Jan 10, 2012 - But many people still need BDE running in new Windows 7 32 and 64 machines. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Borland Database Engine registry entry, and. Download BDE 5.2.0.2 Setup in brazilian portuguese.
Latest BDE
The BDE is still shipping with products in 2010 including Delphi and C#Builder 2010. |
BDE 5.202 is the latest BDE and was released in 2001 (no updates since). Download Borland Database Engine (BDE) 5.202. This installation installs the BDE 5.202 plus a small utility program to test the installation called BDE Information utility.
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Check DLL Version
Use the BDE Administrator to check your current version and/or verify this installation program worked. In the BDE Administrator, select Object | Version Information. The DLL should be 5.2.0.2.
Install 5.2.0.2
Run the small version checker program attached to this application. Select Run as Administrator.
If the BDE is installed and working correctly, you'll get the following dialog:
Vista and Windows 7 Note: You may need to launch the program as Administrator in order to have the rights needed to create the temporary table above. Alternatively, you could create a manifest file that requires admin rights.
Set Net Dir
The default for the Net Dir is C: which doesn't work on Vista. If you get an error, try setting the Net Dir using the BDE Administrator control panel applet. Make sure you Apply your changes to the BDE.