GEMPACK installation much older than licence

Some GEMPACK users have a GEMPACK licence which is far more up-to-date than the GEMPACK programs which they are actually using. Those users are not reaping the full benefit of their GEMPACK licence.

Comparing the Release no. of your GEMPACK licence to that of your GEMPACK programs

From ViewHAR, select Help ... GEMPACK licence.
you should see a screen like that below:

The screen above tells us that:

• The licence is for GEMPACK Release 11, and expires Nov 2014.
• The TABLO.EXE in the GEMPACK folder (normally C:\GP) is part of GEMPACK Release 11.2.
• The licence and TABLO.EXE are of similar age and are fairly up-to-date.

A screen like that below:

tells us that:

• The licence is for GEMPACK Release 11, and expires Nov 2014.
• The TABLO.EXE in the GEMPACK folder is part of GEMPACK Release 9.0 and is nine years out of date.

If the TABLO.EXE comes from a GEMPACK release earlier than the licence, your GEMPACK installation is older than is entitled by the licence. In that case, you are missing out on these benefits:

• The later release of GEMPACK will have some new features.
• The later release of GEMPACK will incorporate more bugfixes.

Cause and remedy

Usually, GEMPACK users whose licence is much newer than their GEMPACK programs have a site or organization licence which is renewed annually -- entitling them to the latest GEMPACK updates. The GEMPACK team will annually contact a site representative, sending a new licence and instructions for updating GEMPACK. Users at that site:
(a) must install the new licence with a later expiry date; and
(b) may install an updated release of GEMPACK.

Step (a) is necessary if you want to continue using GEMPACK. The need for step (b) is less urgent -- and maybe you think "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". However, if you always skip step (b), your GEMPACK programs will over time become outdated. Contact your site representative (maybe in the IT or procurement section) for instructions on how to install an updated GEMPACK.

See also
GEMPACK FAQ Page