Script to locate file in folder

Good Morning.
I need to create a script that looks for a certain file in some folder just like it does for example the load_ir_sample.
My idea would be to find some files necessary for the proper functioning of the library in some folder of my choice, making anyone who obtains the library without my authorization, do not locate this file.
Thanks

 

Another example that would serve me is a script that says where the Resources folder is instead of having to select it in the Instrument Option.

 

It is not a good idea to distribute your library with the Resources folder. Repack the NKR (simply by creating it again and overwriting the old one), this is all you need to distribute with your library, just the NKR. Not the Resources folder.

 

Thank you Evil. My idea is to try and block the distribution of my library by having the person you buy depend on me to make it work. I thought then to put some essential file for the operation of it in some folder of the system and by script to do the nki to look for this file. So even the person compacting and sending the library who receives it would depend on this file to function. I do not know if you understand me

 

Yeah that won't really work since such a method can easily be reversed...

 

..sigh, we constantly have this response...

and its partly correct in that it can easily be reversed, and its partly wrong in that (despite this) it really does work and by that I mean your product gets hacked MUCH later if at all...(in my experience)

Put your "file" in the Data folder and search for it there. - that's what i used to do when I distributed a separate "key file"

 

In your but not everyone's experience, for sure. There are no rules, really. Some libraries without any such protection schemes get leaked much later than some others, for whatever reason. i.e. Red Room Audio's Palette which I worked on, has been out for months now, and it didn't leak (knock on wood). Explain that.

 

which is precisely what I said.

 

Yes, I know it can be reversed, but here in Brazil the staff is layman in Kontakt and programming and this would not solve but would make it difficult if there was. Is there any script that I could pull a file from outside the Library folder?

 

use the load_array command

 

The idea is to put this piece of code at the script beginning



declare $foundfile

$foundfile := load_ir_sample("c:\windows\temp\ACME.wav",0,1)

if ($foundfile = 0) { A possible error returned if the file is not found}
exit { to stop the variants declaration and all the script}
end if

 

..or just open an array, and read the contents - lets say 4 numbers - and compare them in some way to make sure its a valid authorisation code.

 

Would it be too much to ask an example? Some areas are still gaining knowledge. Thank you

 

read the manual on how to use the load_array command. You are looking for mode = 1 this might help:

Code:

on init
    declare %auth_array[4]
    declare auth_switch := 0
    declare auth_id

    auth_id := load_array(%auth_array, 1)
    while auth_id # -1
        wait(1000)
    end while

    if %auth_array[0] + %auth_array[1] = %auth_array[2]
        if abs(%auth_array[0] - %auth_array[1]) = %auth_array[3]
            auth_switch := 1
        end if
    end if

end on

on async_complete
    if $NI_ASYNC_ID = $auth_id
        $auth_id := -1
    end if
end if

on note
    if auth_switch = 0
        exit
    end if
end on

you need a much better set of element tests as this will work for 0,0,0,0

 

Thank you, I'll test and put the result.

 

..you will of course have to create a file to load with some values in it.

 

I'll think about it here because you entered an area that I do not know much about, but thank you very much for giving the way.

 

I added "$" to auth_id and auth_switch, however in line 7 of the error "(" expected

"while $ auth_id # -1"

 

Apparently the wait command was giving callback error not allowed (on init).
However, I was able to remove the wait (1000), I do not know if this would affect the script. I'm using your example to learn. After doing the script what should I put in this file that you quoted?

 

you are going to have to wait to make sure the load happens - its asynchronous... maybe move the code to the OPC