Let see the simple example of practical use. You create a fully
completed software product and wish to give some
demonstration version of this product to your potential customers. You also focus attention on your security,
i.e. you may defende your intellectual property providing demonstration version as part-functional module.
You create your functional modules, set its parameters, generate DLL and depending of type of
version - demo or licensed - put necessary dll's into plugins directory. So even if your product will be cracked you
lose only demo version. Also you may distribute your product depending of availability of specific modules, for
example - Light version, Advanced version and Professional version. Customer received ONLY those functionality
that was paid and purchased. And if user will upgrade his version of product you need just send him a
couple of DLLs but not whole software. That's all!
Features
The main feature of the Active Plugin:
An unique (for Clarion developers) possibility to make their applications more flexible and scalable.
This product allow to use widespread technique of so-called "plugins": create new functionality, enclose it
in DLL and sale these DLLs to your own discretion.
Version
1.0
Requiriments
For the use Active Plugin the following is needed:
Clarion 5.0b, Clarion 5.5h or Clarion 6.x
Support of ABC, Legacy template chain
Package
Template: ActivePlugin.tpl
Application example files: activepluginmdidemo.app
Example executable: activepluginmdidemo.exe
Class source files: Plugins.clw and Plugins.inc
Help file: ActivePlugin.chm
Using
Before library and template using, it needs to be registered in Clarion Template Registry.
After you have finished product installation to your computer launch the Clarion IDE.
Then select menu Setup and choose Template Registry item.
Click Register button and you will see Open File dialog where you search for the following.
file ActivePlugin.TPL. Click him by mouse and press button Open. For a few seconds templates
will be registerd. The first stage has completed.
TIP:
You may not use this product in application that use Local memory model and you will be warned.
History
Here it is product updates history. Following abbreviation are used:
[+]: New feature added
[*]: Some changes
[-]: Bug fixed
version 1.1 (Dec 26, 2008)
[+] Add call plugin functions via toolbar buttons.
version 1.0 (Feb 06, 2006)
[*] The first public release of the product.
Comparison
At the present time there is no one identical product.
Support
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Testimonials
Availability
Active Plugin costs $50. It support both Legacy and ABC template chaines for Clarion 5.x/C6.2.
It works only under 32bit memory model. It is shipped as a template and library.
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