F$LICENSE()

F$LICENSE is a lexical function that checks whether the specified license is loaded on the system (valid for Alpha and Integrity server systems only).

Syntax

F$LICENSE(license-name[,producer-name])

Return Value

A character string stating TRUE or FALSE.

Arguments

license-name

Specifies the name of the license for which you want to check the status.

producer-name

Specifies the name of the company that produced the license. By default, DEC is assumed to be the producer on Alpha systems and VSI is assumed to be the producer on Integrity server systems. To find an exception, specify a different producer name.

Examples

 $ SHOW LICENSE VMSCLUSTER*
 Active licenses on node NODE1:

 ------- Product ID -------- ---- Rating ----- -- Version --
 Product            Producer Units Avail Activ Version Release  Termination
 VMSCLUSTER         DEC          0  0     100    0.0  (none)    14-MAY-2005
 VMSCLUSTER-CLIENT  DEC          0  0     100    0.0  (none)    14-MAY-2005

 $ WRITE SYS$OUTPUT F$LICENSE("VMSCLUSTER")
 TRUE
 $ WRITE SYS$OUTPUT F$LICENSE("NONEXISTENT_PAK")
 FALSE
 

In this example, the F$LICENSE function returns TRUE, which verifies that the VMSCLUSTER license is loaded on the system. In contrast, the status of hypothetical license NONEXISTENT_PAK is shown to be FALSE, indicating that it is not loaded on the system.

$ WRITE SYS$OUTPUT F$LICENSE("ABC") 
FALSE 
$ WRITE SYS$OUTPUT F$LICENSE("ABC","XYZ") 
TRUE 

In the first instance, no license for product ABC is found from the default producer (DEC or VSI). In the second instance, an ABC PAK is found for producer XYZ.