Did you know that you can get an at least partially working BDE by just copying some of the files to a directory in your path? (e.g. in the directory where your executable resides) No configuration or registry access required.
Did you know that you can get an at least partially working BDE by just copying some of the files to a directory in your path? (e.g. in the directory where your executable resides) No configuration or registry access required.
This works for me for accessing dbase files, including sql queries.
The BDE was all that prevented that program to become a "portable app".
Now, what does the license say about this? It probably won't allow it. But if it only says "Borland won't support that kind of installation", I can't really be bothered. Who is this "Borland" anyway (they were bought by Microfocus)? And do they support the official installations at all? Isn't it rather that the BDE has been unsupported for years?
This works for me for accessing dbase files, including sql queries.
The BDE was all that prevented that program to become a "portable app".
Now, what does the license say about this? It probably won't allow it. But if it only says "Borland won't support that kind of installation", I can't really be bothered. Who is this "Borland" anyway (they were bought by Microfocus)? And do they support the official installations at all? Isn't it rather that the BDE has been unsupported for years?
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