OPC Studio User's Guide and Reference
Examples - Licensing - Register managed resource

The example below shows how to register a license located in an embedded managed resource.

// Shows how to register a license located in an embedded managed resource.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

using System;
using System.Reflection;
using OpcLabs.BaseLib.ComponentModel;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA;

namespace UADocExamples.Licensing
{
    partial class _LicensingManagement
    {
        public static void RegisterManagedResource()
        {
            // Register a license that is we embed as a managed resource in this program.

            // The first two arguments should always be "QuickOPC" and "Multipurpose".
            // The third argument determines the assembly where the license resides.
            // The fourth argument is the namespace-qualified name of the managed resource, or a pattern identifying it.
            // We could use precise "UADocExamples.Licensing.Key-DemoOrTrial-WebForm-1999003494-20180611.bin" instead.
            LicensingManagement.Instance.RegisterManagedResource("QuickOPC", "Multipurpose",
                Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly(), "*.Key-*.*");

            // Instantiate the client object, obtain the serial number from the license info, and display the serial number.
            var client = new EasyUAClient();
            long serialNumber = (uint)client.LicenseInfo["Multipurpose.SerialNumber"];
            Console.WriteLine("SerialNumber: {0}", serialNumber);

            // The license we ship for this purpose is a trial license with low runtime limit, so it won't be of much use.
            // But you get the point...
        }
    }
}
' Shows how to register a license located in an embedded managed resource.
'
' Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

Imports System.Reflection
Imports OpcLabs.BaseLib.ComponentModel
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA

Namespace Licensing
    Friend Class _LicensingManagement
        Public Shared Sub RegisterManagedResource()

            ' Register a license that is we embed as a managed resource in this program.

            ' The first two arguments should always be "QuickOPC" and "Multipurpose".
            ' The third argument determines the assembly where the license resides.
            ' The fourth argument is the namespace-qualified name of the managed resource.
            ' We could use precise "UADocExamples.Licensing.Key-DemoOrTrial-WebForm-1999003494-20180611.bin" instead.
            LicensingManagement.Instance.RegisterManagedResource("QuickOPC", "Multipurpose",
                    Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly(), "*.Key-*.*")

            ' Instantiate the client object, obtain the serial number from the license info, and display the serial number.
            Dim client = New EasyUAClient()
            Dim serialNumber As Long = CUInt(client.LicenseInfo("Multipurpose.SerialNumber"))
            Console.WriteLine("SerialNumber: {0}", serialNumber)

            ' The license we ship for this purpose is a trial license with low runtime limit, so it won't be of much use.
            ' But you get the point...

        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

 

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