensions are written in HTML and JavaScript. This guide assumes that you are familiar with Dreamweaver, HTML, XML, and JavaScript programming. If you are implementing C extensions, the guide assumes that you know how to create and use C dynamic link libraries (DLLs).


Steps:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/dreamweaver/cs/extend/WS5b3ccc516d4fbf351e63e3d117f53d6592-7ffb.html


XML is used as well, that is how the type of extension i have created.

So HTML, XML and Javascript are used along with Dreamweaver own DOM.

[Wyatt]

Well, you'll be able to use the C/C++ header for TurboActivate (the part of LimeLM you include with your app). See: Using TurboActivate with C, C++, and Objective-C.

I don't know if you'll be able to call TurboActivate directly from javascipt, or if you'll need to make a simple C dll to use TurboActivate. I'm sure Dreamweaver docs cover this.

Tell me if you have any questions using it.

[Ibn Saeed]

Hello

I dont have any experiences with C or C++.

I know HTML, XML and Javascript

[Wyatt]

If you can point us to a couple of Dreamweaver example plugins -- preferably using C or C++ alongside javascript/HTML, then we might be able to help you out.

[Ibn Saeed]

Hello

I found the following in the Help section of Adobe Dreamweaver

C-level extensibility
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/dreamweaver/cs/extend/WS5b3ccc516d4fbf351e63e3d117f508c8de-7f66.html

Would the above help you ?

[Wyatt]

It doesn't seem like you can make direct calls to TurboActivate. You'd have to create another C/C++ DLL (a special one that conforms to their odd spec) that in turn calls TurboActivate. We don't have time right now to build this for you. We can give you pointers on how to build it, if you need help.