We have a generic solution that is customized via a settings file to make a
unique product. We license all of our products and part of the license
check is to make sure the product name embedded in the license key matches
the unique product's product name like so:
// Check license against product name
Assembly assembly = Assembly.GetEntryAssembly();
FileVersionInfo fvi = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(assembly.Location);
if (fvi.ProductName != this.LicensedProduct)
this.LicenseStatus = LicenseStatusOptions.InvalidLicense;
In the past we would fork the generic solution and create a new project so
that the product name could be changed. I would like to know if there is a
way to change the product name at the time of install so that I could have
just one generic project with a unique installer for each new product and
still allow unique licensing between each unique product.
I tried setting <Product Name="My First Product"> but that didn't change
the fvi.ProductName.
I also have tried MSBuildTasks but this rewrites the original generic
AssemblyInfo.cs file which I don't want to do.
In case the above is not clear, here is an example:
I have GenericProduct.exe with a ProductName of 'Generic Product' (as
defined in the AssemblyInfo.cs file, i.e. [assembly:
AssemblyProduct("Generic Product")])
I create two new installer projects named MyFirstProduct and
MySecondProduct.
When I install MyFirstProduct I need fvi.ProductName (from code snippet
above) to be 'My First Product' so that the license key for My First
Product works with My First Product and NOT with My Second Product.
Brian
If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. -
Albert Einstein
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