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Hi,

I have purchased chart FX developer studio and plan to see which charts

we're likely to need before getting those versions for distriubtion, however

before I start I need some info regarding licensing. I read the text on

licensing regarding use in Com objects but the example was in C++ so I didnt

really understand it.

I'm using VB6 and I have been asked to implement charts in our software by

use of an OCX that we can call. i.e. An OCX with a few boolean options and

the ability to pass a recordset to the Chart FX control (any, but most

probably Client Server). Therefore we'd end up with our own OCX with Chart

FX's called from there, opposed to referencing Chart FX directly from our

product. I really hope that makes sense so far!

The thing that really concerns me is how licensing will work. What is to

stop someone using our control to use charts?

Personally i'd prefer to reference the Chart FX control directly, but i'm

not the boss, so.....

Firstly, is what i'm proposing in breach of any licensing regulations?

Secondly, how would I go about doing that? The only thing I can think of

would be to pass the license string from our main application into our Com

object, then into the Chart FX object - is this correct?

Any help would be much appreciated. I'm fine with programming standard exe

projects and dll files but i've never attempted a Com object before.

Regards,

Phil Jeary

Education Direct

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For some reason my newsgroup settings picked up my really old email

address - please reply to this one.

"Phil Jeary" <phil.jeary@cableinet.co.uk> wrote in message

news:HuEPYPICFHA.2536@webserver3.softwarefx.com...

> Hi,

>

> I have purchased chart FX developer studio and plan to see which charts

> we're likely to need before getting those versions for distriubtion,

however

> before I start I need some info regarding licensing. I read the text on

> licensing regarding use in Com objects but the example was in C++ so I

didnt

> really understand it.

>

> I'm using VB6 and I have been asked to implement charts in our software by

> use of an OCX that we can call. i.e. An OCX with a few boolean options

and

> the ability to pass a recordset to the Chart FX control (any, but most

> probably Client Server). Therefore we'd end up with our own OCX with

Chart

> FX's called from there, opposed to referencing Chart FX directly from our

> product. I really hope that makes sense so far!

>

> The thing that really concerns me is how licensing will work. What is to

> stop someone using our control to use charts?

> Personally i'd prefer to reference the Chart FX control directly, but i'm

> not the boss, so.....

> Firstly, is what i'm proposing in breach of any licensing regulations?

> Secondly, how would I go about doing that? The only thing I can think of

> would be to pass the license string from our main application into our Com

> object, then into the Chart FX object - is this correct?

>

> Any help would be much appreciated. I'm fine with programming standard

exe

> projects and dll files but i've never attempted a Com object before.

>

> Regards,

> Phil Jeary

>

> Education Direct

>

>

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Im having newsgroup issues, appologies, please reply to this post as it has

the correct email address.

"Phil Jeary" <phil.jeary@cableinet.co.uk> wrote in message

news:HuEPYPICFHA.2536@webserver3.softwarefx.com...

> Hi,

>

> I have purchased chart FX developer studio and plan to see which charts

> we're likely to need before getting those versions for distriubtion,

however

> before I start I need some info regarding licensing. I read the text on

> licensing regarding use in Com objects but the example was in C++ so I

didnt

> really understand it.

>

> I'm using VB6 and I have been asked to implement charts in our software by

> use of an OCX that we can call. i.e. An OCX with a few boolean options

and

> the ability to pass a recordset to the Chart FX control (any, but most

> probably Client Server). Therefore we'd end up with our own OCX with

Chart

> FX's called from there, opposed to referencing Chart FX directly from our

> product. I really hope that makes sense so far!

>

> The thing that really concerns me is how licensing will work. What is to

> stop someone using our control to use charts?

> Personally i'd prefer to reference the Chart FX control directly, but i'm

> not the boss, so.....

> Firstly, is what i'm proposing in breach of any licensing regulations?

> Secondly, how would I go about doing that? The only thing I can think of

> would be to pass the license string from our main application into our Com

> object, then into the Chart FX object - is this correct?

>

> Any help would be much appreciated. I'm fine with programming standard

exe

> projects and dll files but i've never attempted a Com object before.

>

> Regards,

> Phil Jeary

>

> Education Direct

>

>

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