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Do I need a NumXL license to develop with the NumXL SDK? Can I request a free trial?
Yes, you’ll need a valid NumXL license for each developer. For evaluation purposes, you can request a free 14-day trial license from our support staff at support@numxl.com. We recommend installing the NumXL add-in on the deve...
Who should purchase the NumXL license? The customer or the developer?
The customer or the vendor can acquire a NumXL license.
Can someone tamper with the licensing system in NumXL? Why not?
We have applied the best practices (cryptography) to make it very difficult to break, but not impossible for a determined mind with infinite time and resources.
Can I use the NumXL licensing for my application(s) licensing needs as well?
Yes.  We made the License API available to you, so you can query the system as you see fit. With NumXL licensing, you can restrict who can use it and how many machines (i.e. activations) it can run on. For the time being, NumXL licensing do...
Does the machine need to be connected to the internet to activate the license key?
No. The machine does not need to be connected to the internet. You may activate the software using the online web form from a different computer. Copy the machine ID (HostID) of the first computer Enter the URL of the online webfor...
How do I (re) activate the license key programmatically?
This function is not yet available, but it is planned for next release.
How do I query the license key, activation code, and/or expiration date programmatically?
In the licensing system, there are several functions that does just that: SFLUC_LICENSE_KEY, SFLUC_LICENSE_EXPIRY, etc. For more details and/or examples, please refer to the “ Licensing ” section in the reference manual. ...
My customer’s license is about to expire. How do I get it renewed?
After the license key is renewed, you will need to generate a new activation code for each machine and copy it in the NumXL.lic file. As a vendor, you may generate the activation codes for your customers using the online webform and send the...