FAQ
0. Purchase And Licenses
1. Install And Setup
2. Trial Version
3. Support
0. Purchase And Licenses
# Do we have to pay for each copy of our software we ship that includes your component?
No. The component is licensed per-developer, not per user.
Once you have purchased a license for each of your developers who directly
works with the component, you can redistribute the component DLLs
with your application royalty free and to any number of end users.
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# Is your product royalty free?
Yes. You can ship the component DLLs with your product
to any number of end users with no additional costs and
with no need of additional licenses.
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# Do I need to contact you to get a license key for each developer or end user?
No, you don't need to contact us.
The component you receive does not contain any limitations
and can be used by a developer and an end user without the need of any keys.
This also makes the so-called "xcopy deploy" possible.
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# How much does it cost in Euro?
We don't sell our components in Euro and the price in Euro depends on the current exchange rate.
Today, the rate is something like this.
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# What options do I have if my company has a policy of not buying over the internet?
Different payment possibilities are described in
How to order document. If there is
not suitable option for you, please contact us.
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1. Install And Setup
# How do I install and use the component?
Unzip the archive into a folder of your choice and inspect the contents.
No installation is necessary.
The bin folder contains both debug and release versions of the assembly
and can be either used as an application-private assembly and deployed
within the directory structure of your application, or installed into GAC as
a shared assembly, which can be used by multiple applications on the machine.
To use the component from your project in Visual Studio .NET, just add a reference to it!
The manual is in documentation folder and the code samples are in examples.
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# How do I upgrade to a new version without having to recompile all the code?
We have written a document with detailed instructions.
Read Upgrading.
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# How do I install the component into Global Assembly Cache (GAC)?
There are two ways:
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Start .NET Framework Configuration Management Console (Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Microsoft .NET Framework Configuration).
Then select "Assembly Cache" and click "Add an Assembly to the Assembly Cache" to add Rebex.*.dll into GAC.
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Use the gacutil command line utility. It can be usually found in Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.*.* subfolder of the Windows folder
or inside the .NET Framework SDK tree.
See the .NET Framework SDK documentation
for a full description of the options supported by gacutil.
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# Do I have to install the component into Global Assembly Cache to get it working?
No, you don't have to.
The component can be used either as application-private assembly and deployed within
the directory structure of your application,
or installed into GAC as shared assembly, which can be used by multiple
applications on the machine.
Both approaches have their pros and cons. Application-private assemblies allow
simple xcopy deployment and provide complete control over assemblies that
are isolated to the application. Shared assemblies load a bit faster, especially
if several applications are using the same assembly simultaneously, because the
code from the same location on disk can be loaded only once and shared. Installing
into GAC also simplifies deploying bug fixes or security patches and
upgrading to a new versions.
This decision is up to you.
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2. Trial Version
# How do I register the trial version?
When you buy the component, you will
receive an email with your login and password to a protected section
of our website, where you can download the full version of the component.
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# How do I upgrade from trial version to full version when I already bought the component?
First of all, you need to download the full version of your component.
You can download the latest releases from the
protected section of our website.
Steps to upgrade your component in your project:
- Remove the reference to the trial version dlls in your project.
- Replace trial version dlls with the full version dlls.
- Add reference to the new dll files to your project.
- Recompile your project.
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# How do I determine whether my dll is a trial or full version?
To check which version your are actually using try to locate Rebex.*.dll on your disk
(typically somewhere under c:\program files\Rebex\ or in your project folder),
lookup it’s properties and check the "Version" tab and the "Comments" property.
If the dll is a trial version then you'll find "trial version" at the end of the string
in the "Value:" box. If the "trial version" text is missing then it's a full version dll.
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3. Support
# What do I need to do to get upgrades or bug fixes?
If you have bought the component, you can download
the latest releases from the protected
section of our website. You will also receive an email when a new version is released.
When you report a bug, it gets fixed as soon as we are able to identify and correct it.
After the new version is tested, it appears in the protected
section and a new trial version gets released as well.
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# What kind of support do you offer?
Our preferred form of support is by email (support@rebex.net) and is free.
Phone support is also possible on demand.
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