Activating dbForge Data Compare for MySQL

Unless activated, dbForge Data Compare for MySQL works on the trial basis for 30 days. When this time period expires, dbForge Data Compare for MySQL must be activated with the purchased activation key.

How to check how much time is left in a trial period?

Each time the tool is launched in trial mode, the Activation dialog appears, showing the number of days left in the trial period. The remaining trial days are also displayed in the upper-right corner of the tool. The trial expiry date can also be checked by going to the Help menu at the top and selecting About.

dbForge Data Compare for MySQL can be activated online, offline and via the command line.

Online activation

This activation method requires an active Internet connection.

To activate dbForge Data Compare for MySQL online:

  1. If you have not purchased dbForge Data Compare for MySQL, click Buy Now… on the pop-up window that appears at the start of dbForge Data Compare for MySQL. If you already have your activation key, click Activate…

    Alternatively, click Activate Product on the Help menu.

    Trial period expired

  2. The Activation window opens. You should input the long activation key from your email that was sent to you after the purchase, but not the license number in the format: XXXX-XXX-XXX.

    Note

    If you do not see the e-mail with the activation key, be advised to check your Junk/ Spam/Bulk folders. You can always retrieve your activation key at your Customer Portal page.

  3. Click Activate.

Offline activation

Offline activation allows activating dbForge Data Compare for MySQL right at the Devart website. This activation method helps to activate the product when the online activation fails.

To activate dbForge Data Compare for MySQL offline:

1. Click the Manual Activation button on the Activation window. It opens when online activation fails.

2. To copy the activation request text, click Copy to Clipboard.

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To save the activation request text to a text file, click Save to File.

3. Open the Manual Product Activation page of the Devart website, and paste the copied text in the text box. Click Download license. The license file with the .lic extension is downloaded to your computer.

Manual Activation

4. Return back to the Activation window of dbForge Data Compare for MySQL and click the Load license… button. Specify the location of the downloaded .lic file and click Open.

Activation via the command line

It is possible to activate the tool using the command line:

  1. Open the command prompt.
  2. Proceed to the folder where your executable file is located.
  3. Run a command with the following syntax:
datacompare.com /activate /key:<activation_key>

Note

You need to enter your activation key after the colon symbol.

In case of successful installation, you will see the following:

Activation successful

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