PvValidateLicenses()

Distributed Tuning Interface Reference : PvValidateLicenses()

Initiates a check of the validity of all keys on the computer indicated by the connection.

Header File: dtilicense.h (See also Header Files)

Function First Available In Library: w3dbav90.dll (Windows), libpsqldti.so (Linux), libpsqldti.dylib (macOS) (See also Link Libraries)

Syntax

BTI_API PvValidateLicenses(BTI_LONG hConnection);

Arguments

hConnection

Connection handle that identifies the server. Connection handles are obtained with the PvConnectServer() function.

Return Values

P_OK	The validation operation completed successfully.
P_E_FAIL	The validation operation did not complete successfully.
Status code pertaining to license administration or to authorization	See Status Codes and Messages for License Administrator Status Codes and Authorization Status Codes.

Remarks

PvValidateLicenses returns only the result from requesting a validation check. It does not return any information about the state of the keys. You must separately call PvGetProductsInfo() to get the XML string of product information that includes information about the state of the keys.

The following preconditions must be met:

•DTI session started by calling PvStart().

•Connection established by PvConnectServer() or if you are performing the operation on a local machine, P_LOCAL_DB_CONNECTION may be used as the connection handle.

Example

status = PvValidateLicenses(P_LOCAL_DB_CONNECTION);