How to check registry for pro version?

mhd

I think the topic says it all: I need to check in the registry whether the pro or free version is installed. Can anyone help me?

TIG

The method
Sketchup.is_pro?
tells you if the current version of Sketchup running is Pro.

This code tells you which ' Pro' versions are installed [PC only]

def pro_installed?()
  if [PLATFORM].grep(/mswin/)!=[PLATFORM]
    UI.beep
    puts 'Windows method only!'
    return nil
  end#if
  cmd='pro_installed.cmd'
  txt='pro_installed.txt'
  file=File.new(cmd,'w')
  file.puts('reg query "HKCU\Software\Google" | find "SketchUp" | find " Pro" > pro_installed.txt')
  file.close
  UI.openURL(cmd)
  sleep(0.1)
  result=IO.read(txt)
  File.delete(cmd)
  File.delete(txt)
  return result
end

usage: copy+paste all of this code into a file ' `pro_installed.rb`' in the Plugins folder

and restart, then type: `pro_installed?`

or add as a 'method' in other code...

returns:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\SketchUp7 Pro

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\SketchUp8 Pro

etc

Jim

TIG, what if the user installed Pro, then let it expire? Does the Pro reg key still exist? I think it might.

TIG

Yes... it just tells you if 'Pro' has been installed... but the question was, 'Is Pro installed?' and this code might effectively return, 'Yes it is!'... or 'No it's not!'... even if it's now expired!! So the code does 'what it says on the tin', and what was asked for

I can't see how we might tell if the Pro version is 'valid' or 'licensed' ??

So, the Sketchup.is_pro? is likely to be the only route, and can only be used when Sketchup is open...

Dan Rathbun

@tig said:

I can't see how we might tell if the Pro version is 'valid' or 'licensed' ??

The API has a method, but it's defined in the wrong place (which is why you overlook it. I reported this, but basically, Scott said that it was to late to change, or move it, which of course I disagree with. The method might be cloned into the Sketchup module.)

see: Model.get_product_family()

Perhaps something like this may make it easier to use ??

module Sketchup
  def self.get_product_family()
    self.active_model.get_product_family()
  end #def
end #module

I seem to recall during beta, that there may be issues with this method.

mhd

@jim said:

TIG, what if the user installed Pro, then let it expire? Does the Pro reg key still exist? I think it might.

I just tested that. It seems the registry keys get deleted if you uninstall SU Pro. I will use this to check for my program. It's not ideal, since you could probably have a pro version running as a free version, but better than nothing

Thanks!