I was just a smouldering furnace under the surface. ;)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
> [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Morten Bartholdy
> Sent: 16-May-2006 11:03
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: Re: Re[14]: 1 licence for two different versions
>
> So now you finally lost your patience Kim ;)
>
> - Morten
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "kim aldis" <kim(at)aldis.org.uk>
> To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 11:48 AM
> Subject: RE: Re[14]: 1 licence for two different versions
>
>
> > Licensing when you're dealing with server and application
> running on a
> > single machine isn't so much of a problem if you take the trouble to
> > understand how it works and work through the process logically.
> > Christopher,
> > though, complicates the issue by not explaining himself
> very well, not
> > listening to what people say to him and having a poor
> understanding of the
> > tools he uses to earn a living.
> >
> > He never did really explain how he fixed the problem but I
> think it's
> > pretty obvious he did something with the spm_host variable
> while he was
> > randomly stabbing things in the hope that they'd eventually work.
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
> >> [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Tim Leydecker
> >> Sent: 16-May-2006 10:16
> >> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> >> Subject: Re: Re[14]: 1 licence for two different versions
> >>
> >> Don?t want to start a flamewar or get insulting to anyone.
> >>
> >> Actually, I learned quite a bit from that thread.
> >>
> >> Licensing (the SPM host, running concurring versions all
> >> that) can be a bitchy thing and it?s shown that people here a
> >> willing to help out - even if it?s distracting from their work.
> >>
> >> To sum it up - it probably cost a quarter million bucks in
> >> manhours (reading the posts, answering, maybe deleting them).
> >>
> >> In the longrun it *could* save money and longhours thought.
> >>
> >> Would be a shame if you?d unscubscribe but you?re free to do so...
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >>
> >> tim
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Thomas Helzle" <xsi(at)screendream.de>
> >> To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 10:56 AM
> >> Subject: Re: Re[14]: 1 licence for two different versions
> >>
> >>
> >> > ....or maybe create a separate mailinglist for chris.
> >> > Otherwise I think I will unsubscribe for a while.
> >> >
> >> > OMG
> >> >
> >> > Thomas Helzle
> >> >
> >> > On Sun, 14 May 2006 21:28:55 +0200, Will Mendez
> >> <xsiwill(at)gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Chris,
> >> >>
> >> >> Call support on Monday, Have them do a remote support
> >> session on your
> >> >> machine so that we can finally get to the bottom of this.
> >> >>
> >> >> Regards,
> >> >> Will
> >> >>
> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
> >> [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of
> >> >> kim aldis
> >> >> Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 12:43 PM
> >> >> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> >> >> Subject: RE: Re[14]: 1 licence for two different versions
> >> >>
> >> >> Then if the value of that variable is supposed to be the
> >> name of the machine
> >> >> which is serving licenses, I'd say that's your problem.
> >> >>
> >> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >> >>> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
> >> >>> [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Chris
> >> >>> Sent: 14-May-2006 15:22
> >> >>> To: kim aldis
> >> >>> Subject: Re[14]: 1 licence for two different versions
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Hello kim, no it's not the name of the computer !
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Christopher
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Sunday, May 14, 2006, 2:45:34 AM, you wrote:
> >> >>>
> >> >>> > And is SPM_x the name of your machine?
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >>> >> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
> >> >>> >> [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Chris
> >> >>> >> Sent: 13-May-2006 23:14
> >> >>> >> To: kim aldis
> >> >>> >> Subject: Re[12]: 1 licence for two different versions
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> Hello kim, yes I'm running both from the same machine.
> >> >>> Did the echo
> >> >>> >> %SPM_HOST% and for the:
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> 4.2 command prompt I just get this returned to me:
> >> %SPM_HOST% 5.o
> >> >>> >> command prompt I get this returned to me: SPM_x
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> Christopher
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> Saturday, May 13, 2006, 4:22:53 PM, you wrote:
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> >
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >>> >> >> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
> >> >>> >> >> [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Chris
> >> >>> >> >> Sent: 13-May-2006 21:13
> >> >>> >> >> To: kim aldis
> >> >>> >> >> Subject: Re[10]: 1 licence for two different versions
> >> >>> >> >>
> >> >>> >> >> Saturday, May 13, 2006, 3:38:27 PM, you wrote:
> >> >>> >> >>
> >> >>> >> >> > No, I'm saying that if you're running xsi
> from the same
> >> >>> >> machine as
> >> >>> >> >> > the license server then you don't *have* to set the
> >> >>> >> >> spm_host variable.
> >> >>> >> >> > However, if you do then it should be correct.
> You haven't
> >> >>> >> >> said whether
> >> >>> >> >> > you are running from the same machine or not. I don't
> >> >>> >> know what you
> >> >>> >> >> > may have already done to those files so I don't
> >> know if you
> >> >>> >> >> should do nothing or not.
> >> >>> >> >>
> >> >>> >> >> I have done nothing to the serv.bat files at all I have
> >> >>> not edited
> >> >>> >> >> them nothing there at there default settings.
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> > I asked if you were running xsi from the same machine as
> >> >>> >> the license server.
> >> >>> >> > Are you?
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> > Just because you've done nothing to them doesn't mean
> >> >>> >> they're correct.
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> >>
> >> >>> >> >> I have a 5.0 licence running so your right the server
> >> >>> is running.
> >> >>> >> >> And to recap 4.2 will run from 5.0 *BUT* 5.0 doesn't run
> >> >>> >> from a 5.0
> >> >>> >> >> licence.
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> > I was misunderstanding you. I thought you could
> run 5.0 but
> >> >>> >> not 4.2. Sorry.
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> >>
> >> >>> >> >> Running "echo SPM_HOST" (without the quotes) at
> both 5.0 and
> >> >>> >> >> 4.2 command prompt just gives me the following
> >> >>> >> >>
> >> >>> >> >> SPM
> >> >>> >> >>
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> > You need to typ echo %SPM_HOST%, not echo SPM_HOST.
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> > Once again, can you confirm that you're running spm
> >> on the same
> >> >>> >> > machine as you're running xsi. It has a bearing.
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> > ---
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> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >>
> >> >>> >> --
> >> >>> >> Best regards,
> >> >>> >> Chris
> mailto:walksfar(at)netscape.ca
> >> >>> >>
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