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Application Expiration

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Implement this in YourAppController delegate class to check for an expiration date when the app is first initialized.

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  1. - (id) init
  2. {
  3. 	self = [super init];
  4. 	if (self != nil) {
  5. 		// If past expiration date, then pop up a dialog that says 
  6. 		// the user needs to download a new version, quit the app, and
  7. 		// load the website for new downloads
  8.  
  9. 		NSDate *now = [NSDate date];
  10. 		NSDate *expire = [NSDate dateWithNaturalLanguageString:@"4:30pm May 19, 2009"];
  11.  
  12. 		if ([now timeIntervalSinceReferenceDate] > [expire timeIntervalSinceReferenceDate]){
  13. 			NSLog(@"Beta Expired");
  14. 			if (NSRunAlertPanel(@"This beta of App has expired.", 
  15. 					@"Please download a new version from\nhttp://appwebsite.com.", 
  16. 					@"Go to the Download Page", @"Maybe Later", nil)) {
  17. 				[self openURL:@"http://appwebsite.com/"];
  18. 			}
  19. 			[[NSApplication sharedApplication] terminate:self];
  20. 		}
  21. 	}
  22. 	return self;
  23. }
  24.  
  25. - (void)openURL:(NSString *)url {
  26. 	// open URL in browser
  27. 	[[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] openURL: [NSURL URLWithString:url]];	
  28. }

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