Hello, all.

We have bought an eMail address validator object which utilizes a licensing scheme using the IClassFactory2 mechanism that is implemented by most existing licensed controls.

We wish to distribute this control with our VFP7 .EXE's. When I run InstallShield Express for VFP, I don't see where I can add the object to the installation. The developer of the control said that:

I am not terribly familiar with FoxPro, so I'm not sure if it will do 
the same thing. You would certainly need to use HexValidEmail with 
early binding. Looking at the FoxPro docs, it appears it only 
supports early binding as of version 7. Even then, I don't know if it 
will use the standard COM licensing mechanism. You may just have to 
try it and see. You can tell that HexValidEmail is using a runtime 
key when the Error property and LicensedProcessors properties are 
both 0 after creating an instance.

Anyone have any ideas on how to accomplish this?

- George