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Chapter 8: Organizing Files for Your Installation<br />

Including Redistributables in Your Installation<br />

The <strong>InstallShield</strong> prerequisite installations determine if the corresponding version of the .NET<br />

Framework is already installed on the target machine by checking the Install or InstallSuccess value data<br />

for a particular HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE key. For more details, you can click the <strong>InstallShield</strong><br />

prerequisite in the Redistributables view and note the conditions that are defined in the details pane.<br />

Including Borland Database Engine (BDE) Support<br />

The Borland Database Engine is a data access engine that is used by Delphi, d<strong>Base</strong>, and Paradox for<br />

Windows. This data access engine consists of the core technology that allows any ODBC driver to be<br />

used as an IDAPI driver for any application using the Borland Database Engine. Additionally, the<br />

Borland Database Engine can be augmented with optional native SQL drivers that provide transparent<br />

and efficient connectivity to widely used SQL servers.<br />

BDE support is provided through the use of a merge module. Unlike most of the redistributables in the<br />

gallery, the BDE module requires customization in order to function properly. This customization is<br />

accomplished with the BDE Designer Wizard.<br />

Note: The BDE module is available only if a Borland tool was present on the system when you installed <strong>InstallShield</strong>.<br />

Task To include Borland Database Engine (BDE) support in your project:<br />

1. In the View List under Specify Application Data, click Redistributables.<br />

2. Select the BDE check box.<br />

<strong>InstallShield</strong> launches the BDE Designer Wizard to lead you through the process of configuring the<br />

merge module.<br />

Note: When you add the BDE merge module to an installation, a single-file installation cannot be created. You need to use<br />

a utility that compresses and packages your installation into a single, self-extracting executable file.<br />

Including the DirectX 9.0 Object<br />

DirectX provides supporting API libraries for multimedia applications and hardware, including the<br />

latest graphics cards. If your product requires DirectX to be installed on the target system, you can add<br />

the DirectX object to your project. If the target system does not have DirectX, it is installed during your<br />

installation.<br />

After installation, the DirectX runtime cannot be uninstalled. DirectX is a system component; end users<br />

cannot uninstall it without reinstalling the operating system.<br />

Tip: The DirectX object is not installed with <strong>InstallShield</strong>; you need to download it. To learn more, see Downloading<br />

Redistributables to Your Computer.<br />

188 ISE-1800-UG01 <strong>InstallShield</strong> <strong>2012</strong> <strong>Express</strong> <strong>Edition</strong> <strong>User</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>

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