To add my 2 cents ...

We got a demo of COMPARE from Aldon that uses both a START and END date to
establish the demo period.

We are currently running our TEST account at the fixed date of 12/31/97.
Thus, when we attempted to run COMPARE in that account, it wouldn't run.

Simple solution: we specified that COMPARE should be fed the constant date
of 02/27/98 IF it was run by a user logged on to the TEST account. The only
'disadvantage'  is that all reports has the fixed date
02/27/98 instead of the TEST account fixed date of 12/31/97. (Really, a
minor problem)

And, users in all other accounts get the true system date.

(BTW we cleared this with Derek first --- and, of course, we have now
purchased COMPARE)

Roger


Michael D. Hensley wrote in message
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> Which to me means I could run HourGlass now and have it return an earlier
> date to whatever software I have that has an expiration date, thereby
> defeating and circumventing the software license.  This is what I was
> responding to, that is, the seeming lack of disregard for software
licensing
> terms by another software vendor.