Providing the BDE interface for other applications under Windows

The Borland Database Engine (abbreviated BDE) is an interface of Borland Inc. to access databases, for example the famous dBase and Paradox databases.

Access to Paradox and dBase databases on your current Windows version

Many programs use the BDE. In general, the user does not know that he is using the BDE, but if he tries to start the same program with Windows 7, the message “Error initializing the Borland Database Engine” appears. At this moment it is obvious that the program is not bad but there is an improper installation for the BDE for Windows 7.

Key features you can do with BDE Express 

· Allows to activate and deactivate BDE exPress

· It allows to restore the initial state before the installation of BDE eXpress

· Contains “BDE Express Backup”, an integrated data backup tool to store entire Paradox and dBase databases

· Convert databases from old formats to Paradox 7 format

· Allows to start the “Borland BDE Administration”

· Offers support for user Alias

The Borland Database Engine (shortly BDE ) is an interface of the company Firma Borland Inc. to access databases. It provides the access to well known databases as dBase and Paradox.

A lot of well known programs are using the BDE. Normally the user don’nt know that he’s using the BDE. But if he try to run the same program unter Windows Vista appears the message
” Error initializing the Borland Database Engine”. At this moment it is obvious that not the software is bad but there’s no compatible instalation of the BDE for Windows Vista present.

With “Windows Vista” Microsoft introduced a lot of changes egarding the file acces and rights of users and programs.
Per default the original BDE is’nt made for Windows 7 and Vista specific environment conditions. This does’nt mean that BDE is’nt a professionel database system. Well installed the BDE runs on Windos 7/Vista as confidential as ever on other Windows systems.

What is “BDE eXpress”?

“BDE eXpress Windows 7 / Vista” itself is’nt a database. It provides the BDE interface for other applications under Windows 7 resp. Vista.

The setup of “BDE eXpress” installs a special adapted version of the BDE for applications that access to Paradox and dBase databases with the BDE under Windows 7 or Vista.

The “BDE eXpress Manager”

allows to activate and deactivate “BDE Express Windows 7 / Vista”
restauration of the initial state before install “BDE Express”
contains “BDE Express Backup” – an integrated Data backup toolsto store and restore Paradox- and dBase data stocks
allows automatical upgrade of whole data stocks into the Vista-compatible format Paradox 7
provides then Original “Borland BDE Administration” in Windows-7/Vista-compatible mode
Support of User Aliasnames