FLEXnet error: -90,xxx "Future license file format or misspelling in license file"

THIS INFORMATION ONLY PERTAINS TO SOFTWARE VERSIONS IDL 8.5, ENVI 5.3 AND PRIOR

After installing the license via the License Wizard, the following error message appears when attempting to start ENVI or IDL:

% LICENSE MANAGER: Future license file format or misspelling in
license file
The file was issued for a later version of FLEXlm than this
program understands.
Feature: idl
License path: C:\Program Files\Exelis\License\license.dat
FLEXlm error: -90,313. System Error: 2

• This error might indicate that the license information has been corrupted. Some email programs can corrupt license text, replacing original characters with invalid characters.

• Another cause of license corruption is inadvertent line wrapping introduced by the email program. For example, a line in the license might be changed from (2 lines).

Correct format:
INCREMENT idl idl_lmgrd x.x00 1-jan-0000 0 EC3B7DA4CA19E85C0A71 \
VENDOR_STRING="000011EXELISVIS" \
HOSTID=00b012345678 ck=123

Incorrect format:
INCRMENT idl idl_lmgrd x.x00 1-jan-0000 0 EC3B7DA4CA19E85C0A71
\
VENDOR_STRING="000011EXELISVIS" \
HOSTID=00b012345678 ck=123


If the license file appears to have been corrupted, try to restore the problem characters or line wrapping to their original state.  Or, if a separate file attachment of the license was provided, please use the attached license file to replace the corrupted license in your license directory.