*** Note ***: This page is for ChartDirector 6.3 or later. For earlier versions of ChartDirector, please refer to ChartDirector License Installation for version 6.2 or earlier.

• Create an ASCII file using Notepad or other text editor, and put the license key in it. The whole file should contain only the license key. Save the file as "chartdir.lic".
  
  
  Note that some text editors, such as Notepad, may automatically append ".txt" to the filename. If file is saved as "chartdir.lic", it may end up as "chartdir.lic.txt". Furthermore, you may not see the ".txt" extension because some File Explorers may "hide known extensions". Please double confirm the file is really "chartdir.lic" without the ".txt" extension.
  
  
• On Windows, please copy the "chartdir.lic" to the windows directory (normally "c:\windows"). On Linux/MacOS, please copy the "chartdir.lic" to the "/etc" directory.
  
  
  The above directory is a system directory and may require administrative privileges for write access. If you are copying using the command prompt, please use "Run As administrator" to start the command prompt (for Windows), or use "sudo" (for Linux/MacOS).
  
  
  If you cannot copy to a system directory (eg. due to lack of administrative privilege), there are other ways depending on the programming language and operating system edition of ChartDirector. Please refer to the Installation section of the ChartDirector documentation included in your ChartDirector distribution for details.

For applications distributed as compiled code, you can embed the license key into the complied code by calling the setLicenseCode API in the code as follows:

Programming Language	setLicenseCode Usage
C++	Chart::setLicenseCode("Your-License-Key");
C#/Java	Chart.setLicenseCode("Your-License-Key");
VB.NET	Chart.setLicenseCode("Your-License-Key")
VB6/VBA/VBScript	Call cd.setLicenseCode("Your-License-Key")
Python/PHP	setLicenseCode("Your-License-Key");
Perl	perlchartdir::setLicenseCode("Your-License-Key");

In the code above, please replace "Your-License-Key" with your actual license key. The API needs to be called once per application instance before using ChartDirector. (There is no harm if it is called more than once.) Typically, it is called during application initialization. The upgrade key for a "Upgrade and Software Subscription License" is installed by appending it to an existing ChartDirector license key of the same type. For example, if you have a license key for "ChartDirector Developer License for Windows/Linux/FreeBSD", you can append an upgrade key for that type of license to the license key. This will upgrade the license key by one major version, and extend the upgrade period of the license key by one year. You can append multiple upgrade keys to extend the license key for multiple versions and years. If you cannot install the license, please try Trouble-Shooting ChartDirector License Installation to see if it can solve the problem. If you need further help, please contact support@advsofteng.net,