Trial version
 

Hi!

Excel 2000.

I want to send a trial version of an excel workbook to a client. The
workbook depends on a lot of macro code so the client has to activate macros
or the file will be useless. I want the trial period to expire one month
after my client uses the workbook for the first time. How can I accomplish
this?

Regards
PO

Trial version
 

Not easy, because Excel's security is weak.

One way would be to create a DLL that the Excel workbook uses and will not
work without, and add some licensing/trial checking software to that DLL.
There are 3rd party utilities for doing this.

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HTH

RP
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"PO" <po wrote in message ...
Hi!

Excel 2000.

I want to send a trial version of an excel workbook to a client. The
workbook depends on a lot of macro code so the client has to activate
macros
or the file will be useless. I want the trial period to expire one month
after my client uses the workbook for the first time. How can I accomplish
this?

Regards
PO

Trial version
 

Bob,
Can you post some links to 3rd Party util?
I'd like to try this.

Thanks

"Bob Phillips" wrote:

Not easy, because Excel's security is weak.

One way would be to create a DLL that the Excel workbook uses and will not
work without, and add some licensing/trial checking software to that DLL.
There are 3rd party utilities for doing this.

--

HTH

RP
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)


"PO" <po wrote in message ...
Hi!

Excel 2000.

I want to send a trial version of an excel workbook to a client. The
workbook depends on a lot of macro code so the client has to activate
macros
or the file will be useless. I want the trial period to expire one month
after my client uses the workbook for the first time. How can I accomplish
this?

Regards
PO

Trial version
 

Here is a good one

http://www.downloadfreetrial.com/dev.../deve9273.html

--

HTH

RP
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)


"gocush" /delete wrote in message
...
Bob,
Can you post some links to 3rd Party util?
I'd like to try this.

Thanks

"Bob Phillips" wrote:

Not easy, because Excel's security is weak.

One way would be to create a DLL that the Excel workbook uses and will
not
work without, and add some licensing/trial checking software to that
DLL.
There are 3rd party utilities for doing this.

--

HTH

RP
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)


"PO" <po wrote in message ...
Hi!

Excel 2000.

I want to send a trial version of an excel workbook to a client. The
workbook depends on a lot of macro code so the client has to activate
macros
or the file will be useless. I want the trial period to expire one
month
after my client uses the workbook for the first time. How can I
accomplish
this?

Regards
PO