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- Borland Database Engine and SQL Links
- Deployment README File
- ***********************************************************
-
- This file provides information on deploying the Borland
- Database Engine (BDE) and/or SQL Links. We recommend you
- read the entire contents of this file prior to deploying
- the BDE or SQL Links.
-
- Availability of SQL Links is dependent on the specific
- Inprise development product used. For instance, SQL Links
- is included with the Enterprise editions Inprise
- programming tools, but not the Professional editions.
- Consult the documentation of the particular Inprise product
- used to see whether SQL Links is included.
-
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- ===========================================================
- 1. INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
- 1.1 General Requirements
- 1.2 Royalties
- 1.3 Limitations on Redistribution
- 2. INPRISE-CERTIFIED INSTALLATION PROGRAMS
- 3. BDE DEPLOYMENT
- 3.1 Deploying the BDE
- 3.2 BDE Redistributable Files
- 3.3 Partial BDE Installs
- 4. SQL LINKS DEPLOYMENT
- 3.1 Deploying SQL Links
- 3.2 SQL Links Redistributable Files
- 3.3 Database Server Client Software
- 5. BDE ADMINISTRATOR
-
-
- 1. INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
- ===========================================================
- 1.1 General Requirements
- ------------------------
- Database applications that use the Borland Database Engine
- (BDE) to effect database access require that the BDE be
- deployed with the application. The BDE may be deployed in
- whole or in part (see "3.3 Partial BDE Installs").
- Installing only part of the BDE allows you to reduce the
- disk space footprint of the BDE by providing only those
- parts the application actually needs.
-
- A database application that uses SQL Links to effect
- connection with SQL databases requires that both the BDE
- and SQL Links be distributed with the application. See
- "4.1 Deploying SQL Links" for more information on dis-
- tributing SQL Links.
-
- When deploying the BDE or SQL Links with an application,
- you must use InstallShield Express or another Inprise
- certified installation program to install the BDE or SQL
- Links. See "2. Certified Installation Programs" for more
- information. In addition to satisfying this legal
- requirement, using a certified installation program also:
-
- * Ensures that all Windows Registry entries required for
- proper functioning of the BDE are made.
-
- * Provides version checking so that a newer version of
- the BDE is not overwritten with an earlier one.
-
- * Prevents botched installs from interfering with other
- BDE-using applications, including Inprise products.
-
- 1.2 Royalties
- -------------
- No royalties or other per-installation fees are required
- for the redistribution of the BDE or SQL Links with
- applications. Further, you are not limited in the number of
- times the BDE and SQL Links may be redistributed.
-
- 1.3 Limitations on Redistribution
- ---------------------------------
- The BDE and SQL Links may only be redistributed with
- applications created using Inprise programming tools, and
- then only for the purpose of use with these applications.
- See the file LICENSE.TXT file for the BDE-using Inprise
- programming tool used for more information.
-
-
- 2. INPRISE-CERTIFIED INSTALLATION PROGRAMS
- ===========================================================
- Inprise products which include redistribution rights
- include an Inprise-certified install program, such as
- InstallShield Express, to ensure proper installation and
- uninstallation of your applications so that they co-exist
- well with other applications which use the Borland Database
- Engine (BDE) including those created with Visual dBASE,
- Paradox, Delphi, and C++Builder.
-
- Inprise has also provided BDE and SQL Links installation
- information to other install vendors such as Sax Software,
- WISE Software, Great Lakes Business Systems (GLBS) makers
- of the WISE install tool and Eschalon Development so that
- their products can also be ensured to be fully compatible
- with the BDE.
-
- From time to time, Inprise may, at its discretion, certify
- additional installation programs for use as the Inprise
- Certified Install Program for this product. To obtain a
- current list of Inprise-certified install programs, check
- the Inprise Web site at the URL:
-
- http://www.inprise.com/devsupport/delphi/devcorner/certinst.html
-
- Also check the Inprise-sponsored announcement newsgroups:
-
- news:inprise.public.announce
- news:inprise.public.delphi.announce
-
- 3. BDE DEPLOYMENT (ALL DATABASE APPLICATIONS)
- ===========================================================
- 3.1 Deploying the BDE
- ---------------------
- An Inprise-certified installation program provides all
- needed functionality and steps for redistributing the
- Borland Database Engine (BDE), including:
-
- * Selecting files to redistribute
- * Determining final directory locations
- * Comparing versions of BDE files
- * Creation of BDE aliases
-
- Follow the instructions of the particular installation
- program used for specific steps to create an installation
- program that includes the BDE.
-
- 3.2 BDE Redistributable Files
- -----------------------------
- When creating the installation program for a BDE-using
- application, Inprise-certified installation programs allow
- selection of only those BDE files that can be
- redistributed. So the ability to select a given file is
- indication that the particular file can legally be
- redistributed.
-
- BDE files that may be redistributed with an application
- include those listed below. Not all files are included in
- the BDE for all Inprise programming tools. Not all files
- are required for any given installation (see "3.3 Partial
- BDE Installs").
-
- Core BDE Files
- --------------
- IDASCI32.DLL For accessing ASCII files
- IDBAT32.DLL For batch movement of data
- IDDA3532.DLL For accessing Microsoft Access databases
- IDDAO32.DLL For accessing Microsoft Access databases
- IDDBAS32.DLL For accessing dBASE databases
- IDDR32.DLL For Data Repository (Paradox only)
- IDODBC32.DLL For BDE access to ODBC drivers
- IDPDX32.DLL For accessing Paradox databases
- IDQBE32.DLL QBE query engine
- IDR20009.DLL BDE resources
- IDAPI32.DLL Main BDE system DLL
- IDSQL32.DLL SQL query engine (including local SQL)
- IDPROV32.DLL For MIDAS providers
-
- Language Driver Files
- ---------------------
- BANTAM.DLL Internationalization engine
- *.CVB Character set conversion files
- *.BTL Locales
- BLW32.DLL Expression engine
-
- Files for Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS)
- --------------------------------------------
- DISP.DLL MTS dispensor DLL
- DISP.PAK
-
- Auxiliary Tools/Utilities
- -------------------------
- BDEADMIN.* BDE Administrator utility
- DATAPUMP.* Data Pump data migration tool
-
- NOTE: For SQL Links redistributable files, see section "4.2
- SQL Links Redistributable Files" below.
-
- 3.3 Partial BDE Installs
- ------------------------
- You may optionally install only a subset of the Borland
- Database Engine (BDE) with applications. This reduces the
- overall size of the BDE installation as you only
- redistribute the parts of the BDE an application actually
- needs. For example, if the application only uses dBASE
- tables, you can limit the parts of the BDE distributed to
- just the BDE files that are absolutely needed for accessing
- dBASE files.
-
- A subset installation of the BDE is controlled by Install-
- Shield Express (or other Inprise certified installation
- program). Options during the install script design phase
- guide you through a partial BDE redistribution (just as
- with a full BDE install). See the on-line Help of the
- particular installation program used for specific details
- on defining a partial BDE redistribution using that
- installation program.
-
- You may also refer to the Inprise Web site at the URL below
- for further information:
-
- http://www.inprise.com/bde
-
- Note that since we allow deployment of BDE files and
- subsets using an Inprise-certified installation program, we
- do not otherwise allow deployment of individual BDE files.
-
-
- 4. SQL LINKS DEPLOYMENT (CLIENT/SERVER APPLICATIONS)
- ===========================================================
- 4.1 Deploying SQL Links
- -----------------------
- An Inprise-certified installation program provides all
- needed functionality and steps for redistributing SQL
- Links, including:
-
- * Selecting files to redistribute
- * Determining final directory locations
- * Comparing versions of SQL Links files
-
- Follow the instructions of the particular installation
- program used for specific steps to create an installation
- program the includes SQL Links.
-
- 4.2 SQL Links Redistributable Files
- -----------------------------------
- You may redistribute the following files in accordance with
- the license agreement for this product:
-
- Interbase
- -------------------------------------------------------
- SQLINT32.DLL InterBase SQL Links driver
- SQL_INT.CNF Default BDE configuration file for INT
- SQL Links
-
- For other files associated with InterBase deployment,
- consult the InterBase documentation.
-
- Oracle
- -------------------------------------------------------
- SQLORA32.DLL Oracle 7 SQL Links driver
- SQL_ORA.CNF Default BDE configuration file for ORA
- SQL Links (Oracle 7)
- SQLORA8.DLL Oracle 8 SQL Links driver
- SQL_ORA8.CNF Default BDE configuration file for ORA8
- SQL Links (Oracle 8)
-
- Sybase Db-Lib
- -------------------------------------------------------
- SQLSYB32.DLL Sybase Db-Lib SQL Links driver
- SQL_SYB.CNF Default BDE configuration file for SYB
- Db-Lib SQL Links
-
- Sybase Ct-Lib
- -------------------------------------------------------
- SQLSSC32.DLL Sybase Ct-Lib SQL Links driver
- SQL_SSC.CNF Default BDE configuration file for SYB
- Ct-Lib SQL Links
-
- Microsoft SQL Server
- -------------------------------------------------------
- SQLMSS32.DLL Microsoft SQL Server SQL Links driver
- SQL_MSS.CNF Default BDE configuration file for MSS
- SQL Links
-
- Informix
- -------------------------------------------------------
- SQLINF32.DLL Informix 7 SQL Links driver
- SQL_INF.CNF Default BDE configuration file for INF
- SQL Links (Informix 7)
- SQLINF9.DLL Informix 9 SQL Links driver
- SQL_INF9.CNF Default BDE configuration file for INF
- SQL Links (Informix 9)
-
- DB/2
- -------------------------------------------------------
- SQLDB232.DLL DB/2 version 2.x SQL Links driver
- SQL_DB2.CNF Default BDE configuration file for DB/2
- version 2.x SQL Links
- SQLDB2V5.DLL DB/2 V5 (UDB) SQL Links driver
- SQL_DBV5.CNF Default BDE configuration file for DB/2
- V5 (UDB) SQL Links
-
- NOTE: For BDE redistributable files, see section "3.2 BDE
- Redistributable Files" above.
-
-
- 3.3 Database Server Client Software
- -----------------------------------
- In addition to SQL Links files, client/server applications
- require client files for interface to communication proto-
- cols (such as TCP/IP). These client software files are part
- of the database server system, are NOT part of nor bundled
- with SQL Links, and are supplied by the SQL database system
- vendor. Client software comes with SQL database server
- software, so if you have the database server software you
- will most likely also have the client software. Refer to
- your database administrator (DBA) or server documentation
- for specific information on installing client software.
-
-
- 5. BDE ADMINISTRATOR
- ===========================================================
- When the Borland Database Engine (BDE) is installed with a
- deployed BDE-using application, the configuration utility
- BDE Administrator is also installed. Its use with deployed
- applications is authorized.
-
-
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- Unless otherwise noted, all materials provided in this
- release are Copyright 1983 - 1999 by Inprise Corporation.
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