# BDE Installer for RAD Studio, Delphi, C Builder 10.3 Rio
BDE (Borland Database Engine) is a set of components and libraries that allow you to access and manipulate various types of databases using standard SQL queries. BDE was originally developed by Borland and later acquired by Embarcadero.
BDE has been deprecated for a long time and is not recommended for new development. However, if you have legacy applications that still use BDE and you want to migrate them to RAD Studio, Delphi, or C Builder 10.3 Rio, you need to install the BDE components separately.
## How to Install BDE Components
To install the BDE components for RAD Studio, Delphi, or C Builder 10.3 Rio, you need to follow these steps:
1. Download the external BDE installer from your My registered user downloads section on the Embarcadero website . Note: you need 10.3 Rio already installed to add the BDE to your installation.
2. Run the installer and follow the instructions on the screen. The installer will copy the necessary files and registry entries to your system.
3. After running the installer, projects that use the BDE units will compile correctly. However, if you also want to see the components in the IDE, you need to install the design package for the BDE components .
4. To install the design package, open RAD Studio, Delphi, or C Builder 10.3 Rio and go to **Component > Install Packages**.
5. Click on **Add** and browse to the folder where the BDE components are installed (usually `C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Common Files\\Borland Shared\\BDE`).
6. Select the file `dclbde270.bpl` and click on **Open**.
7. Click on **OK** to close the dialog box. The BDE components should now appear in the **Data Access** category of the **Tool Palette**.
## How to Use BDE Components
To use the BDE components in your applications, you need to do the following:
1. Drop a `TDatabase` component on your form or data module and set its properties, such as `DatabaseName`, `AliasName`, `DriverName`, `Params`, etc.
2. Drop a `TTable`, `TQuery`, or `TStoredProc` component on your form or data module and set its properties, such as `DatabaseName`, `TableName`, `SQL`, etc.
3. Drop a `TDataSource` component on your form or data module and set its `DataSet` property to the `TTable`, `TQuery`, or `TStoredProc` component that you want to use as a data source.
4. Drop data-aware controls on your form and set their `DataSource` property to the `TDataSource` component that you want to use as a data provider.
## How to Migrate from BDE Components
As mentioned earlier, BDE is deprecated and not recommended for new development. If you want to migrate your applications from BDE to a more modern and supported database framework, you have several options:
- You can use FireDAC, which is a universal data access library that supports multiple database systems and platforms. FireDAC is included with RAD Studio, Delphi, and C Builder 10.3 Rio and offers high performance, rich features, and easy migration from BDE.
- You can use dbExpress, which is a lightweight database driver framework that provides direct access to various database systems using native APIs. dbExpress is also included with RAD Studio, Delphi, and C Builder 10.3 Rio and offers fast and simple access to data.
- You can use third-party components or libraries that are compatible with RAD Studio, Delphi, or C Builder 10.3 Rio and support your target database system. For example, you can use UniDAC by Devart, which is a universal data access library that supports multiple database systems and platforms.
To migrate your applications from BDE to any of these options, you need to replace the BDE components with the corresponding components or libraries of your choice and adjust your code accordingly.
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## How to Troubleshoot BDE Components
BDE components may encounter some issues or errors when running on modern operating systems or platforms. Some of the common problems and solutions are:
- BDE initialization failed (error $2108). This error may occur if the BDE is not properly installed or configured on your system. To fix this error, you need to run the BDE Administrator (BDEAdmin.exe) and check the configuration settings, such as the `DLLPATH` parameter, the `NET DIR` parameter, and the `SHAREDMEMLOCATION` parameter.
- BDE cannot write to registry (error $2A06). This error may occur if the BDE does not have sufficient permissions to access or modify the registry entries on your system. To fix this error, you need to run the BDE Administrator (BDEAdmin.exe) as an administrator and save the configuration settings.
- BDE cannot find alias (error $2501). This error may occur if the BDE cannot locate or connect to the database alias that you specified in your application. To fix this error, you need to check the alias settings in the BDE Administrator (BDEAdmin.exe) and make sure that they match the database parameters, such as the `SERVER NAME`, the `DATABASE NAME`, the `USER NAME`, and the `PASSWORD`.
- BDE cannot load driver (error $3E06). This error may occur if the BDE cannot load or initialize the database driver that you specified in your application. To fix this error, you need to check the driver settings in the BDE Administrator (BDEAdmin.exe) and make sure that they point to the correct driver files, such as `IDAPI32.DLL`, `IDODBC32.DLL`, `IDDAO32.DLL`, etc.
## How to Uninstall BDE Components
If you want to uninstall the BDE components from your system, you need to do the following:
1. Open RAD Studio, Delphi, or C Builder 10.3 Rio and go to **Component > Install Packages**.
2. Select the package `dclbde270.bpl` and click on **Remove**.
3. Close RAD Studio, Delphi, or C Builder 10.3 Rio and run the external BDE installer that you downloaded from your My registered user downloads section on the Embarcadero website .
4. Follow the instructions on the screen and choose to uninstall the BDE components.
5. Delete any remaining files or folders related to the BDE components from your system.
## How to Update BDE Components
BDE components are no longer supported or updated by Embarcadero. The latest version of BDE is 5.2, which was released in 2000. However, if you encounter any bugs or issues with the BDE components, you may try to apply some unofficial patches or fixes that are available online.
For example, you can download the BDE 5.2 Update Pack 4 from https://www.bde-info.com/download/. This update pack contains several bug fixes and enhancements for the BDE components, such as:
- Improved compatibility with Windows Vista and later versions
- Improved performance and stability
- Fixed memory leaks and access violations
- Fixed problems with SQL Server and Oracle drivers
- Added support for Unicode and UTF-8
To install the BDE 5.2 Update Pack 4, you need to do the following:
1. Backup your existing BDE files and registry entries
2. Download the update pack from https://www.bde-info.com/download/
3. Run the installer and follow the instructions on the screen
4. Restart your system
## How to Learn More about BDE Components
BDE components are old and obsolete, but they still have some documentation and resources that you can use to learn more about them. Some of the sources that you can refer to are:
- The official BDE documentation that is included with RAD Studio, Delphi, or C Builder 10.3 Rio. You can access it by going to **Help > Contents** and selecting **Borland Database Engine (BDE) Help**.
- The online BDE documentation that is available at http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/BDE/en/Main_Page. This documentation contains information about the BDE components, properties, methods, events, functions, etc.
- The online BDE support articles that are available at http://support.embarcadero.com/article/topics/10036-borland-database-engine-bde. These articles contain solutions and tips for common BDE problems and issues.
- The online BDE forums that are available at https://forums.embarcadero.com/forum.jspa?forumID=69. These forums allow you to ask questions and get answers from other BDE users and experts.
## How to Backup and Restore BDE Components
BDE components store their configuration settings in the registry and in some files on your system. If you want to backup and restore your BDE components, you need to do the following:
- To backup your BDE components, you need to export the registry key `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Borland\\Database Engine` and save it as a .reg file. You also need to copy the files `IDAPI32.CFG` and `IDAPI32.CNF` from the folder where the BDE components are installed (usually `C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Common Files\\Borland Shared\\BDE`).
- To restore your BDE components, you need to import the .reg file that you saved and overwrite the files `IDAPI32.CFG` and `IDAPI32.CNF` with the ones that you copied.
## How to Connect BDE Components to Different Database Systems
BDE components can connect to different database systems using various drivers that are included with the BDE installation. Some of the supported database systems are:
- Paradox
- dBASE
- InterBase
- Oracle
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Microsoft Access
- ODBC
To connect BDE components to different database systems, you need to do the following:
1. Create a database alias using the BDE Administrator (BDEAdmin.exe) and specify the database system, the driver name, and the connection parameters for your database.
2. Set the `DatabaseName` property of your `TDatabase` component to the alias name that you created.
3. Set the `TableName`, `SQL`, or `StoredProcName` property of your `TTable`, `TQuery`, or `TStoredProc` component to the table, query, or stored procedure that you want to access in your database.
4. Set the `Active` property of your data set component to `True` or call the `Open` method to establish a connection and retrieve data from your database.
## How to Access BDE Components from Different Programming Languages
BDE components are designed to work with RAD Studio, Delphi, or C Builder 10.3 Rio, which are programming languages and environments based on Object Pascal and C++. However, if you want to access BDE components from different programming languages, you have some options:
- You can use ODBC (Open Database Connectivity), which is a standard API for accessing database systems from various applications and languages. BDE components support ODBC drivers and can be accessed as ODBC data sources from other languages that support ODBC, such as Visual Basic, Python, Java, etc.
- You can use ADO (ActiveX Data Objects), which is a Microsoft technology for accessing data from various sources using COM (Component Object Model) interfaces. BDE components can be accessed as ADO data sources from other languages that support COM, such as Visual Basic, C#, VB.NET, etc.
- You can use BDE API (Borland Database Engine Application Programming Interface), which is a low-level interface for accessing BDE components directly using function calls and data structures. BDE API can be used from any language that can call DLLs (Dynamic Link Libraries), such as C, C++, Delphi, etc.
## How to Secure BDE Components
BDE components are not very secure and do not provide any encryption or authentication mechanisms for protecting your data. If you want to secure your BDE components, you need to do the following:
- Use a secure database system that supports encryption and authentication, such as InterBase, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, etc. BDE components can connect to these database systems using the appropriate drivers and pass the encryption and authentication parameters in the connection string or the `Params` property of the `TDatabase` component.
- Use a secure network protocol that supports encryption and authentication, such as SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), SSH (Secure Shell), VPN (Virtual Private Network), etc. BDE components can communicate over these network protocols using the appropriate settings in the connection string or the `Params` property of the `TDatabase` component.
- Use a secure application layer that supports encryption and authentication, such as HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure), SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol), REST (Representational State Transfer), etc. BDE components can be accessed through these application layers using the appropriate components or libraries in your application.
# Conclusion
BDE (Borland Database Engine) is a legacy database framework that allows you to access and manipulate various types of databases using standard SQL queries. BDE has been deprecated for a long time and is not recommended for new development. However, if you have existing applications that use BDE and you want to migrate them to RAD Studio, Delphi, or C Builder 10.3 Rio, you need to install the BDE components separately.
In this article, we have covered how to install, use, migrate, troubleshoot, update, backup, restore, connect, and secure BDE components for RAD Studio, Delphi, or C Builder 10.3 Rio. We have also provided some sources and resources for learning more about BDE components.
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