Reading the License File from a Floppy Drive

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If you are running a Wonderware product, you can specify to have the product first look for a valid license file on a diskette in the computer's floppy drive, instead of on the hard drive. You can also use this feature for any third-party product that incorporates the latest version of the Wonderware License Manager.

One example of how this feature can be used is for ease in application development updates. An application developer can enable development functionality with a license file residing on a floppy diskette, make changes to the application, and then return the application to using the normal runtime license file.

Any license file currently residing on the computer's hard drive will remain intact. If you specify to read the license file from a floppy drive and a diskette is not in the drive, the license file on the hard drive will automatically be used instead. The only exception to this is for I/O Servers.

For more information, see Floppy Drive Option and I/O Servers.

Note

The Wonderware License Manager attempts to read a specific path to the license file on the floppy diskette (x:\LICENSES\WWSUITE.LIC, where x is the drive letter). If you change this path on the diskette, the License Manager will not be able to find the file.

• To enable reading of the license file from the floppy drive:

1. On the Options menu, select Floppy License. The License Utility dialog box appears.

2. To use a license file on a floppy drive, select the appropriate drive letter.

3. To use the license file on the hard drive, select None.

4. Click OK.