1. Run the "license.exe" program from your CD.
2. Enter your name, company names, and the product serial number from your CD case.
3. Click OK and your copy of SharpUI for .NET will be licensed.

Checking SharpUI Windows Applications for Licensing

1. Open an existing SharpUI Windows application project.
2. In the Solution Explorer window, choose the "Show All Files" icon.
3. If the SharpUI application is licensed, you will see a file called "licenses.licx" that contains one entry for each SharpUI component used in the application.
4. If the "licenses.licx" file is not listed in your application's file list, you will need to manually set up the application for licensing.

Manually Licensing Windows Applications

1. Open an existing SharpUI project or create a new one.
2. On the Project menu, select Add New Item...
3. In the Templates window, choose Text File.
4. Change the name of the text file to "licenses.licx".
5. This adds the "licenses.licx" file to Solution Explorer. Double-click "licenses.licx" to open the file.
6. Add any of the following lines that are appropriate for your application to the text file:
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Toolbars.UiToolbarManager, SharpUI.Toolbars
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Input.UiBarCode, SharpUI.Input
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Input.UiButton, SharpUI.Input
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Input.UiCalculatorCombo, SharpUI.Input
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Input.UiCalendar, SharpUI.Input
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Input.UiCalendarCombo, SharpUI.Input
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Input.UiCheckBox, SharpUI.Input
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Input.UiColorCombo, SharpUI.Input
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Input.UiColorPanel, SharpUI.Input
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Input.UiComboBox, SharpUI.Input
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Input.UiGradientBand, SharpUI.Input
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Input.UiLabel, SharpUI.Input
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Input.UiListBox, SharpUI.Input
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Input.UiMemoCombo, SharpUI.Input
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Input.UiNumericEditBox, SharpUI.Input
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Input.UiPictureCombo, SharpUI.Input
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Input.UiProgressBar, SharpUI.Input
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Input.UiRadioButton, SharpUI.Input
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Input.UiScrollBar, SharpUI.Input
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Input.UiSlider, SharpUI.Input
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Input.UiTextBox, SharpUI.Input
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Input.UiTimePicker, SharpUI.Input
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Panels.UiItemsView, SharpUI.Panels
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Panels.UiListBar, SharpUI.Panels
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Panels.UiTabView, SharpUI.Panels
   • DataDynamics.SharpUI.Panels.UiTaskBar, SharpUI.Panels
7. Save your project. Your SharpUI Windows application will now be licensed.

Note    After updating SharpUI (installing a hot fix or service pack), you will need to do a full rebuild for any existing applications since Visual Studio .NET licenses the version of SharpUI. The rebuild will refresh the application's license.

Licensing User Controls

When licensing a custom user control that uses SharpUI components, you will need to include the license.licx file with the EXE since Microsoft only applies the licensing to the EXE.