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Function to read the Gatan license information. This might be used to protect a script or package of scripts. The function could be installed either within the script it is protecting or as a library if it were to protect several scripts. Either way, scripts and library files would need to saved into a package in order to conceal the source code. This implementation is very flimsy, since it expects license files to be in a specific place - potentially this could vary between Windows XP and 7 and with the type of installation. This script is not supported, as I encourage non-commercial developers to share their code - not protect it. Is included for demonstration purposes only.

Function to return the Site ID license code which is sourced from the text file found in the Licenses folder at C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Gatan\Licenses\**** where **** is the name of the license file. I have tested this on a free version of DM in which the file name is: "GATAN_FREE Offline 32-Bit Suites.txt". I have not tested this on a proper DM version where the file will be called something else. The name of this text file must be hardcoded into the 'licensename' variable - which appears at the start of the function. If the file is not found or there is some kind of error, then the license name is 'Error'.