Licensing a Custom ASP.Net control

4 Sep 2007 4:13 AM

Elmo Watson

Let's say I have created an ASP.Net custom control, I want to add a
licensing scheme to the control - you know try it before you buy it, but in
the mean time, it has a nag screen and a place to enter the license, once
you pay for it.

I've looked on the web and found places like Desaware, where the price is
remarkably high, and then found other places where, the more you sell, the
more you have to pay....

Is there any kind of reasonably priced licensing application for a small
business (my company is just me), but it's also good?

4 Sep 2007 3:52 PM

Steve C. Orr [MCSD, MVP, CSM, ASP Insider]

If you find one, let me know. I've been searching for a decent one for
years to no avail.
All the best licensing components seem to be only good for licensing
applications, not controls.

Here's some useful info on the more manual approach you'll probably need to
take:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fe8b1eh9(vs.71).aspx

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I hope this helps,
Steve C. Orr,
MCSD, MVP, CSM, ASPInsider
http://SteveOrr.net

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"Elmo Watson" <wha***@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Let's say I have created an ASP.Net custom control, I want to add a
> licensing scheme to the control - you know try it before you buy it, but
> in the mean time, it has a nag screen and a place to enter the license,
> once you pay for it.
>
> I've looked on the web and found places like Desaware, where the price is
> remarkably high, and then found other places where, the more you sell, the
> more you have to pay....
>
> Is there any kind of reasonably priced licensing application for a small
> business (my company is just me), but it's also good?
>
>
>