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The Borland Database Engine includes a number of supplemental tools and examples that simplify the job of developing applications with BDE.

Tool

Description

Database Desktop

Simple user interface for viewing and creating tables.

BDE Administrator

Tool for managing driver, system, and alias configuration.

Default config file

Depending on whether you save the settings in the BDE Administrator in 32-bit or composite 16-bit/32-bit format, some or all configuration information may be stored in the default configuration file.

BDE32.HLP

BDE online help file (in Windows Help format) for 32-bit systems only.

 

Example

Description

TABLES

Sample Paradox and dBASE tables.

Template program

A complete basic BDE program suitable for use as a template for structuring your own programs. This example program is provided in forms usable with Borland C, C++Builder, and Delphi.

Chk function

Complete code for the Chk function, which returns more complete error information about BDE functions than would be returned by the standard error string.

API function examples

Individual topics for BDE API functions include examples in both C/C++ (for Borland C and C++Builder) and Object Pascal (for Delphi).

 

See Introduction to BDE programming for detailed examples of each stage of the programming process.

Also see the Function reference section of this guide for examples illustrating the use of each function in both C and Delphi (Pascal) languages.