petermo Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 I am trying to create my first macro using Macro Express 3. All seems to work fine but when the macro completes the required processes I end up with a dialog box with *PIL* displayed. At this point the marco terminates and Macro Express has to be restarted before the macro can be used again. Why is this happening ? Regards Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 The PIL message means that the name and code used to license Macro Express is stolen or fraudulent. To correct this, you must purchase a license. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermo Posted October 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Hmmm, interesting. Thanks Kev, yes I will approach the area where I got this from and ask the question. Thanks for the reply. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars_Sandberg Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 Hmm, maybe PIL is for Piracy Illegal License? If you got ME and didn't pay for it, then it is piracy. Good that Insight have a good protection on ME, so they are payed for further developing. regards Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectorQ Posted April 24, 2005 Report Share Posted April 24, 2005 i have no licence , only unlicenced evaluation, but i have same problem with PIL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jowensii Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 Shame! Shame! Shame! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floyd Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 Welcome to the group sector It seems that your copy of Macro Express is not on the up-and-up. It would be best to uninstall it and then download the proper evaluation version from Macro Express at Download Page. This should solve the PIL problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 The only way the PIL message is generated is if someone has entered a fraudulent license code into the program. Macro Express comes with a 30-day trial license. In some cases, when asked, we can provide a license that extends the trial period. It would be best to uninstall it and then download the proper evaluation version from Macro Express at Download Page. This should solve the PIL problem. No, that does not work. The only way to clear the PIL message is to purchase a license or reformat your hard drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msiivola Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 *PIL* pilfer (_________), v. Also 6 pelfer, pylfer. [app. a. OF. or AF. pelfre-r to pillage, rob (11th c. in Godef.): see pelf v.; but (from its late appearance) perh. an Eng. formation on pelfer, pilfer n.] 1. trans. To plunder, steal; spec. (in later use), to steal in small quantities, to filch, peculate. 1550 Bale Eng. Votaries ii. 28 He taught hym how to recouer agayne the possessyons and landes pelfered awaye by the kynges from hys archebyshopryck. 1577 J. Northbrooke Dicing (1843) 135 If during the time of their play, any thing be pilfered or stollen out of his house, hee shall haue no lawe at all for it. 1633 G. Herbert Temple, Submission iii, Pilfring what I once did give. 1756 Mitchell in Ellis Orig. Lett. Ser. ii. IV. 376 Happening to meet a waggon..he thought there might be something to pilfer. 18369 Dickens Sk. Boz, Black Veil, Old palings..mended with stakes pilfered from the neighbouring hedges. fig. 1625 Bacon Ess., Greatness of Kingd. (Arb.) 473 The Commanders..wisht him, to set vpon them by Night; But hee answered, He would not pilfer the Victory. 1784 Cowper Task i. 131 And not a year but pilfers as he goes Some youthful grace that age would gladly keep. 18078 W. Irving Salmag. xix. (1860) 441 Old time..is a knave who..From the fairest of beauties will pilfer their youth. b. To plunder or rob (a person or place). rare. 1838 Prescott Ferd. & Is. (1846) I. vii. 314 The Egyptians, whom it was a merit to deceive and pilfer. 1888 Bryce Amer. Commw. II. lxvii. 520 In some States the treasury was pilfered. 2. intr. or absol. To pillage, plunder; spec. (in later use), to commit petty theft. a1548 Hall Chron., Hen. VIII 204 b, And when the Turkes saw the Cristen men styll pylfer (as the vsage of Souldiers is) they issued out of their holde. a1618 Raleigh Rem. (1664) 90 As many of your Lordships as have pilfered from the Crown. 172631 Tindal Rapin’s Hist. Eng. xvii. (1743) II. 121 An Englishman being taken pilfering raised a quarrel. 1879 H. Spencer Data of Ethics xv. §102. 264 A servant who..pilfers, may have to suffer pain from being discharged. Hence 'pilfered, 'pilfering ppl. adjs.; also 'pilferingly adv. 1599 Shakes. Hen. V, i. ii. 142 To defend Our in-land from the pilfering Borderers. 1611 Cotgr., Subreptivement, pilferingly, by stealth, by false meanes. 1821 Clare Vill. Minstr. I. 73 Mistaking me for pilfering boy. 1878 B. Taylor Deukalion i. v, My pilfered strength shall of itself return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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