Hi All,

My dev machine is windows.

I had to reinstall my local informix instance from scratch so thought I'd put the latest available on, in this case 14.10.FC13 from fix central (I can't do v15 due incompatibilities with production running v14).

We are licensed for Workgroup Edition unfortunately there is no license file (we_edition.jar) in fix central for FC13, without it I end up with developer edition. There is no license file in passport advantage for it either.
In passport advantage the latest license file available - Informix Workgroup Edition License Installer 14.10.FC11 (M0J8WEN) - is for FC11, so I thought I'll install that and then inplace upgrade to FC13 hoping that would give me WE for FC13 --> didn't work, at FC11 it showed WE but after FC13 was back to DE.

Does anyone know how I can license 14.10.FC13 without the jar file being available?

Regards,
Bryce Stenberg

Hi Bryce,

You'll need to open a ticket with IBM to get the license file for FC13 that you are entitled to.  I have run into the same problem - no license file for 14.10.FC13 (Linux) in Passport Advantage or FixCentral.  I'm waiting to hear back on the ticket created.

Now that you have FC13 installed, have you tried running the FC11 edition installer, after setting $INFORMIXDIR to the correct value?  It shouldn't work...but you never know!

Mike

Hi All,

My dev machine is windows.

I had to reinstall my local informix instance from scratch so thought I'd put the latest available on, in this case 14.10.FC13 from fix central (I can't do v15 due incompatibilities with production running v14).

We are licensed for Workgroup Edition unfortunately there is no license file (we_edition.jar) in fix central for FC13, without it I end up with developer edition. There is no license file in passport advantage for it either.
In passport advantage the latest license file available - Informix Workgroup Edition License Installer 14.10.FC11 (M0J8WEN) - is for FC11, so I thought I'll install that and then inplace upgrade to FC13 hoping that would give me WE for FC13 --> didn't work, at FC11 it showed WE but after FC13 was back to DE.

Does anyone know how I can license 14.10.FC13 without the jar file being available?

Regards,
Bryce Stenberg

Hi Mike, thanks for that, I'll open a ticket.
I had tried the fc11 edition installer after i had installed fc13 but it didn't change the license either.
Cheers, Bryce.

Hi Bryce,

You'll need to open a ticket with IBM to get the license file for FC13 that you are entitled to.  I have run into the same problem - no license file for 14.10.FC13 (Linux) in Passport Advantage or FixCentral.  I'm waiting to hear back on the ticket created.

Now that you have FC13 installed, have you tried running the FC11 edition installer, after setting $INFORMIXDIR to the correct value?  It shouldn't work...but you never know!

Mike

Hi All,

My dev machine is windows.

I had to reinstall my local informix instance from scratch so thought I'd put the latest available on, in this case 14.10.FC13 from fix central (I can't do v15 due incompatibilities with production running v14).

We are licensed for Workgroup Edition unfortunately there is no license file (we_edition.jar) in fix central for FC13, without it I end up with developer edition. There is no license file in passport advantage for it either.
In passport advantage the latest license file available - Informix Workgroup Edition License Installer 14.10.FC11 (M0J8WEN) - is for FC11, so I thought I'll install that and then inplace upgrade to FC13 hoping that would give me WE for FC13 --> didn't work, at FC11 it showed WE but after FC13 was back to DE.

Does anyone know how I can license 14.10.FC13 without the jar file being available?

Regards,
Bryce Stenberg

Hi Mike, thanks for that, I'll open a ticket.
I had tried the fc11 edition installer after i had installed fc13 but it didn't change the license either.
Cheers, Bryce.

Hi Bryce,

You'll need to open a ticket with IBM to get the license file for FC13 that you are entitled to.  I have run into the same problem - no license file for 14.10.FC13 (Linux) in Passport Advantage or FixCentral.  I'm waiting to hear back on the ticket created.

Now that you have FC13 installed, have you tried running the FC11 edition installer, after setting $INFORMIXDIR to the correct value?  It shouldn't work...but you never know!

Mike

Hi All,

My dev machine is windows.

I had to reinstall my local informix instance from scratch so thought I'd put the latest available on, in this case 14.10.FC13 from fix central (I can't do v15 due incompatibilities with production running v14).

We are licensed for Workgroup Edition unfortunately there is no license file (we_edition.jar) in fix central for FC13, without it I end up with developer edition. There is no license file in passport advantage for it either.
In passport advantage the latest license file available - Informix Workgroup Edition License Installer 14.10.FC11 (M0J8WEN) - is for FC11, so I thought I'll install that and then inplace upgrade to FC13 hoping that would give me WE for FC13 --> didn't work, at FC11 it showed WE but after FC13 was back to DE.

Does anyone know how I can license 14.10.FC13 without the jar file being available?

Regards,
Bryce Stenberg

Hi All,

My dev machine is windows.

I had to reinstall my local informix instance from scratch so thought I'd put the latest available on, in this case 14.10.FC13 from fix central (I can't do v15 due incompatibilities with production running v14).

We are licensed for Workgroup Edition unfortunately there is no license file (we_edition.jar) in fix central for FC13, without it I end up with developer edition. There is no license file in passport advantage for it either.
In passport advantage the latest license file available - Informix Workgroup Edition License Installer 14.10.FC11 (M0J8WEN) - is for FC11, so I thought I'll install that and then inplace upgrade to FC13 hoping that would give me WE for FC13 --> didn't work, at FC11 it showed WE but after FC13 was back to DE.

Does anyone know how I can license 14.10.FC13 without the jar file being available?

Regards,
Bryce Stenberg

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Bryce Stenberg
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Hi Bryce,

Please keep in mind that in addition to the issue related to Edition License Installer 14.10.FC13, there is another issue.
I have opened a ticket with IBM:

TS021053477: "In dbaccess "menu" interface - keys (like arrow keys,Ctrl+C, Esc) aren't working in Informix 14.10.FC12W12 on Windows."

The problem also exists in version 14.10.FC13 which is actually 14.10.FC13W1.
Once the defect is fixed they will inform. May be in 14.10.FC13W2.
This is for Windows only in versions 14.10.FC12W12 and 14.10.FC13.
There is no problem with 14.10.FC12W5.

Regards,

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Boycho Velkov

Original Message:
Sent: Wed January 07, 2026 06:35 PM
From: Bryce Stenberg
Subject: Can't license IDS version from FixCentral?

Hi All,

My dev machine is windows.

I had to reinstall my local informix instance from scratch so thought I'd put the latest available on, in this case 14.10.FC13 from fix central (I can't do v15 due incompatibilities with production running v14).

We are licensed for Workgroup Edition unfortunately there is no license file (we_edition.jar) in fix central for FC13, without it I end up with developer edition. There is no license file in passport advantage for it either.
In passport advantage the latest license file available - Informix Workgroup Edition License Installer 14.10.FC11 (M0J8WEN) - is for FC11, so I thought I'll install that and then inplace upgrade to FC13 hoping that would give me WE for FC13 --> didn't work, at FC11 it showed WE but after FC13 was back to DE.

Does anyone know how I can license 14.10.FC13 without the jar file being available?

Regards,
Bryce Stenberg

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Bryce Stenberg
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