Installing BDE Support

InstallShield 2008

The Borland Database Engine is a data access engine that is used by Delphi, dBase, and Paradox for Windows. This data access engine consists of the core technology that allows any ODBC driver to be used as an IDAPI driver for any application using the Borland Database Engine. Additionally, the Borland Database Engine can be augmented with optional native SQL drivers that provide transparent and efficient connectivity to widely used SQL servers.

BDE support is provided through the use of a merge module. Unlike most of the redistributables in the gallery, the BDE module requires customization in order to function properly. This customization is accomplished with the BDE Designer Wizard.

Note

The BDE module is available only if a Borland tool was present on the system when you installed InstallShield.

Task

To launch the BDE Designer Wizard:

Open the Redistributables view.

Select the BDE check box.

Right-click the BDE module and select Configure merge module to launch the wizard.

Note

When you add the BDE merge module to an installation, a single-file installation cannot be created. You need to use a utility like PackageForTheWeb to compress and package your installation into a single, self-extracting executable file.