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Protecting distributed macro
#1
is there a function or a program out there to protect a macro from getting handed out to more users.

Like if I give a file to someone is there anything that I can do to make sure that the file only works on that persons pc and not on anyone elses incase he tries to hand it out.
#2
i dont think you can.
you can look under the shareware documentation to see if that might help.
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#3
yeah, I already looked through that. its not what Im looking for. I have heard of people doing it but I guess they are using some other program besides QM.
#4
hey i just had a thought....could you "hard code" some info that is specific to the person you send it to into the macro? maybe system id of some sort?
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#5
Interesting, We could do that.

Can You show me a function to get the ID for a pc and show it in a message box.

and how do I code it into the macro?
#6
you know i'm not really sure of how to get any of that info. G may know but it is something that MS can do cuz that is how they were going to do licensing for Vista.
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The Macro Hook
#7
ok amost got it with the shareware system. could you ask Gintares how to find the serial # of a pc hard drive.

And if he has a macro that will do it that is even better.

thanks.
#8
you just did... :wink:
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#9
just found how to get the hard drive ID


here is a regcode I generated: the 64438 is the pc ID

788984750E980090=joe%2c%20%3c64438%3e


But couldnt anyone just insert their PC ID in the regcode in place of the one thats there and use the regcode on there pc.

or is there a way to encrypt that regcode so you cant do that.
#10
anyone?
#11
The hard disk serial number together with the name is encrypted to 788984750E980090, and replacing it would make the regcode invalid.
#12
IS THERE A WAY TO MAKE IT SO THAT U SET THE COMPUTERS NAME? AND EVERY MACRO OR FUNCTION HAS A FUNCTION OR TRIGGER THAT IF PC NAME IS DIFFERANT THEN IT WONT RUN AND SHOW A MESSAGE ERROR. IDK IM JUST THINKING OUT LOUD, BUT YOU COULD MAKE IT SO THAT WHEN THEY FIRST GET THE MACRO FILES THEN YOU HAVE A START UP FUNCTION THAT RUNS AND INTIALIZES THE PC NAME OR USE IP ADDRESS... IDK IS THAT POSSIBLE G?
#13
If you have Shareware protection system for macros, you can see how it retrieves hard disk serial number (GetVolumeInformation in SM_About and SM_CanRun). You can change it to retrieve and compare computer name instead. Use function GetUserComputer.


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