I have a flexlm license conflict with other software (codewarrior)

[powerwizard]

I have both LabVIEW and Codewarrior installed on this machine. It appears that they both use FlexLM license manager and it can't deal with the conflict. When I install LabVIEW, it causes Codewarrior to fail to operate correctly. I used a utility that came with Codewarrior called lmdiag.exe and it shows a license file name of C:\Program Files\National Instruments\Shared\License Manager\Licenses\LV_RemotePanelConnection.lic but it should show Codewarrior's license.dat file. Can I un-install LabVIEW and re-install without this remote panel connection feature and get it to not use FlexLM? Is there some way to get FlexLM to operate correctly with both LabVIEW and Codewarrior?

[Ray.R]

I am curious... I also have codewarrior installed, but I've never had a problem with Flexlm. 

Which version of LV are you using?

[powerwizard]

This is LabVIEW 6.1 on WindowsXP Pro. I'm sure there is a way to get them both to cooperate but I don't know much about FlexLM.

[Patrick_P.]

Hey Powerwizard,

My initial guess of why this is occurring is LabVIEW may be changing a registry key that CodeWarrior is using to determine where the license file is located.  Could you post a screenshot from your registry of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FLEXlm License Manager and also HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\FLEXlm License Manager\NILM License Manager?

[powerwizard]

Sorry for the slow reply. I thought Codewarrior support was going to fix this but I'm still having problems. They did give me a temporary license and I can now use Codewarrior and LabVIEW but if I try to use my "real" license for Codewarrior, it doesn't work.

Attached are the screenshots of the registry...

Thanks for your help.

-Dan White

[Patrick_P.]

Hey Dan,

I came across an article that I believe may help to resolve this issue.  This Knowledgebase talks about a situation where NI License Manager and another FlexLM application don't work properly together.  Check out this link.

[cebailey]

FWIW I've had extended and unresolved problems with FlexLM used by other products (SolidWorks, Fluent, Gambit).  I removed these products from my laptop, but later my new installation of NI's MAX wouldn't open unless the laptop was plugged into our network.  On a hunch, eliminating the user environment variable LM_LICENSE_FILE = ####@AAAAAAA in Control Panel > System > Advanced fixed the problem.  [this web site looks like it's formatting that variable value as a web site, underlined, but it's intended as plain text.]

This doesn't fix the OP request to make both programs work together, but maybe it's worthwhile as a diagnostic, or to others in my situation?

[powerwizard]

The knowledgebase link from Patrick P. solved the problem. Thank you very much Patrick!