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A new client object is created when an application calls the Borland Database Engine (BDE) initialization function. This first call to DbiInit is necessary before any other BDE call can be made. The client object is maintained automatically by BDE and exists mainly as a context for all the system resources used by the BDE on behalf of each client. The client object has properties which can be set, such as which language is to be used for error messages.

Database Drivers are owned by the client or the system; once a driver is loaded, all other clients registered with the BDE have access to it.