3.5.6.1 - Fetching a trial licence

When you launch Oso XML Merge for the first time, it will attempt to connect to the Oso Corporation licence server on TCP port 80. If the connection attempt completes successfully, Oso XML Merge will download and install a trial licence which will allow you to use all functionality in Oso XML Merge for free for a limited period of time.

If Oso XML Merge is unable to connect to the licence server, however, you will have to fetch and install a trial licence by hand before you can continue using Oso XML Merge. This process requires you have access to a computer connected to the internet and a web browser. If the computer on which you are running Oso XML Merge does not have an internet connection, we also recommend you have a USB memory stick handy to aid transferring the encrypted blocks of text between the two computers.

Oso XML Merge will prompt you to help fetch a licence by displaying the Licensing Dialog. Follow the on-screen instructions to fetch and install the trial licence:


Clicking Next will show the data Oso XML Merge needs you to enter into the licence generator on this website:


Copy and paste the text from Oso XML Merge into the licence generator, and click the Submit button. If everything works correctly, you will see a similar block of text that needs to be copied back into Oso XML Merge.

Click Next in Oso XML Merge, and you'll see where the licence text should be entered:


Paste the text from the licence generator into the box provided and click Next.

If everything has worked correctly, you should see a summary of your trial licence:


Click Finish to complete the process and begin using Oso XML Merge.