| Deploying the BDE: InstallShield can't find BDE drivers |
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I'm trying to deploy a full version of the BDE with my application. When I use Install Shield Express, though, when I create a new BDE alias there is a page entitled: Step 3 of 4. On this page, there is a combo box entitled type. This combo box is supposed to contain driver types, but it's empty. When I look at the help, it says that InstallShield is looking for driver information from a key in the registry called HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Borland\Database Engine\Settings\DRIVERS. This key isn't there! The reason for this problem is that the BDE configuration settings are set up for Windows 95/NT AND Windows 3. This means that all the driver information is stored in the idapi.cfg file, and none of it is put into the registry. To change this: 1. Go into the BDE Administration 2. Go to Object\Options and change the setting from Win3. and Win95/NT to Win95/NT only. 3. Go to Object\Save As Configuration and save over the old Idapi.cfg file. 4. Check your registry. The DRIVERS key should have been added. 5. Uninstall InstallShield 6. Reinstall InstallShield Now you should see the drivers listed in that combo box.
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