Trial Period

[bomboa]

I am looking to do a trial period, but it doesnt't need to be fancy(already looked at xprotect but I dont want all that fancy stuff). I just want the program to expire after a set # of minutes (not days) and I can do the rest (just call iexplorer and send it to a page). Any help would be much appreciated, thanks.

[BananaFredSoft]

I am looking to do a trial period, but it doesnt't need to be fancy(already looked at xprotect but I dont want all that fancy stuff). I just want the program to expire after a set # of minutes (not days) and I can do the rest (just call iexplorer and send it to a page). Any help would be much appreciated, thanks.

When it is created, you could run:

$time = (@MDAY * 1440) + (@HOUR * 60) + @MIN
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I think that will do it (unless you want it to expire after it has been used for a certain number of minutes).

[Vindicator209]

EDIT: Never mind, look at the post above, its easier =P hoever, I included an expiration (as in even if they re run it)

Expire in minutes PER USE or minutes and done forever?

Both are simple, at the top of your script, start a timer:

$timer = TimerInit()

Then, if you have a loop in your script, continue to check if it is over(say it expires in 5 mins: 60 * 1000 * 5 =300000) :

If $timer > 300000 Then

MsgBox(0,"Expired!","Expired!")

Exit

End If

Now, if you ONLY want a person to use it for 5 mins, and never again (untill the trial is lifted), you can use a file or registy, I perfer registry cause its harder to find:

If $timer > 300000 Then

MsgBox(0,"Expired!","Expired!")

RegWrite("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Test", "TestKey", "REG_SZ", "0"); Write a registry file that the trial has ended

Exit

End If

Then, again at the top, check before using:

If RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Test", "TestKey") = 0 Then ;Checks if it has been ended

MsgBox(0,"Expired!","Expired!")

Exit

EndIf

So all together:

$Expiration= 5   ;Expiration time in minutes
$Expiratoin= $Expiration * 1000 * 60
If RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Test", "TestKey") = 0 Then;Checks if it has been ended
MsgBox(0,"Expired!","Expired!")
Exit
EndIf
$timer=TimerInit()
While 1
If $timer > $Expiration Then
MsgBox(0,"Expired!","Expired!")
Exit
End If
Wend
RegWrite("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Test", "TestKey", "REG_SZ", "0")

Edited June 6, 2007 by MethodZero

[bomboa]

Thanks guys, both are good and yet simple. I love the quick help I get here.

[Valuater]

I am looking to do a trial period, but it doesnt't need to be fancy(already looked at xprotect but I dont want all that fancy stuff). I just want the program to expire after a set # of minutes (not days) and I can do the rest (just call iexplorer and send it to a page). Any help would be much appreciated, thanks.

Damn!!!.... You must be good!!!... a program that lasts for minutes...

... I can't write that good, where someone would be interested in my stuff after just "Minutes"

Whats the Secret???...!!!

8)

[Triblade]

I think it's the WinZip prog from the help file.

(Just kidding ofc, ain't gonna flame progs)

[bomboa]

Damn!!!.... You must be good!!!... a program that lasts for minutes...

... I can't write that good, where someone would be interested in my stuff after just "Minutes"

Whats the Secret???...!!!

8)

Lol not really, its just really cheap ($1.99) so I sell lotsa copies already. Thought that if I add a 20 min trial version I can avoid a lot of the e-mail questions before hand like "how simple is this to run?" etc.