   Can someone help me?
  I am almost finished creating a game. I want to sell my game over the internet on my own website. Anyway, I dont want to go to all the trouble to try to put the game on a cd. I am planning on having people register the game to get the full version. You get the demo, pay for an access code to unlock the full version. I am wondering how do you program access codes into the game files, and also so not every access code is the same? If you know how to do this or know someone that can tell me how to do this please respond. Thanks  
  The simpliest way I can think of is....Create a function to create a code out of a persons name. When they register you use the function to generate the code.The person then goes to the enter code here screen on your game and puts in the name and code. The game uses the same function to create a code from the name they typed in. If they have registered, the generated code will be the same as the one they typed in.Of course, they can always pass the code AND there name to all there friends.(I did say it was simple!) ;  There are internet companies that will do the registration and code generation stuff for you, or you can give them your own code generation stuff. I don''t have any links handy, but I found a bunch of them back a couple years ago when I was researching this stuff. ;quote:Original post by BradDaBug   There are internet companies that will do the registration and code generation stuff for you, or you can give them your own code generation stuff. I don't have any links handy, but I found a bunch of them back a couple years ago when I was researching this stuff.   Yes.  If I were the OP, I'd browse alt.comp.shareware.authors for a few hours.  alt.comp.shareware.authorsEDIT: added link--Dave Mikesell Software [edited by - dmikesell on February 17, 2004 2:37:39 PM]