Griffinator
Programmer
Hi,
I am looking to use an ActiveX dll to store information about my program such as whether or not the program is a Trial version, if it has been activated, the date it was first run, and the date it was last run. I realize that there has been much discussion in this forum regarding securing your application in this manner, but I feel for my purposes that this will suit my needs.
The question I have is this:
How do I create reference to this dll within my application, and update the information contained within it as needed? For example, if the application is a Trial version, I want to be able to update the value of the date first run contained within the dll and have the dll remember that value. This value will be subsequently checked each time the application is run thereafter until the product has been activated.
Any ideas / suggestions on how to get started on this would be appreciated as I am new to the concept of creating / using dll files.
Thanks in advance!
I am looking to use an ActiveX dll to store information about my program such as whether or not the program is a Trial version, if it has been activated, the date it was first run, and the date it was last run. I realize that there has been much discussion in this forum regarding securing your application in this manner, but I feel for my purposes that this will suit my needs.
The question I have is this:
How do I create reference to this dll within my application, and update the information contained within it as needed? For example, if the application is a Trial version, I want to be able to update the value of the date first run contained within the dll and have the dll remember that value. This value will be subsequently checked each time the application is run thereafter until the product has been activated.
Any ideas / suggestions on how to get started on this would be appreciated as I am new to the concept of creating / using dll files.
Thanks in advance!