Need to include BDE in install package... HELP!

[onrdbandit]

Howdy,

I have build a fully functional database application, and want to be able to install it on other machines, not all of which have BDE. I know I need somehow to include that into my installer package, and tried downloading a BDE Merge Module to include in the installer package, but i cannot get the Setup for the Merge Module to install. It "cannot find a valid version of Delphi ot C++ Builder". Does BCB6 already contain a BDE merge module, should I try to re-install BCB or what?

If anyone has had any similar porblems, advise would be highly welcomed.

There most be some logical explanation, and certainly a solution...

Thanks,
onrdbandit(not off)

 

[LastCyborg]

Some version of BCB have the BDE installer as a package to install, so u should get this version like BCB5 Profesional.
I have seen that Delphi 4 Pro have this Package too

 

[LastCyborg]

Some version of BCB have the BDE installer as a package to install, so u should get this version like BCB5 Profesional.
I have seen that Delphi 4 Pro have this Package too.

In the installer you should chack that must install the BDE for the computer.

 

[LastCyborg]

Some version of BCB have the BDE installer as a package to install, so u should get this version like BCB5 Profesional.
I have seen that Delphi 4 Pro have this Package too.

In the installer you should check that must install the BDE for the computer.

 

[BTecho]

Hello!

For BCB4 I used to use Installshield Express but the new one included with BCB6 is such a mess. Try using Inno Setup instead.

Inno Setup + BDE installation instructions.

http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php

http://www.jrsoftware.org/ishowto.phtml?a=bde

Also checkout,

http://ibinstall.defined.net/dl_bdeinfo.htm

 

[butthead]

Setup Pro is bde aware.

Install sheild express worked for me untill I
upgraded the bde to 5.0. There is some info
on the web about this.

tomcruz.net

 

[2ffat]

I've never had much luck getting an installer to install BDE. Luckily, all our computers use Corel which installs an ealier version of BDE. All I have to do is update BDE to the same version I used.

On a side note, Borland is depreciating BDE. This means that eventually they will drop it and Paradox. There was an article on their Developer's web site about this. BCB 6 uses DataSnap and Borland suggests using it instead of BDE.

I'm testing Flash Filer by TurboPower as an alternative to BDE. This is now under the Mozilla license and can be found at Source Forge (sourceforge.net). So far I'm very please with what I've found. Very easy to install and get running. Work very similarly to BDE and is designed to be a replacement for BDE. I'm still testing though.
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[onrdbandit]

Howdy,

I have read some documentation on BDE (bdedeploy.txt), and from what I gather, all I have to do are to destribute the BDE DLL's with my app, and InstallShield will take care of the rest. Is this so? I am going to give it a wack, and will inform on developments. Everything I can find from Borland tends to suggest that this should work, but as you know, that aint always the case.

Thanks for the input... will post results soon,
onrdbandit

 

[onrdbandit]

Well,

Including the DLL's in the install didn't work... I still have the same problem. Since the merge module install cant find BCB, should I try to reinstall BCB? I am about out of options as far as I know. I guess I will try Inno Setup and see what happens. If anyone has any suggestions, I really need this solved. I don't want my app to be made usless due to install issues.

Thanks,
onrdbandit

 

[wimvanherp]

http://info.borland.com/devsupport/bde/bdeupdate.html

I had the same problem, look at this page and download the bde merge module, it works perfectly Wim Vanherp
Wim.Vanherp@belgacom.net