When I start my vb.net application (with mapPoint inside) and it's the first time the user log in, it bugs. Then the user has to accept the EULA agreement and restart the application for it to work. Is there any way for "autoaccepting" it in my vb.net application? Thanks.

The whole EULA thing is just badly written, but Microsoft INSIST on it so they can say each user has agreed to the per-seat license.

My VB6 Solution is this:-

Public Function IsMapPointRegistered() As Boolean
On Error GoTo Err_IsMapPointRegistered

Dim find_key As String
Dim mappoint_path As String
Dim cmd As Double

mappoint_path = GetSettingString(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MapPoint\11.0\EUR", "InstallTo", vbNullString)
find_key = GetSettingString(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MapPoint\11.0\EUR", "InstallTo", vbNullString)

If mappoint_path = vbNullString Then
MsgBox "MapPoint Europe 2004 is not installed.", vbCritical, "Mapping Component Missing"
End If

If mappoint_path <> vbNullString And find_key = vbNullString Then
'# Current user has not registed MapPoint EULA yet...
cmd = Shell(mappoint_path & "MapPoint.exe /regserver", vbMinimizedNoFocus)

find_key = GetSettingString(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MapPoint\11.0\EUR", "InstallTo", vbNullString)

If find_key = vbNullString Then
MsgBox "MapPoint Europe cannot be registered for this user. Restricted permissions will prevent the mapping component from being able to function. Please consult your IT department about raising user permissions to the registry.", vbCritical, "Mapping Component Not Registered"
End If
End If

If mappoint_path <> vbNullString And find_key <> vbNullString Then IsMapPointRegistered = True

Exit_IsMapPointRegistered:
Exit Function

Err_IsMapPointRegistered:
SysErr Err.Number, Err.description, Err.Source, "IsMapPointRegistered"
Resume Exit_IsMapPointRegistered
End Function

If and when you have a .NET edition of this function, please publish it here for others to see.
The "GetSettingString" is a generic bit of code for reading registry values.

I wonder how that would hold up in a court of law...

Shrink-wrap licenses are a grey area anyway - but auto-accepting it in code sounds dodgy to me.


Richard

Hi,

I wonder how that would hold up in a court of law...

Every court of law that has to deal with software licences is a complete mess. Try to drop the licence text in a translator engine and it becaumes a complete garbage. Then laws of sofware are in each country different and in most countries very primitive.

Shrink-wrap licenses are a grey area anyway - but auto-accepting it in code sounds dodgy to me.

Dont understeand the word, but can image what it say. I think it is ok if the software display a message box something like: "Hereby you agree to the Microsoft Mappoint end user agreement".

This way the programmer can not be put responcible if a customar say "I never had to read it". This is very importand.

Hi,

I wonder how that would hold up in a court of law...

Every court of law that has to deal with software licences is a complete mess. Try to drop the licence text in a translator engine and it becaumes a complete garbage. Then laws of sofware are in each country different and in most countries very primitive.

Shrink-wrap licenses are a grey area anyway - but auto-accepting it in code sounds dodgy to me.

Dont understeand the word, but can image what it say. I think it is ok if the software display a message box something like: "Hereby you agree to the Microsoft Mappoint end user agreement".

This way the programmer can not be put responcible if a customar say "I never had to read it". This is very importand.