No, but you can extend the trial, see: Trial extensions in LimeLM.
I would like to test the situation where the product is running for the first time on the computer.Is it possible to remove the *trial* registration so then I could start the trial use like the first time?
Thanks
No, but you can extend the trial, see: Trial extensions in LimeLM.
Wyatt,I had the same question....bummer, I need to figure out a way for a user to re-install offline, on a once activated license. If I understand correctly, I would need to support an arbitrarily long trial extenstion, correct?Thx,John
So, you're saying the customer was once a customer but is now a trial user and (s)he doesn't have access to the internet?
Yes, that is the scenario that we would like to cover. If you have any sugguestions that would be great.
Taking this from a different angle..... can a trial-extension have a relative expiration date?
You could always embed a few "offline" trial extensions within your installer and use them if the trial length is 0. You can set the expiration date to several decades in the future (e.g. 2050-01-01).
But is this really a problem? If a customer never has access to the internet how do they get your product? Don't they have email? You could always send them an offline trial extension by email that they could transfer (via floppy disk) to their non-internet enabled computer.
Wyatt,Here is a possible corner-case that I'd like to handle. Please confirm what I am seeing.....
If a key that has been activated (online), and while offline it deactivation is attempted. If the same key is used, again while off-line, should I alway get IsActivated(GUID) == TA_OK? This is what I am currently getting. I just want to confirm that this is expected behavior.
Thx,John
If they attempt to deactivate while offline then it will fail with a TA_INET failure (or in English, TurboActivate is saying: "Your internet is not working thus you can't be deactivated now. Try again when you're connected to the internet.")
So, to answer you question, yes if deactivation fails then they will probably still be activated.