Microsoft KB Archive/160996

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PRB: Error Message - Invalid date format in license file
Last reviewed: December 16, 1996

Article ID: Q160996

The information in this article applies to:


 * Softimage 3D for Windows NT, version 3.51

SYMPTOMS
If Softimage seems to be hanging, use Alt+Tab to access the license manager and verify the following error message:

Invalid date format in license file

Cause 1
You have a space after the backslashes (\) at the end of the PACKAGE and INCREMENT lines in your License.dat file.

Cause 2
The date was not entered properly on the INCREMENT line.

Cause 1
Check these two lines in your License.dat file and if there is a space, remove it.

Cause 2
Open your License.dat file and verify that the date is correct.