An additional consideration there is what happens if the user is offline? It might be that your app can't be used offline anyway, so then it's not an issue.
2009/4/22 lehaianh1986 <lehaianh1...@yahoo.com>: > Thank all, I read carefully all replies. Sent a request, then analyze a > response to know the state of expiration date... Yeah,I think it is good > idea. It help me control the date I want to expire and don't care about clock > of user computer. > > Are you have any simple example about it? I know about send one request to > server, but how to receive response? Thank all of you very much > > Hai Anh > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Kenneth Sutherland" > <kenneth.sutherl...@...> wrote: >> >> Depending on what your app does, restricting its use, for example >> disable saving/loading/copying of text and similar are quite common >> features to make users upgrade. >> >> >> >> Or what you could do is put in some code on startup that sent a request >> to your server to accept a response. Only if the response was OK would >> the app run and not exit. That way your beta version would expire on a >> set date and not from when a user had actually installed it. You could >> also use the auto-update feature of AIR for this, once you wish you app >> to go from beta to release force the update on the user and then they >> need to enter a license key which they will get from yourself. >> >> >> >> Kenneth. >> >> >> >> From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On >> Behalf Of lehaianh1986 >> Sent: 22 April 2009 04:03 >> To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com >> Subject: [flexcoders] Expiration date >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi all, I have small AIR project, now it is beta version. I will send it >> to some testers. So, I want to write some code to set expired date for >> it. Example as set this soft to stop working 1 month from first use, or >> set the number of using soft is 100 times. >> >> Any one can guide me some steps to do it? Thank in advanced >> >> Hai Anh >> >> >> >> Disclaimer >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This electronic message contains information which may be privileged and >> confidential. The information is intended to be for the use of the >> individual(s) or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, >> be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents >> of this information is prohibited. If you have received this electronic >> message in error, please notify us by telephone on 0131 476 6000 and delete >> the material from your computer. >> Registered in Scotland number: SC 172507. >> Registered office address: Quay House 142 Commercial Street Edinburgh EH6 >> 6LB. >> >> This email message has been scanned for viruses by Mimecast. >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Alternative FAQ location: > https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=942dbdc8-e469-446f-b4cf-1e62079f6847 > Search Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups Links > > > >
