Unlocking Special LEAD Features

LEAD offers a variety of features, such as Document support, Medical support, Vector support, Plug-ins, and Modules, which are available only in certain toolkits, and are locked.

Examples of Locked Features:

• ABC, ABIC, JBIG2, and NITF file format support

• Barcode Support

• Medical imaging, DICOM file format, and DICOM communications support

• PDF, ICR, OCR, and OMR Document Imaging support

• Vector file format support (such as DXF, DWF, DWG, PCT, PLT, DRW, DGN, WMF, EMF, GBR, and CGM)

To use locked features you must:

• Purchase a toolkit that supports the desired feature(s).

• Obtain the applicable deployment agreement from LEAD Licensing Department. For information on the deployment agreements, go to Licensing and click the LEAD Licensing button.

• Complete the deployment license agreement and fax or email it to LEAD's Licensing Department at 704-372-8139 / licensing@leadtools.com.

• Purchase at least one (1) deployment license. If prepaid licenses are desired, include the order form with payment information. You can fax / email this along with the deployment agreement. (To get a copy of the order form, contact licensing@leadtools.com.)

• Once LEAD has received the signed agreement, we will send you your unique license file, developer key and instructions for eliminating the license dialogs and unlocking the appropriate features.

• When you have received the instructions, license file and developer key, call the appropriate license function for your platform:

• • CDLL: L_SetLicenseFile

  • C++ Class Library LSettings::SetLicenseFile

  • .NET: RasterSupport.SetLicense

  • Silverlight: RasterSupport.SetLicense

  • WinRT: RasterSupport.SetLicense

To determine if a certain feature is locked:

To determine if a certain feature is locked, call the appropriate function for your platform:.

• CDLL: L_IsSupportLocked

• C++ Class Library LSettings::IsSupportLocked

• .NET: RasterSupport.IsLocked

• Silverlight: RasterSupport.IsLocked

• WinRT: RasterSupport.IsLocked

Multimedia (MM) toolkits:

Call ILMDSKernel2::UnlockModule in DSKernel to unlock s pecial features for the MM toolkit (API or COM).

L_SetLicenseFile and L_IsSupportLocked can be called by LEADTOOLS Raster customers to unlock the DVD Burner (Media Raster as it is called in the raster toolkit). But the DVD Burner can also be unlocked using ILMDSKernel2::UnlockModule.

For more information, refer to Using the DSKernel Object.

For more information on products, features, and licensing, refer to:

Licensing