Product License not initialized error when trying to open an SDE connection in ArcObjects

Question

I am trying to connect to create connection in using ArcObjects using the code below.

IPropertySet propertySet = new PropertySet();
IWorkspaceFactory sdeWsFactory = new SdeWorkspaceFactory();

propertySet.SetProperty("SERVER", server);
propertySet.SetProperty("INSTANCE", instance);
propertySet.SetProperty("DATABASE", database);
propertySet.SetProperty("USER", user);
propertySet.SetProperty("PASSWORD", password);
propertySet.SetProperty("VERSION", version);

IWorkspace WS = sdeWsFactory.Open(propertySet, 0);
IFeatureWorkspace fws = WS as IFeatureWorkspace;

When it tries to execute the Open, I get the error message: The Product License has not been initialized. How do I tell which "product" it is talking about?

We are runnuing ArcSDE 9.3.1 SP2.

Answer 1

I think Jay is correct. Try some code like the following:

        AoInitialize init = new AoInitialize();
        // initialize an ArcGIS Server license if the license is available
        if (init.IsProductCodeAvailable(esriLicenseProductCode.esriLicenseProductCodeArcServer) == esriLicenseStatus.esriLicenseAvailable)
            init.Initialize(esriLicenseProductCode.esriLicenseProductCodeArcServer);
        // throw an exception if the license is not available
        else 
            throw new Exception("ESRI ArcGIS Server License is unavailable or has failed");