Generate and read serial numbers...
Hi all
I'm trying to produce a system where we lock a projector's
usage down to an individual. I'm intending to use the individual's
email address, combined with their hard disk serial number and
encoded to produce a serial number which can be quickly checked at
run time. The serial number would be generated at our end
(possibly) and emailed to the user.
Has anyone got any hints on how to do this easily, before I
get bogged down in trying to create my own algorithms and such?
I would be happy to use a 3rd party extra...
Thanks
Flea
Chunick wrote:
> see my post to the same question you asked at
www.director-online.com... and I
> had to 'bog' myself down with researching the subject
and writing my own
> algorithms, but I'll tell you, it was fun and
challenging to learn and
> broadened my knowledge base immensely.
Can you post the URL of your Director Online question? I just
had a look there and
couldn't find it.
I came a cross a program called Licence Protector.
http://www.mirage-systems.de/403.html
There's also a Multimedia Edition
http://www.mirage-systems.de/829.html
It claims to be able to protect Flash, Video, Music, Images
and text and Director
files, allowthing like seial number access, limited trail
versions, activation..
Has a demo Director prpject donload. I haven't tried it out
fully but intend to.
regards
Dean
Director Lecturer / Consultant
http://www.fbe.unsw.edu.au/learning/director
http://www.multimediacreative.com.au
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[code=java]
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