How to obtain license or installation number
THIS INFORMATION ONLY PERTAINS TO SOFTWARE VERSIONS IDL 8.5, ENVI 5.3 AND PRIOR
This help article will guide you through how to find your license number after the license has been installed on your system. The license number is sometimes also referred to as the "installation number".
Method 1: Obtaining the license number from the license.dat file
The easiest way to obtain the license number is by looking in the license.dat file itself, which is located in the license directory. Once you have located the license file, you will want to open it in a plain text editor (such as Notepad on Windows machines, or vi or emacs on UNIX based machines). The first lines of the license will look similar to the following example:
############ license file comments, do not delete ###############
# License Number(s):12345
The license directory (based on a default installation) for ENVI versions 4.8 and above as well as IDL versions 8.0 and above:
- Windows: C:\Program Files\exelis\license
- Macintosh: /Applications/exelis/license
- UNIX/Linux: /usr/local/exelis/license
The license directory (based on a default installation) for ENVI versions 4.3-4.5 and IDL versions 6.4-7.1:
- Windows: C:\Program Files\itt\license
- Linux/Solaris: /usr/local/itt/license
- Macintosh: /Applications/itt/license
The license directory (based on a default installation) for ENVI 4.2 and older, IDL 6.3 and older
- Windows: C:\RSI\license
- Macintosh: /Applications/RSI/license
- UNIX/Linux: /usr/local/RSI/license
If you notice a file ending in *.lic in the above mentioned license directories, than you are using an evaluation license file. Please make sure to mention that to your Exelis Visual Information Solutions representative if you are contacting for support.
If you do not find a license.dat or file ending in a .lic extension, or you are using an environment variable to point to a license server system, please proceed to method 2.
Method 2: Obtaining the license number from the ENVI/IDL software
IDL
When opening IDL, you should notice the following output in the console window (using IDL 8.3 on a Windows machine as an example):
IDL Version 8.3, Microsoft Windows (Win32 x86_64 m64). (c) 2013, Visual Information Solutions, Inc.
Installation number: 12345.
Licensed for use by: Example User
The installation number here is the license number that the IDL feature your system is using.
ENVI 5.0 and above (new ENVI interface)
After opening ENVI, use the menu drop downs to select Help>About ENVI.
When the "About" screen is opened, select "License Info".
The bottom of the "About" window will then show the "Installation Number", as follows:
Installation Number: 12345
ENVI 4.3 to ENVI 4.8 and ENVI Classic
After opening ENVI, use the menu drop downs to select Help>About.
When the "About" screen is opened, select "Save File Info".
When the save file info window is open, browse to the bottom, and you will find the license number listed as the "Installation Number" per the example below:
Installation Number: 12345
reviewed/updated 8/22/14 CS JD