API documentation
Get License Information function
COM objects provide quick postcode address lookup software functionality for COM compliant Programming Languages with function to get License Information.
This call allows the Reseller to check a customer Internet based license, to make sure the customer is attached to them as Reseller, and check demo status.
It should be called after setting the Datakey, with the type of search you are interested in testing. F=Full Address, T=Throughfare Address, Z=PostZon
VB.NET
SimplyPostCodeLookup.SetDataKey (Me.txtDataKey)
SimplyPostCodeLookup.GetInternetLicenseDetails SearchType$, errormessage$, validlicense$,
licensestatustext$, _ ondemo$, demoarea$, demoexpire$, REID$
Dim t$
t = "errormessage:" & errormessage & vbCrLf
t = t & "validlicense:" & validlicense & vbCrLf
t = t & "licensestatustext:" & licensestatustext & vbCrLf
t = t & "ondemo:" & ondemo & vbCrLf
t = t & "demoarea:" & demoarea & vbCrLf
t = t & "demoexpire:" & demoexpire & vbCrLf
t = t & "Reseller ID:" & REID & vbCrLf
MsgBox t
Returns
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| errormessage | Description of error if fails |
| validlicense | “yes” if a license exist for this user for SearchType, else "no" |
| licensestatustext | Text describing the license and its status |
| ondemo | “yes” if on demo, else "no" |
| demoarea | Postcode area of demo |
| demoexpire | Date demo will expire if on demo |
| REID | Reseller ID if with a resller |
An account can have a valid license and still be on evaluation. Thus allowing a user to test another service, as well as having an actual license. But if a valid license is found, for SearchType, then “ondemo” will be “no”.