A message indicating the result of the validation. Do not parse this message. Use GetStatus to get the exact status of the validation.
Remarks
Prior to calling this function, you must:
Call
Set the PublicKey property
You can call this function for any type of license key. If the license key is not computer-bound, set the ComputerID to an empty string.
After calling this function, call to get the status of the call.
Example
string returnMsg = license.ValidateLicenseEx(licenseKey, computerID);
bool ret = false;
bool needsActivation = true;
int nStatus = (int)license.GetStatus();
if (IsTrue(nStatus, (int)ELicenseStatus.EKeyInvalid) ||
IsTrue(nStatus, (int)ELicenseStatus.EKeyProductInvalid) ||
IsTrue(nStatus, (int)ELicenseStatus.EKeyMachineInvalid) ||
IsTrue(nStatus, (int)ELicenseStatus.EKeyExceededAllowedInstances) ||
IsTrue(nStatus, (int)ELicenseStatus.EKeyTampered))
{
// the key is invalid
ret = false;
}
else if (IsTrue(nStatus, (int)ELicenseStatus.EKeyVersionInvalid))
{
// wrongProductVersion
ret = false;
}
else if (IsTrue(nStatus, (int)ELicenseStatus.EKeyDemo))
{
// The key has an expiry date
if (IsTrue(nStatus, (int)ELicenseStatus.EKeyExpired))
{
// the key has expired
ret = false;
}
else
{
// the key is still valid
ret = true;
// call license.DaysLeft to get the remaining days
}
}
else if (IsTrue(nStatus, (int)ELicenseStatus.EKeyPermanent))
{
// the key is valid and permanent
ret = true;
}
if (ret == true)
{
if (license.IsActivationLicense (license.LicenseType))
{
needsActivation = true;
ret = false;
}
}