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Resolved What is PBORCA license model?

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  1. Alexander Strelkov
    Alexander Strelkov
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  3. Thursday, 17 August 2017 07:08 AM UTC

Hi all,

My questions are about PBORCA and pbc.exe license models. PB2017's documentation says that Orcascript may be used "freely outside of PowerBuilder IDE". What this means? Can we use pborca freely without valid license on PB2017, since for our application PB IDE is not so required?  In early versions of PB this feature was protected by SYSAM's license that prevents its usage on the remote customer's machine. And what is the case now for PB2017?

Thanks in advance,

 

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Roland Smith
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  1. Thursday, 17 August 2017 11:21 AM UTC
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That is the whole point of it's existence, it allows you to setup a separate build machine without having to use a license.

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Chris Pollach @Appeon
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  1. Thursday, 17 August 2017 13:10 PM UTC
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Hi Alexander;

  Yes, both ORCAScript and the PBC are free to use on other PC's as Roland mentions.

However, the ORCA API Toolkit is only available to Appeon partners.

Regards ... Chris

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Roland Smith
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  2. Friday, 6 May 2022 14:55 PM UTC
Het Chris, you never answered Andreas' question. What is 'ORCAScript API Toolkit'? The ...\SDK\ORCA folder has the needed files. As far as I know, ORCA was only restricted for a short period during the single digit version era. Is there something else for 'Partners'?
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Chris Pollach @Appeon
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  2. Friday, 6 May 2022 15:20 PM UTC
https://docs.appeon.com/pb2021/orca_guide/ch01s01.html#d0e129
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Roland Smith
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  2. Saturday, 7 May 2022 00:26 AM UTC
That is not restricted to partners.
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Alexander Strelkov
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  1. Saturday, 19 August 2017 05:09 AM UTC
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Many thanks for your answers, colleagues

But still, is there any official reference (i.e. web) or some other stuff about valid license on pborca or orcascript (what possible and impossible etc.)?

Our application is closely related with PBORCA functions and right answer to this question is very important for us. 

 

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Armeen Mazda @Appeon
  1. Armeen Mazda @Appeon
  2. Saturday, 19 August 2017 19:41 PM UTC
Just get a free trial version and try for yourself.  That's the safest way.

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Phil Wallingford
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  1. Tuesday, 31 May 2022 17:50 PM UTC
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Since AutoCompiler and PowerBuilderCompiler arrived on the scene (PB 2017 and later), ORCA can run a system with only the compiler "framework" installed.  This does not require a license on the Framework machine.

For a long time prior to that ORCA could only operate on a machine with a full PB license.

If you back deep enough in the past ORCA could run standalone without any kind of PB license or framework (the good old days!)

Phil

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Armeen Mazda @Appeon
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  1. Tuesday, 31 May 2022 18:35 PM UTC
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Adding to what Phil said, while standalone compiler does not require additional licenses and can work independently of the IDE, each developer working with PB or any of its sub-components (runtime, compiler, etc.) must have a dev license to be in compliance.

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