ValidateLicense Method
Overloads
ValidateLicense(License) |
Validates a license, making sure that the information that it contains is correct. |
ValidateLicense(License)
Validates a license, making sure that the information that it contains is correct.
Declaration
void ValidateLicense(License license)
Parameters
Type | Name | Description |
---|---|---|
License | license |
The license to validate. |
Remarks
security
Requires membership of local groups QlikView Management API and QlikView Administrator.
Examples
This example creates a new license and validates it. The result is printed to the Console.
The service key injection is assumed to be handled behind the scenes. For an example of how to inject the service key, see Samples.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using QMSAPI;
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
License newLicense = new License();
newLicense.LicenseType = LicenseType.Publisher;
newLicense.Serial = "<A valid serial number>";
newLicense.Control = "<A valid control number>";
newLicense.Name = "<Some name>";
newLicense.Corporation = "<Some corporation>";
newLicense.LEFFile = System.IO.File.ReadAllText("<Path to LEF file>");
try
{
// create a QMS API client
IQMS apiClient = new QMSClient();
//retrieve a time limited service key
ServiceKeyClientMessageInspector.ServiceKey = apiClient.GetTimeLimitedServiceKey();
apiClient.ValidateLicense( newLicense);
Console.WriteLine("The license is valid.");
}
catch(ArgumentException ae)
{
Console.WriteLine(string.Format("The license information is not valid. The {0} parameter is empty. It must contain a valid value.", ae.ParamName));
}
catch(Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine("An error occured when validating the license: " + e.Message);
}
// wait for user to press any key
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
Exceptions
Type | Condition |
---|---|
System.ArgumentException |
Thrown if any of the required values provided in the license are empty. |
System.Exception |
Thrown if there is a problem with the license. |
See Also
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