I need to set a limit on my application working...

[Scott]

I need to set a limit on my application working... I want the application not to work as from 31/03/05 and I need to know how to code this. Surely there must be a simple code to check the date at start-up of the app??

How do I do this???



Scott

 

[Marina]

You can use DateTime.Now to get the current date and time on whatever computer it is running on.

I need to set a limit on my application working... I want the application not to work as from 31/03/05 and I need to know how to code this. Surely there must be a simple code to check the date at start-up of the app??

How do I do this???



Scott

 

[Scott]

I'm aware of that, but what code do I do to cancel the app and bring up a text saying "expired!" before the app is useful


You can use DateTime.Now to get the current date and time on whatever computer it is running on.

I need to set a limit on my application working... I want the application not to work as from 31/03/05 and I need to know how to code this. Surely there must be a simple code to check the date at start-up of the app??

How do I do this???



Scott

 

[Marina]

MessageBox.Show("Expired!")
Application.Exit()
I'm aware of that, but what code do I do to cancel the app and bring up a text saying "expired!" before the app is useful


You can use DateTime.Now to get the current date and time on whatever computer it is running on.

I need to set a limit on my application working... I want the application not to work as from 31/03/05 and I need to know how to code this. Surely there must be a simple code to check the date at start-up of the app??

How do I do this???



Scott

 

[Shane Story]

You could show a MessageBox and then Application.Exit

However, you sh ould be aware that this will be easily defeated by hackers...
I'm aware of that, but what code do I do to cancel the app and bring up a text saying "expired!" before the app is useful


You can use DateTime.Now to get the current date and time on whatever computer it is running on.

I need to set a limit on my application working... I want the application not to work as from 31/03/05 and I need to know how to code this. Surely there must be a simple code to check the date at start-up of the app??

How do I do this???



Scott

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

MessageBox.Show("Expired!")
Application.Exit()

I prefer 'Return' in my 'Sub Main' .

 

[Marina]

Some apps don't have a sub main. They have a form as a start up object.

 

[Cor Ligthert]

I prefer 'Return' in my 'Sub Main' .

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I prefer me.close in my 'mainform' ;-)

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Some apps don't have a sub main. They have a form as a start up object.

MSDN on 'Application.Exit':

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*CAUTION* The 'Form.Closed' and 'Form.Closing' events are not raised when
the 'Application.Exit' method is called to exit your application. If you
have validation code in either of these events that must be executed, you
should call the 'Form.Close' method for each open form individually before
calling the 'Exit' method.