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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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