Subject Re: dBASE Plus 2.8 From Dennis Hoover <dphoover@comcast.net> Date Thu, 18 May 2023 19:57:28 -0400 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Thanks Akshat, it appears to use BDE and I have the entries in there pointing to the dabase locations. Akshat Kapoor Wrote: > Good Afternoon Dennis, > > > This is a shot in the dark and I am desperately hoping a guru can assist me. > > I have a very old custom developed dBASE Plus 2.8 application running on Windows 7. > > The original author passed away 4 years ago and I am trying to get the program running on new computers.  I do not have any source data.  I do some installation files but have some questions (and problems). > > Does the PLUSRUN.exe runtime only installation need a license key? If so, I may be in trouble.  Even though the author had a valid license, I don't have it. > > When the custom .exe file launches it appears to start and I can see the main menu form, however, a dialog box pops up telling me I don't have a license to run the program. > > I have spent hours trying to find out what this program is looking for.  I have tried comparing registries, tables, files, etc.  Used Procmon to monitor processes but just can't figure out what it needs.  I am just thinking that maybe I need to install the runtime with a license or something. > > Any ideas are GREATLY appreciated and thank you for your efforts. > > There are three places where License may be required. > 1. The runtime (Which as Ken has stated is free and does not require a > key). This is highly unlikely as the main menu form is visible. So > runtime is not preventing execution. > > > 2. The executable. > Without the source code no one can help you out on this. Licence info > may have been hidden anywhere on windows 7 computer. Please take special > care of keeping it running till the issue is solved. > > > 3. Some password in RDBMS database. The app may just be checking the > database connection and since it was unsuccessful then it is just > reporting that you do not have license. Please check the windows 7 > computers for installed RDBMS like Firebird, MySQL etc. > > These are all wild guesses. > > Regards > Akshat