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without BDE on Clients ??

I saw some solutions for this question before, but i did not need it at the moment, so i lost the trail of it :-)
What i need is:
1. Install BDE on server
2. USE idapi32.cfg from SERVER on ALL clients
3. Is it possible NOT to install BDE on Clients ??? and server installed BDE????
Thanks

Robert

WiseGuy

I have heard about it too.
I am remembering this:

Install the BDE on a network drive (that's your server)
Register the (or some) BDE dll's with regsrvr32.exe.
Mind you: the dll's are on the server
that woulkd look something like this

regsrvr32.exe <networkdrive>:\<path to BDE-dll's>\<a BDE DLL>

you can have the BDE start up with a specific *.cfg. In your case that would be the one from the server. BUT I am not sure if that is a good idea. Let me try to explain:

Any other application using the BDE wil be rendered useless.
If it is aliases that U want to share you might consider using a TDatabase component to make your aliases internal to your program.

You would still want to be able to alter aliases centrally, so you would have a kind of *.cfg (I suggest you use an ini-file) that you keep on the server in a fixed path. You use that file to get the dynamic information of your aliases (such as which aliases, what driver, what path)

Regards

Ramon "WiseGuy" Huijbens

kretzschmar

hi robert,

get this
http://www.borland.com/devsupport/bde/files/bdenet.zip

----paste from borland

BDE network installation example with source (Size 289,818 bytes)
This example allows a user to setup the BDE and SQL Links on a client machine without having to install
the BDE and SQL Links to the client. Registry entries are placed into the client machines so that the client
can access a network version of the BDE. Two programs are included: one which helps configure the .INI file
that is necessary to create the registry entries, and another program that shows how the methods work to
create the registry entries.
NOTE: Using this non supported example, or any method within it, does not violate your Borland No
Nonsense License Agreement

---paste end

meikl

Stefaan

Listening, since this is of interest to me too.

rpetruni

ASKER

Ok, Kretzschmar....
Your comment should become an answer.
Answer on my question, so i could give you your points.

I tested it only with one client, (tomorow i will try with 5)...
Thanks
Robert

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