Spss56400

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Resolution number: 56400 Created on: May 23 2005  Last Reviewed on: Jun 18 2007

Problem Subject: Is there a way to automate running the SPSS License Authorization Wizard on multiple machines?

Problem Description: We have pushed out several installations of SPSS for Windows. We have a site license for each and do not wish to have to run the License Authorization Wizard manually at each machine for each product in order to properly license the application(s). Is there a way to automate this procedure?

Resolution Subject: Please see the following resolution

Resolution Description: You'll need a utility called spssactivator.exe. Please download the zip file from the following location and extract spssactivator.exe using an unzip utility.

ftp://ftp.spss.com/pub/spss/windows/spssactivator.zip

To automate the authorization process, you can push a batch file (.bat) out to workstations which runs the following actions:

1. Copy spssactivator.exe into the application's installation directory. If you have Clementine, you should copy the file into the \bin subdirectory.

2. Change to the directory containing spssactivator.exe.

3. Run the following spssactivator command line:

spssactivator authcode1[:authcode2:...:authcodeN] [proxy-userid] [proxy-password]

Note: The characters of the authorization code must be specified in all lowercase. Multiple authorization codes must be separated by colons. The proxy-userid and proxy-password parameters are not necessary unless you require a user name and password to access the internet. If you do use a proxy to access the internet, you must have your proxy server settings defined in Internet Explorer options. To verify, open Internet Explorer, go to Tools->Options, select the 'Connections' tab, and click the 'LAN Settings' button. Make sure the 'Use a proxy server for your LAN' box is checked and that your proxy server and port are specified. If your proxy server settings are not listed here, you may not be able to automate licensing.

Here is an example of what your batch file would like:

copy "\\network location\tempdir\spssactivator.exe" "c:\program files\spss" cd "\program files\spss" spssactivator authcode1:authcode2:authcode3 proxyuserid proxypassword

Product(s) Affected: Product 	Version Amos 	7.0 Amos 	6.0 Clementine 	9.0 SPSS 	ALL Text Analysis for Surveys 	ALL