Trial Operation

PowerTCP Trials are now separate installs that do not interfere with already installed licensed products. PowerTCP Trial dlls contain ".Trial" in their filenames. For example, the trial version of "Dart.PowerTCP.SslSockets.dll" is "Dart.PowerTCP.SslSockets.Trial.dll". For questions concerning trial operation, contact the Sales Department at sales@dart.com.

Trial Notification in Development Mode

A trial notification screen will appear when the component is added to a form, or when a Project using the component is first opened. It will then re-appear once every hour or so.

Trial Notification During Run-Time

Trial components are fully-functional components. Applications compiled with trial components have a seven day lifespan. For the first three days, applications execute as if the trial component is licensed. In the remaining four days, applications show a trial reminder when started. After these four days (seven days since compilation), a trial expired message appears and applications no longer run.

ASP.NET applications running under IIS will not show the trial screen, but will cease to function after the seven day trial period.

The developer may Rebuild his Project at any time to reset the trial countdown.

The separate PowerTCP trial install will allow coexistence of licensed versions and trial versions of PowerTCP products. It is no longer necessary to un-install a licensed product to test a newer trial version.

Once a licensed version is purchased, existing applications developed with trial dlls must be Rebuilt. Prior to Rebuilding, the trial dll should be replaced in References, and trial component(s) should be replaced on forms.

See License Installation for more information on product registration.

In This Section

Documentation Map: Provides a good navigational aid to quickly find the topic you want.
Requirements: Discusses the requirements needed to use this product.
License Registration: Provides step-by-step instructions on installing a license.
Trial Operation: Provides an overview on using the product in trial mode.
Creating the Licenses.licx File: This topic demonstrates how to create the licenses.licx file.
Deployment in ASP.NET: Discusses the extra steps that are required to distribute an application in ASP.NET.
Support: Provides an overview of the support options that are available for this product.

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