question about runtime licensing policy

[chrislee80]

Dear Teechart support.
I have some questions about the runtime licensing policy of Teechart. We are currently developing a web based product (some sort of a web based infrastructure S/W that customers develop an enterprise system with).
We have a plan that a chart part will be serviced with Teechart among our product features.

We already have purchased Teechart Pro ActiveX 7.0.

Corresponding Teechart Cab files will be packaged and included in our product.

They will be distributed to end users as ActiveX is distributed to the users.
As installed through .exe files in the client/server environment, we include necessary ActiveX files such as Teechart cab files in the InstallShield and they will be installed in the web server. They(including Teechart cab files) will be installed in the end user’s computer when a end user initially accesses to the web server.

Client Side modules such as cab files provided with our product will be installed through InstallShield from the web sever. In other words, only execution modules will be distributed. When the web server sends XML data to our product’s client channel, it shows charts at the client side through Cab and DLLs already installed in the End user’s computer. We don’t use Server Side Script (modules). Consequently, any separate works related to charts will not occur in the web server.

In case, our customer’s developers manipulate Teechart’s modules and distribute separately to general users(end users) our customer’s developers should purchase a license like Teechart Pro ActiveX V7.0. However, we believe we don’t have to pay for run-time royalty because we have already bought the developer license.

We have already questioned Korean distributors of Teechart and Tyoko Asian Head-quarters about this licensing matter. They answered we don’t have to pay the run-time royalty. But, We would like to hear from you for sure.

[Marc]

Hello,

No runtime royalty is required in this case if your control is not distributed as a designtime tool. If your customers then choose to develop with TeeChart then they require Developer License.

If the TeeChart.ocx (or CAB) is housed on a server solely for it's availability to download to a client for clientside use then no WebServer Runtime license is required. If scripting takes place at the server, for example with ASP, to create and export Charts then a WebServer Runtime license is required.

I hope that may be of help.
Regards,
Marc Meumann