Hi John:

The software does not contact eTecnologia.net without your permission only with your permission. And the validation only checks if the current version has been superseded.

The demo validates itself asking for your permission to contact www.eTecnologia.net. This validation can be delayed by 15 minutes if you answer no.

After 15 minutes it will ask for your permission again to validate, if you answer no, you'll have to restart VFP to run the demo again.

Of course the licensed version does not contact eTecnologia.net. You are fully in charge, it is let to you to be sure your users run the most up to date version.

Taking your needs into consideration, .Net Extender seems a good fit. Other companies are using it in a similar way, this is, to interface with their own .NET libraries and third party libraries.

>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>have a look @ NET Extender from www.eTecnologia.net !!
>>>
>>>Looks like it will save you alot of time and should pay back in a short time. No need for wrapper methods.
>>>
>>>If i've read the documenation correct, all you have to do is
>>>

>>>LOCAL loNetApp
>>>loNetApp = ClrCreateObject('yournetdllname.whateverobject')
>>>

>>>and start calling methods ..., can't be easier .. no COM deployment (which is a hassle on it's on) etc ...
>>>
>>>Regards
>>>Christian
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>>I just used it to interface VFP to some ID Card Readers. It allowed me to use the TCPClient class in .Net Framework and that made my job a lot easier.
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>I downloaded NET Extender early this week but found two of the demo .PRGs were missing but that the .BAK files were there. Also there is no way to contact the company or is there any name to be found as to who wrote it. The fact that the demo copy calls home every time you start VFP also worries me.
>
>The .DLL I need to use is for interfacing with a payroll program that will be used by many companies and thus total security is a must. The above items cause me a lot of worries and for that reason I am reluctant to use it.