Licensing a standard library project

Licensing a standard library project

Posted by: kp on 8 October 2020, 5:19 am EST

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  kp

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  Posted 8 October 2020, 5:19 am EST - Updated 30 September 2022, 9:21 am EST

  I have an issue figuring out how to license a standard library project, while I have a working standalone IOS project without issues.

  For now im just testing the IOS part but im getting a “failed to generate license for component studio for Xamarin Details: no license” error.

  I have an app key created from the namespace of the project, placed in a “license file” as a constant string.

  the code I have in the Xamarin app.xaml.cs class is in the first image and the code I have for the appdelegate.cs class of iOS is in the second image.

  This should follow the walkthrough from the licensing page on the website:
  
  https://www.grapecity.com/licensing/generate-app-key
  
  

  

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  Could I get a pointer on what im missing?

  The packages I use are also in images 3 for the forms part and a bunch on the IOS part, partly because it added both the IOS and Forms variants when I told it to add the IOS libraries.

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  Posted 12 October 2020, 10:53 am EST

  Hi KP,

  =>“failed to generate license for component studio for Xamarin Details: no license”

  You are getting an error while generating the License Key for a Xamarin application, can you please confirm how you generated the key using in the “License file” of your application?

  Thanks

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  Posted 13 October 2020, 4:29 am EST

  I generate a key by copy pasting the namespace into the “create apply” field on my account here(same as I did for my IOS only app) and then I copy the key to a file named license as a constant string. Then I use the above c1.ios.licensemanager.key = the key from the license file(remember it is just a file containing a constant not an actual generated license file". I do the same for the Xamarin forms part of the project except the license manager is the forms one.

  In my iOS only app I just have the key copied into the license manager, since it is only used once.

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  Posted 14 October 2020, 10:13 am EST

  Hi KP

  Can you please try using the GrapeCity License Manager for licensing your project. For referece please have a look at the below documentaion link
  
  https://www.grapecity.com/componentone/docs/license/online-license/xamarin-app.html

  Please let me know if you need any other help.

  Thanks

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  Posted 17 March 2021, 9:38 am EST

  It says in your link, that the extension is not out for Mac, I go it working by fidling around with the bin and obj folders in the project and then restoring, it sometimes fixes the problem, but it returns whenever I update the NuGet files.

  The page for the extension offers a solution through terminal by opening gclm (in visual studio terminal) but I also get a response “command not found” on gclm. Im going to keep trying the bin/obj folder deletion trick, but I’d very much like a solution that is more reliable on Mac.

  PS: I don’t think I marked this as the answer back when it was posted, I clicked it again today to see if I can unmark it as answer, specifically for my situation since I would think that is the perfect answer if I was using windows.

  Edit: i noticed my key was outdated and my new one uses the new system, which seems to be an entirely different issue. I will look around for help on that otherwise I will make a support ticket.

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  Posted 18 March 2021, 10:34 am EST

  Hi KP

  Can you please share a small sample replicating the issue? also if possible please share the screenshot of the error you are getting from the Visual Studio terminal.

  Thanks