isc_license_add()

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Adds a certificate ID and key pair to the InterBase license file.

Note: This function is based on the licensing with any version prior to InterBase 7.

Syntax

 int isc_license_add(char *cert_id, char *cert_key)

Parameter	Type	Description
<cert_id>	char *	Pointer to a NULL-terminated character buffer containing the certificate ID to be added.
<cert_key>	char *	Pointer to a NULL-terminated character buffer containing the certificate key to be added.

Description

Adds a line containing the specified certificate ID and key pair to the ib_license.dat file in the InterBase install directory. This ID/key pair must be a valid authorization code obtained from InterBase. InterBase might require several authorization codes to run and you must call the function once for each ID/key pair you need to add.

Return value

isc_license_add() returns isc_license_msg_restart if it successfully adds the authorization code. If it returns an error, pass the return value to isc_license_get_msg() to obtain the exact error message. The possible return values are:

Error codes from isc_license_add()

Return	Description
isc_license_msg_restart	Authorization code was successfully added.
isc_license_msg_writefailed	The authorization code could not be written.
isc_license_msg_dupid	The authorization code was not added to the license file because it is a duplicate of one already present in the file.
isc_license_msg_convertfailed	The ID/key combination is invalid.

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• isc_license_check()