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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>This may be a bit late, if you have a paid license for 5.0.15this can be downloaded from the FP web-site with a valid license. The only thing you may need to do is supply them with the new serial # or whatever was used to tie filePro to your system.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Run through the install, and allow the install program to set up the license manager.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>As an aside, I know this is not what you or your company wants to hear, but I would suggest upgrading to the latest version of filePro as there have been many improvements to the license manager. I have not had any problems on my system or my client’s systems. Keep in mind that I am running versions of filePro all the back to 4.0. I do have issues with some of the DLL files as they are 32 bit and will not run on my 64bit OS.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>At 2 of my clients I have both the 32 and 64bit versions installed as some of the computers are running 32bit versions of Windows 7 and other are 64bit Windows 7, 8.1, or 10.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I have one filePro database mirrored to a 64 Bit Windows 7 machine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I have two servers, One running Windows Server 2008 the other Windows Server 2012. I have filePro installed on both machines with the 2012 version pointing the license manager on the 2008 machine. The 2012 machine is for testing purposes, as least for now.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>I will most likely mirror all of the databases I work with to the 2012 server. This is protection if my 2008 server goes down. Installing a new license is fairly easy as I have created that service a number of times manually. The main issue I have, when upgrading using the install routine <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Is forgetting to stop the current service.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Richard Kreiss<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Richard Hane [mailto:yoresoft@sbcglobal.net] <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, June 3, 2017 2:22 PM<br><b>To:</b> Richard Kreiss <rkreiss@verizon.net><br><b>Cc:</b> Richard Kreiss <rkreiss@gccconsulting.net>; wrandall@fptech.com; Filepro List <filepro-list@celestial.com>; Filepro Support <fpsupport@fptech.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: Getting my fp license to work<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div id=yiv4101885258><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1496513716997_9417"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1496513716997_9416"><div id="yiv4101885258yui_3_16_0_1_1496513716997_3253"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Richard,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv4101885258yui_3_16_0_1_1496513716997_3252"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv4101885258yui_3_16_0_1_1496513716997_3251"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>I just checked on the server and there are no files that start with fplm or fp_lm.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv4101885258yui_3_16_0_1_1496513716997_3251"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv4101885258yui_3_16_0_1_1496513716997_3251"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>This is so critical that I will contact fpsupport. Also, the install cd we have is fpODBC 1.0.13. During the years we upgraded to 5.0.15.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv4101885258yui_3_16_0_1_1496513716997_3251"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv4101885258yui_3_16_0_1_1496513716997_3251"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>fp support, please contact me at my cell 815-575-0864. As we only have 2 days left on the license. I do not have a support agreement but will pay the billing rate.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv4101885258yui_3_16_0_1_1496513716997_3251"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv4101885258yui_3_16_0_1_1496513716997_3251"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Thanks for your help Richard.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv4101885258yui_3_16_0_1_1496513716997_3251"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv4101885258yui_3_16_0_1_1496513716997_3251"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Thank you all,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv4101885258yui_3_16_0_1_1496513716997_3251"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Rick Hane<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="yiv4101885258yui_3_16_0_1_1496513716997_3251"><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1496513716997_9420"><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>On Saturday, June 3, 2017 1:04 PM, Richard Kreiss <<a href="mailto:rkreiss@verizon.net">rkreiss@verizon.net</a>> wrote:</span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>If memory service 5.0.15 and above required a license. Fp support or sales can tell you if you have the proper license. <br><br>As far as I can see, the license is backward compatible. I have 5.8, 5.7 and lower running on my system. The only time I have an issuers with versions below 5.0 and 64bit OS. <br><br><br>Richard<br>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></span></p><div id=yiv4101885258yqtfd95831><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><br>> On Jun 3, 2017, at 10:24 AM, Richard Hane via Filepro-list <<a href="mailto:filepro-list@lists.celestial.com" target="_blank">filepro-list@lists.celestial.com</a>> wrote:<br>> <br>> Thank you Richard,<br>> I have downloaded the files and will try a little later when I remote in to Deluxe.<br>> However, since you mentioned the fplmservice I again ask if I have the correct license for this OLD version of fp. To my knowledge we have never had a service for filepro other then a short test of FP GUI many yes ago.<br>> I have been using filepro for over 35 years and without doubt this is the most difficult install of fp I have ever had.<br>> Thanks again,Rick Hane<br>> <br>> <br>> On Friday, June 2, 2017 10:19 PM, Richard Kreiss <<a href="mailto:rkreiss@gccconsulting.net" target="_blank">rkreiss@gccconsulting.net</a>> wrote:<br>> <br>> <br>> Attached are the sc command options and a the sample file for creating the service.<br>> <br>> Be aware that spaces are very important. I suggest that you make a copy of the batch file and then rename it to use for setting your own options.<br>> <br>> Richard Kreiss<br>> <br>>> -----Original Message-----<br>>> From: Filepro-list [mailto:filepro-list-<br>>> bounces+rkreiss=<a href="mailto:verizon.net@lists.celestial.com" target="_blank">verizon.net@lists.celestial.com</a>] On Behalf Of Bill Randall via<br>>> Filepro-list<br>>> Sent: Friday, June 2, 2017 5:28 PM<br>>> To: Richard Hane <<a href="mailto:yoresoft@sbcglobal.net" target="_blank">yoresoft@sbcglobal.net</a>>; Filepro List <filepro-<br>>> <a href="mailto:list@celestial.com" target="_blank">list@celestial.com</a>><br>>> Subject: Re: Getting my fp license to work<br>>> <br>>> Copy the license to the ~/fp/lib directory and make sure you rename it to<br>>> licfp.dat<br>>> <br>>> This is explained in more detail on our website under Support/Resources<br>>> <br>>> <br>>>> On 6/2/2017 5:03 PM, Richard Hane via Filepro-list wrote:<br>>>> So after a very bad week, we finally loss one of our servers. As it<br>>>> turns out this help filePro ODBC 16 user 5.0.19D9 So after several emails I<br>>> finally was able to download a new license file from the fp site.<br>>>> So here I am, I have installed fp off our cd on our new server. How do I install<br>>> the lic. file. I know fp is looking for a file called licfp.dat. That is not the name<br>>> of the file I was able to download.<br>>>> If you can help, please respond this weekend as I need to get fp back up by<br>>> Monday AM.<br>>>> ThanksRick Hane<br>>>> <br>>>> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was<br>>>> scrubbed...<br>>>> URL:<br>>>> <<a href="http://mailman.celestial.com/pipermail/filepro-list/attachments/20170" target="_blank">http://mailman.celestial.com/pipermail/filepro-list/attachments/20170</a><br>>>> 602/e0cf27c3/attachment.html><br>>>> _______________________________________________<br>>>> Filepro-list mailing list<br>>>> <a href="mailto:Filepro-list@lists.celestial.com" target="_blank">Filepro-list@lists.celestial.com</a><br>>>> Subscribe/Unsu<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>