machine ID

[davidt]

I want to make an indicator that will only work on one machine.

To do this I need to find the machine id on the computer. Is there a function that returns that?

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

davidt, you can use Cbi.License.MachineId - if you need the License Key, you can use Cbi.License.Id

[davidt]

so I could put some code in like this

if ( Cbi.License.MachineId != <my machine id>) {
return;
}

Thanks

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

Yes, correct this should compile well and return out if run on another machineID.

[Gumby]

I noticed that Cbi.License.MachineId2 is also there. What could this be used for? Can a computer have two different IDs? If so, this could be helpful for something I'm trying to do.

[koganam]

Originally Posted by Gumby

I noticed that Cbi.License.MachineId2 is also there. What could this be used for? Can a computer have two different IDs? If so, this could be helpful for something I'm trying to do.

Query it to see its value. I am curious about it too, but am a bit tied up right now, so cannot write the code.

[Gumby]

It's the same length as the ordinary machine ID - 32 characters - but the letters are all lower case and are only a-f, so it seems to be some kind of hexadecimal code. But what does it represent and is it unique to each computer? Hopefully Bertrand or someone else will chime in.

[NinjaTrader_Bertrand]

The Cbi.License.MachineId2 would be used as backup if the generation of Cbi.License.MachineId1 fails.