Is there an example of how to use ansysli_util.exe?

Landon Mitchell Kanner

I want to get information about Ansys license usage, license availability, and/or the license server. How can I utilize the Ansys license utility (ansysli_util.exe )?

Landon Mitchell Kanner

import shlex
import subprocess
import os

def getCapabilityAvailability(Capability): 

  if 'ANSYSLIC_DIR' in os.environ:
    #Keep the unclosed quote
    lminstallfolder = '"'+os.environ['ANSYSLIC_DIR']+'\\winx64\\'
    licfile = '"'+os.environ['ANSYSLIC_DIR']+'\\license_files\\ansyslmd.lic"'
  else:
    #Keep the unclosed quote
    lminstallfolder = '"C:\\Program Files\\ANSYS Inc\\Shared Files\\Licensing\\winx64\\'
    licfile = '"C:\\Program Files\\ANSYS Inc\\Shared Files\\Licensing\\license_files\\ansyslmd.lic"' 

  #All license features with given capability  

  if os.path.isfile(os.path.normcase(lminstallfolder.replace('"',''))+'ansysli_util.exe'):
    if os.path.isfile(os.path.normcase(licfile.replace('"',''))):

      runstr = lminstallfolder+'ansysli_util.exe"'+' -capcount '+Capability
      args = shlex.split(runstr) 

      p = subprocess.Popen(args,stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)

      value, error = p.communicate()

      value_string=value.decode("utf-8")

      if value_string[0] != 'N' and value_string[0] != 'E':
        availableLicenses = int(value_string)
        if availableLicenses != 0 : 
          availableLicenses = int(value_string)
          #print(str(availableLicenses)+' licenses to run capability '+Capability+' available')
        else:
          #print('All of '+capability+' are in use.')
          availableLicenses = 0
      else:
        #print('No capability to run '+Capability+' available.')
        availableLicenses = 0

    else: 
      #print('Can\'t find license file')
      availableLicenses = 0
  else: 
    #print('Can\'t find license utility')
    availableLicenses = 0

  return availableLicenses