public TrackedLink CreateLink( 
   LinkParms parms
)

LinkLogic linkLogic = new LinkLogic(); //Trial Mode
LinkLogic linkLogicLicensed = new LinkLogic("place user name here", "place license key here");  //License Mode
 
//Use a in memory mock database for testing
ILinkTrackerDatabaseLogic databaseLogic = new LinkTrackerMockDatabase();
 
linkLogic.DatabaseLogic = databaseLogic;
 
//Create a dummy file for testing
string filePath = Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, "test.txt");
File.WriteAllText(filePath, "This is a test");
 
//Create a link that expires 1 year from now, with a maximum of 10 IP Addresss, and a maximum of 2 requests per day
LinkParms parms = new LinkParms();
parms.IsUrl = false;
parms.ExpirationDate = DateTime.Now.AddYears(1);
parms.MaxIpAddresses = 10;
parms.MaxRequestsPerDay = 2;
parms.FilePathOrUrl = filePath;
 
TrackedLink createdLink = linkLogic.CreateLink(parms);
 
//Check the status
TrackedLink link = linkLogic.GetLinkByGuid(createdLink.LinkGuid);
LinkStatus status = linkLogic.CheckLinkStatus(link);
 
//The status will be Active
Console.WriteLine("Status: " + status);
 
//Get a friendly status for the user
Console.WriteLine("Friendly Status: " + linkLogic.GetFriendlyStatus(link));
 
//Force the link to expire
link.ExpirationDate = DateTime.Now.AddDays(-1);
databaseLogic.SaveTrackedLink(link);
 
status = linkLogic.CheckLinkStatus(link);
 
//The status will be Expired
Console.WriteLine("Status: " + status);
 
//Get a expired friendly status for the user
Console.WriteLine("Friendly Status: " + linkLogic.GetFriendlyStatus(link));
 
//Get the associated File Path
Console.WriteLine("File Path:  " + createdLink.FilePathOrUrl);
 
//This will stream the file to the browser
if (HttpContext.Current != null) //This check not needed if running in ASP.NET process
    linkLogic.ProcessLink(createdLink);