I never tested the demo, the price was reasonable so I went ahead and bought the software. I have not seen any evidence of it calling home. The only problem I had was the help files were damaged. But, I was able to contact them and they sent me a shortcut which I used to download new copies. The user documentation could be better, but between the help files and the samples I was able to figure out how to use it. With the .Net SDK I was then able to use it to talk to the Cardreaders using a serial protocal over TCP. Because of this I ended up with a very simple to read solution that worked quite well.



>>>Hi,
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>>>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.
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>>>If i've read the documenation correct, all you have to do is
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>>>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.
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>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.