Accusoft.PdfXpress7.Net
Evaluation Licensing
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The default installation for PDF Xpress includes Evaluation licensing. This allows you to test all component features and functions and develop applications, but not distribute them. Installing PDF Xpress in evaluation mode provides access to all features and functionality of PDF Xpress. E-mail support is available with the evaluation license.
During evaluation of Accusoft products, Evaluation Toolkit licenses can be used to try out products. However, the product behavior is limited by trial dialog pop-ups, timeouts, or evaluation watermarks. When you determine the product is a good fit, you can purchase a Toolkit license to eliminate trial dialog pop-ups, timeouts, and evaluation watermarks.
Applications built with an evaluation license can only be run on a computer that has PDF Xpress Licensing installed on it. See Runtime Licensing for information on licensing requirements to deploy applications built using PDF Xpress.
An evaluation dialog similar to the following is displayed when you have a valid evaluation license:
However, if you attempt to execute a function that is not licensed in the edition license you are using (e.g., if you have a paid license for ImagXpress Standard and attempt to execute a function available only in ImagXpress Professional), an evaluation dialog similar to the following is displayed.
If no license is found in the registry, a dialog similar to the following will be displayed.
You have the flexibility to change the behavior of PDF Xpress in evaluation mode. Evaluation mode behavior can be defined by setting the EvaluationMode property in the Licensing object to one of these values: