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Chapter 23: Wizard Reference
BDE Designer
Welcome Panel
The BDE designer allows you to customize the BDE runtime files installed on the target system. The
customization of these files is a crucial part of your setup and requires in-depth knowledge of BDE
architecture. Use of this merge module requires that you have Borland Delphi installed on your
machine. Click the Next button to begin customizing your BDE installation.
INI File Location Panel
Select the INI file containing your desired BDE configuration or create a new file.
Table 23-4: INI File Location Panel Settings
Setting Description
Create a new BDE
configuration file
Open an existing BDE
configuration file
Configure INI File Panel
From this panel you can launch Borland/Inprise BDE merge module configuration utility. This utility
allows you to specify the types of drivers you want associated with your BDE installation. Additionally,
you can configure these drivers to suit your needs.
If you are using an existing, preconfigured BDE Configuration file, you can skip this step.
Click Launch to open the Borland/Inprise BDE merge module configuration utility, or click Next to skip
this step.
Add Alias Panel
Select this option if you want to create a BDE configuration file from
scratch. Click the Browse button to navigate to the directory where
you want this file created.
The Add Alias panel allows you to create or edit aliases for use in your application.
Table 23-5: Add Alias Panel Settings
Setting Description
Select this option if you have already created a BDE configuration
file. Click the Browse button to navigate to the desired file.
Alias Name Select a preconfigured alias from the list or enter the name of a
new alias.
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