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SetLicense Method

Summary

Sets the license for the calling application.

Syntax

C#
VB
C++
public void SetLicense(  
   string license, 
   string key, 
   int flags 
) 
Public Sub SetLicense( _ 
   ByVal license As String, _ 
   ByVal key As String, _ 
   ByVal flags As Integer _ 
)  
public: 
void SetLicense(  
   String^ license, 
   String^ key, 
   int flags 
)  

Parameters

license
String containing the license or the path to the license file.

key
String containing the key or the path to the key file.

flags
Flags that specify which type of operation to perform. It is a bitwise OR of the SetLicenseFlags Enumeration Constants.

Remarks

This method will set the license for the entire application, and is only required to be called once. If the library is already licensed, any additional calls to this function will be ignored, unless Overwrite is specified.

If the method fails, an error is raised. For more information, refer to the Error Codes.

Example

C#
VB
using Leadtools; 
using Leadtools.MediaStreaming; 
 
 
public class LicenseHolder 
{ 
   protected LicenseManager m_licmgr; 
   protected bool m_service; 
   protected bool m_verbose; 
   protected string m_title; 
 
   public LicenseHolder(bool verbose, string title, bool service) 
   { 
      m_service = service; 
      m_verbose = verbose; 
      m_title = title; 
   } 
   ~LicenseHolder() 
   { 
 
   } 
 
   protected bool IsDisplayEnabled() 
   { 
      return (m_verbose && !m_service); 
   } 
 
   protected DialogResult DisplayLicenseError(string message) 
   { 
      return MessageBox.Show(message, m_title, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error); 
   } 
 
   public void LoadLicenseManager() 
   { 
      try 
      { 
         if (m_licmgr == null) 
         { 
            m_licmgr = new LicenseManager(); 
         } 
      } 
      catch (System.Exception ex) 
      { 
         if (IsDisplayEnabled()) 
         { 
            DisplayLicenseError("Can't instantiate LEAD Media Streaming License Manager"); 
         } 
 
         throw ex; 
      } 
   } 
 
   public void SetLicense(string license, string key, SetLicenseFlags flags) 
   { 
      LoadLicenseManager(); 
 
      try 
      { 
         // Sets the license for the calling application 
         m_licmgr.SetLicense(license, key, (int)flags); 
      } 
      catch (System.Exception ex) 
      { 
         if (IsDisplayEnabled()) 
         { 
            DisplayLicenseError("Your license file is missing, invalid or expired. The LEAD Media Streaming Library will not function. Please contact LEAD Sales for information on obtaining a valid license."); 
            Process.Start("https://www.leadtools.com/downloads/evaluation-form.asp?evallicenseonly=true"); 
         } 
 
         throw ex; 
      } 
   } 
   public void UnloadLicenseManager() 
   { 
      m_licmgr.Dispose(); 
      m_licmgr = null; 
   } 
 
} 
 
 
public Server _server = null; 
public bool _result = false; 
 
public void LicenseHolderExample() 
{ 
   try 
   { 
      // create an instance of the LicenseHolder class 
      LicenseHolder holder = new LicenseHolder(true, "Leadtools MediaStreaming Server", false); 
 
      // set the license 
      holder.SetLicense("%ltmsAppFolder%\\LEADTOOLS.LIC", "%ltmsAppFolder%\\LEADTOOLS.LIC.KEY", SetLicenseFlags.LicenseIsFile | SetLicenseFlags.KeyIsFile); 
 
      // create an instance of the server object 
      _server = new Leadtools.MediaStreaming.Server(); 
 
      // start the server 
      _server.Start(); 
 
      // confirm the running state for demonstration purposes 
      if (_server.State == State.Started) 
      { 
         // display a message that the server is running and wait for OK 
         MessageBox.Show("The server has started. Press OK to stop.", "LEADTOOLS Media Streaming Examples", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information); 
      } 
 
      // stop the server 
      _server.Stop(); 
 
      // unload the license 
      holder.UnloadLicenseManager(); 
 
      _result = true; 
   } 
   catch (Exception) 
   { 
      _result = false; 
   } 
} 
Imports Leadtools 
Imports Leadtools.MediaStreaming 
 
 
Public Class LicenseHolder 
   Protected m_licmgr As LicenseManager 
   Protected m_service As Boolean 
   Protected m_verbose As Boolean 
   Protected m_title As String 
 
   Public Sub New(ByVal verbose As Boolean, ByVal title As String, ByVal service As Boolean) 
      m_service = service 
      m_verbose = verbose 
      m_title = title 
   End Sub 
   Protected Overrides Sub Finalize() 
 
   End Sub 
 
   Protected Function IsDisplayEnabled() As Boolean 
      Return (m_verbose AndAlso (Not m_service)) 
   End Function 
 
   Protected Function DisplayLicenseError(ByVal message As String) As DialogResult 
      Return MessageBox.Show(message, m_title, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error) 
   End Function 
 
   Public Sub LoadLicenseManager() 
      Try 
         If m_licmgr Is Nothing Then 
            m_licmgr = New LicenseManager() 
         End If 
      Catch ex As System.Exception 
         If IsDisplayEnabled() Then 
            DisplayLicenseError("Can't instantiate LEAD Media Streaming License Manager") 
         End If 
 
         Throw ex 
      End Try 
   End Sub 
 
   Public Sub SetLicense(ByVal license As String, ByVal key As String, ByVal flags As SetLicenseFlags) 
      LoadLicenseManager() 
 
      Try 
         ' Sets the license for the calling application 
         m_licmgr.SetLicense(license, key, CInt(flags)) 
      Catch ex As System.Exception 
         If IsDisplayEnabled() Then 
            DisplayLicenseError("Your license file is missing, invalid or expired. The LEAD Media Streaming Library will not function. Please contact LEAD Sales for information on obtaining a valid license.") 
            Process.Start("https://www.leadtools.com/downloads/evaluation-form.asp?evallicenseonly=true") 
         End If 
 
         Throw ex 
      End Try 
   End Sub 
   Public Sub UnloadLicenseManager() 
      m_licmgr.Dispose() 
      m_licmgr = Nothing 
   End Sub 
 
End Class 
 
 
Public _server As Server = Nothing 
Public _result As Boolean = False 
 
Public Sub LicenseHolderExample() 
   Try 
      ' create an instance of the LicenseHolder class 
      Dim holder As LicenseHolder = New LicenseHolder(True, "Leadtools MediaStreaming Server", False) 
 
      ' set the license 
      holder.SetLicense("%ltmsAppFolder%\LEADTOOLS.LIC", "%ltmsAppFolder%\LEADTOOLS.LIC.KEY", SetLicenseFlags.LicenseIsFile Or SetLicenseFlags.KeyIsFile) 
 
      ' create an instance of the server object 
      _server = New Leadtools.MediaStreaming.Server() 
 
      ' start the server 
      _server.Start() 
 
      ' confirm the running state for demonstration purposes 
      If _server.State = State.Started Then 
         ' display a message that the server is running and wait for OK 
         MessageBox.Show("The server has started. Press OK to stop.", "LEADTOOLS Media Streaming Examples", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information) 
      End If 
 
      ' stop the server 
      _server.Stop() 
 
      ' unload the license 
      holder.UnloadLicenseManager() 
 
      _result = True 
   Catch e1 As Exception 
      _result = False 
   End Try 
End Sub 

Requirements

Target Platforms

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