Subject Re: dBASE Plus 2.8 From Dennis Hoover <dphoover@comcast.net> Date Thu, 18 May 2023 20:01:47 -0400 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Thanks Lee, it looks to me like this was written completely in dBASE as a custom app.  The application uses many compiled forms, reports, etc. and obviously many .dbf files. I don't see any references to any other development tools or runtimes besides dBASE. The dialog box appears to be within the application with custom wording (not a generic error message).  I just can't figure out what it is looking for but I am trying some pretty aggressive tools to try to decompile. thanks again. Lee Grant Wrote: > Dennis, > > As the others have already mentioned, those are possible issues, but the > issue I think I'm hearing, is that the developer had a license for the > program that he wrote, and you don't have a license for it, not dBASE in > general which the runtime doesn't need anyway, so this should be related > to the developers licensing the program to you. If the computer doesn't > have whatever licensing scheme the developer created to verify your > licensing right to the program, it's not going to matter what dBASE,LLC > has to say about it.  This should be a program that you have a license > to run his (the developers) program. > > Lee > > On 5/17/2023 6:35 PM, Dennis wrote: > > 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. >