Licensing basics...

[BillZborowski]

Hi everyone,

I have a beginner question with respect to licensing apps developed using the ArcObjects SDK.  Here's my environment:

Desktop ->10.1 SP1 Desktop Basic, 10.1 SP1 SDK installed, VS.NET 2k10

I have built a very small app, for proof of concept purposes, which pulls from the ArcGIS Desktop Basic license (I think).  Will this be okay to give to someone else who has a Desktop Basic license but not the Engine?

    ''' <summary>
    ''' This sub bings the ArcGIS runtime object to the application at runtime.
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <param name="sender">the sender object</param>
    ''' <param name="e">the event argument</param>
    ''' <remarks></remarks>
  Private Sub BindingArcGISRuntime(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.ResolveBindingEvent
    '
    ' TODO: Modify ArcGIS runtime binding code as needed
    '
    If Not RuntimeManager.Bind(ProductCode.Desktop) Then
      ' Failed to bind, announce and force exit
      MsgBox("ArcGIS runtime binding failed. Application will shut down.")
      End
    End If
  End Sub

Private Sub MyApplication_Startup(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.StartupEventArgs) Handles Me.Startup
            Debug.Write("Initializing ESRI license...")
            'ESRI License Initializer generated code.
            m_AOLicenseInitializer.InitializeApplication(New esriLicenseProductCode() {esriLicenseProductCode.esriLicenseProductCodeStandard}, _
            New esriLicenseExtensionCode() {})
            Debug.WriteLine("Done.")
            Debug.Write("Initializing ArcObjects license...")
            GISValidationTool.initializeArcObjects()
            Debug.WriteLine("Done.")
        End Sub

[RichardWatson]

If you are building an executable image (EXE) which calls ArcObjects then you need to bind and, most probably, license.  I say "most probably" because usage of some minor APIs do not require a license.  How do you know?  Well... just try.

Sol is correct in that if you are writing a component (DLL) for ArcMap then you don't need to worry about any of this and should probably look at the add-in model.

The code you wrote requires a standard desktop license.  It will not succeed on a machine which has just an engine license.

If you can do so then I suggest to create one or more virtual machines and test your software on those.  This assumes that you are able to acquire all the licenses you need for testing.

[ModyBuchbinder]

Hi

If you like a stand alone application (exe file) to run on a machine with desktop or engine runtime only your bind should look like this:

            if (!RuntimeManager.Bind(ProductCode.Engine))
            {
                if (!RuntimeManager.Bind(ProductCode.Desktop))
                {
                    MessageBox.Show("Unable to bind to ArcGIS runtime. Application will be shut down.");
                    return;
                }
            }

If you want your code to use different licenses you should write something like this (then it will look for different licenses):

if (!aoLicenseInitializer.InitializeApplication(new esriLicenseProductCode[] { esriLicenseProductCode.esriLicenseProductCodeEngine, esriLicenseProductCode.esriLicenseProductCodeBasic, esriLicenseProductCode.esriLicenseProductCodeStandard },
   new esriLicenseExtensionCode[] { }))

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