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QBReg returns a 9 charachter registration code, and can internally check whether the code is valid. Validation is performed at the program level. QBReg v2.10 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════ i ════ I N D E X Terms of Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Using Generate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Using Validate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Using QUIK-KEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Code Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 About Source Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 QBReg v2.10 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════ 1 ════ Registration Terms of Use: You may not release ANY shareware, commercial, freeware, or public domain software without registering QBReg with the CORRECT author, Lee Madajczyk of Quantum Software, Lenexa KS. Cost: The registration cost for QBReg v2.0 is only $20.00 in U.S. funds per computer for up to 9 computers. For registration for more than 10 computers, please refer to the file REGISTER.FRM for more information. FOREIGN ORDERS: Please send a check or money order drawn in US funds, as it is expensive to cash a foreign check! Distribution: Please feel free to distribute the contents in this archive intact. Please also include ALL files in this archive. You may change archives. ie: ZIP->ARJ Shareware Dealers: Please contact me, letting me know that you are selling this program. After that has been accomplished, you are free to distribute this program for any fee under ten United States dollars, or the equivalent. Writing only! Other: The author reserves the right to revoke any and all registration benefits and/or registration code from registered users, although this possibility will be rarely used. Author: Quantum Software Lee Madajczyk 8012 Cottonwood Lenexa, KS 66215-4165 QBReg v2.10 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════ 2 ════ Overview QBReg was designed to provide shareware authors who use QuickBASIC to write their software with a quick and easy way to implement a registration system into their program. QBReg offers the following features: ∙ Fast Processing Time ∙ Easy Error Testing ∙ Internal Validation ∙ 9 Charachter Code ∙ Two Letter Additional Identification ∙ Over 100,000 Programs Numbers QBReg v2.10 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════ 3 ════ Installation To install QBReg validation, you must either INCLUDE$ the QBREG-V.BI file which will automatically declare everything needed for the internal validation system, or you can manually declare the files. To manually declare the files, insert the following statement into your main program along with the rest of your declarations... DECLARE SUB Validate (ProgramNumber, Code$, Name$, FrontLet$) QBReg v2.10 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════ 4 ════ Using Generate To use GENERATE, the FUNCTION that actually produces the code that you send to your users. To call that program, use the following syntax... DECLARE FUNCTION Generate$ (ProgramNumber, RegName$, FrontLet%, Letters$) ' ...All your program's code here... x$ = Generate$(ProgramNumber, RegName$, FrontLet%, Letters$) ProgramNumber: This is the number that you embed so that Generate may make a unique code for each program. That way, if you use QBReg in multiple programs, you may have the same person (ie, John Olson) register two different programs and get two different codes. Now, if Bob Jones has a code for one program, and tries to enter it for Program #2, then he will find that the codes are different. Tricky, huh? <Grin> Remember: ProgramNumber must be greater than 1000 and less than 104,999, but you can use ANY number in between. You don't have to go in numerical sequence. I URGE that each program have a number AT LEAST 100 numbers away from any other number of a program. RegName$: This is where you enter the name of the person or company who is registering. Ie: You get a registration from The XYZ Billboard Company. Enter The XYZ Billboard company here. RegName$ is NOT case sensitive. You may take it however they enter it. QBReg automatically changes it to it's internal format for processing. QBReg also trims the spaces from each side of the RegName$ variable, so these two stings would be the same... RegName$ = "The XYZ Billboard Company" RegName$ = " The XYZ Billboard Company " FrontLet%: Variable passed to QBReg telling it whether to put the first two charachters of Letters$ in front of the code. These two letters are encoded into the code string, so these are not the same... QB304589355 304589355 However, if you do not call Validate with the QB as Letters$, the first will be invalid while the second is valid. Letters$: The two letters to put in front of the code. These are embedded into the code and MUST be there when Validate is called. x$: The returned code made by Generate. QBReg v2.10 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════ 5 ════ Using Validate To use VALIDATE, the FUNCTION which is included with your program to check that the entered code is correct, use the following syntax... DECLARE FUNCTION Validate (ProgramNumber, RegName$, Code$, FrontLetters$) '...and place your code here... X = Validate(ProgramNumber, RegName$, Code$, FrontLetters$) ProgramNumber: This is your embedded number. Use a different one for each program. Make a variable (Ie: ProgramNumber) with a unique number. This number must be greater than 1000 and less than 104,999. This means you have literally millions of combinations for names and codes. This MUST be the same number as the one used in Generate to make the code. RegName$: This is where your users enters the their name. Ie: The XYZ Billboard registers, so here they would put their company name. RegName$ is NOT case sensitive. You may take it however they enter it. QBReg automatically changes it to it's internal format for processing. QBReg also trims the spaces from each side of the RegName$ variable, so these two stings would be the same... RegName$ = "The XYZ Billboard Company" RegName$ = " The XYZ Billboard Company " Code$: This is the code that the user who is attempting to register the program enters so that you can use Validate to see that it checks correctly. FrontLetters$: This is where you enter the first two letters that should be right before the 9 charachter code. (Ie: If you had "QB" as the Letters$ variable while running Generate, then FrontLetters$ should be "QB" IMPORTANT: IF you FrontLet%, the variable that tells Generate whether or not to add Letters$ to the front of the code, equal 0, then MAKE SURE that FrontLetters$ = CHR$(27). This is a NECESSITY, or else the program will check that the first two letters of Code$ = FrontLetters$. X: X will return a numerical value. This is what the numbers mean... 1 Correct Code entered for name. 0 Incorrect code for entered name. -1 Invalid ProgramNumber. -2 Invalid Name entered. QBReg v2.10 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════ 6 ════ Using QUIK-KEY Quik-Key is the only EXEcutable file included with this archive. It allows you to create a registration code without having to load in QuickBASIC. To use, just type QUIK-KEY and then press the ENTER key. You will then be prompted to enter the name to register. If you are registering The XYZ Billboard Company, enter their name accordingly exactly as they spelled it, but remember that case doesn't matter. Then you will be prompted to enter the code number for your program. Enter the four, five, or six digit number as asked, (Ie: 12345) and press enter. You will then be prompted for the two-letter front-code. (Ie: AA) If there is none, just press ENTER. You should then see this screen.. ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Registered Name : [The XYZ Billboard Company] Registration Number : [AA525C43A79] ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── If the name is more than 45 charachters, it will be truncated, but will it will still be required that the FULL name YOU typed in be there. Now, all you have to do is drop The XYZ Billboard Company a letter with their Registration Number (AA525C43A79) in it. Simple! QBReg v2.10 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════ 7 ════ Code Summary This is a breakdown of what I've BSed about for 5 pages <Grin>.. GENERATE Declaring... DECLARE FUNCTION Generate$ (ProgramNumber, RegName$, FrontLet%, Letters$) Calling.... x$ = Generate$(ProgramNumber, RegName$, FrontLet%, Letters$) x$ - Returns the Registration Code VALIDATE Declaring... DECLARE FUNCTION Validate (ProgramNumber, RegName$, Code$, FrontLetters$) Calling... X = Validate(ProgramNumber, RegName$, Code$, FrontLetters$) X - Returns number about code (..Table..) 1 Correct Code entered for name. 0 Incorrect code for entered name. -1 Invalid ProgramNumber. -2 Invalid Name entered. QBReg v2.10 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════ 8 ════ About Source Code No source code can be obtained for QBReg. This is for your protection as well as mine. This way, nobody knows how I encode that registration stuff. These are the views of Lee Madajczyk AND Quantum Software. (Especially since I AM Quantum Software <Grin>) QBReg v2.10 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════ 9 ════ Other Credits: Charlie Lacz: Beta tester Lee Lefler, Infinity BBS Copyrights: Program / Documentation of QBReg v2.00 Copyright (C)1993 by Lee Madajczyk Problems?... Contact me at: Quantum Software Lee Madajczyk 8012 Cottonwood Lenexa, KS 66215 Include a Self-addressed stamped envelope UNLESS you are a registered user or are including your Registration. Even then, I will be very careful about answering because you should not use the program without registering.