I'm forced to use Install Shield 5.1 to create an installation for my
program. It is a certified installer and I did a whole lot of cutting and
pasting from the BDE 4.51 template (my computer has BDE5). But the template
doesn't include BANTAM.DLL which is part of the BDE and required by my
program. There's also a file group called 'BDE BLL Files' with some .bll
files.

If BANTAM.DLL is required, why is it not included in the BDE template in a
certified installer???

Are the .bll-files the same as the .cvb and .btl files on my computer with
BDE5?

Kristoffer (not an Install Shield fan)

Why are  you forced?

Hi I just went to youseful(www.youseful.com) to check if we have it (see
below at bottom) and looks like we do. hmm We are not certified so it must
not work by fiat. while installshield does if you wish really hard.
 joe mele

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procedure TBDE50FileSet.AddBLLFiles;
var
  R: TysflRegistry;
  BLAPIPath: String;
  F: TSearchRec;
begin
  R := TysflRegistry.Create;
  try
    R.RootKey := HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE;
    if not R.OpenKey('\Software\Borland\BLW32',False) then raise
IEInstallBDE.Create(SBLLSNotInRegistry);
    try
      BLAPIPath := R.ReadString('BLAPIPATH');
    except
      raise IEInstallBDE.Create(SBLLSNotInRegistry);
    end;
    if BLAPIPath = '' then raise IEInstallBDE.Create(SBLLSNotInRegistry);
    if not DirectoryExists(BLAPIPath) then raise
IEInstallBDE.Create(SBLLSNotInRegistry);
    { Search the directory for all BTL files
    if FindFirst(DirectoryWBS(BLAPIPath) + '*.BTL',faAnyFile,F) = 0 then
      try AddFile(F.Name,TpsContainerDestDir) except end;
    while (FindNext(F) = 0) do
      try AddFile(F.Name,TpsContainerDestDir) except end;
    FindClose(F);}
    try AddFile(DirectoryWBS(BLAPIPath)+'ceeurope.btl',TpsContainerDestDir)
except end;
    try AddFile(DirectoryWBS(BLAPIPath)+'europe.btl',TpsContainerDestDir)
except end;
    try AddFile(DirectoryWBS(BLAPIPath)+'fareast.btl',TpsContainerDestDir)
except end;
    try AddFile(DirectoryWBS(BLAPIPath)+'japan.btl',TpsContainerDestDir)
except end;
    try AddFile(DirectoryWBS(BLAPIPath)+'other.btl',TpsContainerDestDir)
except end;
    try AddFile(DirectoryWBS(BLAPIPath)+'usa.btl',TpsContainerDestDir)
except end;
    { Add the CHARSET.CVB file }
    try AddFile(DirectoryWBS(BLAPIPath)+'charset.cvb',TpsContainerDestDir)
except end;
    { Add the BANTAM.DLL file }
    try AddFile(DirectoryWBS(BLAPIPath)+'bantam.dll',TpsContainerDestDir)
except end;//<<-------!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  finally
    R.Free;
  end;
end;

I'm forced to use it because my program is kind of an accessory program to
another program. The other program is installed with IS5.1 so my boss told
me to use IS5.1 for my program also. You know - so we have a "standard
procedure" or something. The problem is that IS5.1 is old and bad, but it's
the only licence we've got.

Kristoffer

news:39634159.99ACDA94@nusinc.com...

On Wed, 5 Jul 2000 10:43:17 +0200, "Kristoffer Persson" <no.spam@nospam>
wrote:

As you state,  IS Professional v5.1 is a little on the old side,  and at
that time,  BDE v4.5x was current,  it just isn't any longer...

IIRC,  Borland has a Tech Doc,  or FAQ on their Web pages for the BDE which
discusses the changes you need to make to a BDE v4.5x installation script
to install BDE v5.  You should be able to get all of the information you
need from that doc...

Jerry Bloomfield (TeamB)
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In article <5abamsca66k5vjn44n2cn97gd7s5ene...@4ax.com>, JersW...@wwa.com

Can you or anyone track down the URL for the document? I've tried trawling
through all these sections on the community site, but found nothing.

It seems that only the most recent 100 TI's and FAQ's are held in these
days of HTML-delivered database content.

Which rather defeats the purpose of the term "FAQ" really - how can the
single most recent new request be frequently asked?? That's good ol'
Borland for you.

Trevor

Kristoffer,
Where did you get the information that the BDE template is certified?
That's an information I look for a long long time.

Martin Golm
Reico GmbH

news:39656C18.88C24DBC@reico.de...

Actually I just assumed it. I looked in BDEDEPLOY.TXT which says that
Install Shield Express is a certified installer. The text also refers to
http://www.inprise.com/devsupport/delphi/devcorner/certinst.html but there's
only a list of certified installation programs for Delphi 2.0...

Kristoffer

Kristoffer Persson schrieb:

I wouldn't call that up to date neither. Is there anybody else (Borland,
TeamB) who can provide some more information?

Thanks,

Martin Golm
Reico GmbH

Borland has continues to work with the companies already certified to re certify
their install scripts like Wise and Install Shield on new versions of the BDE.
They are not certifying new installation scripts/programs.

--
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of border caves, but the poor, misguided, directionless familiar of some obscure
Scottish poet.  The mist crawls from the c{*word*7}like some primordial phantom of
romance To curl, under the cascade of neon pollen.  While I sit tied to the
phone like some expectant father, your carnation will rot in a vase.  (Fish)

Jeff,
so the BDE template for IS5 is not certified, but ISX is? I can't
believe that the same installation algorithm can't be used within two or
more products of a single company.

Martin Golm
Reico GmbH

Sorry it has taken so long to get back to you,  but the information you are
looking for is included in the link:
        http://community.borland.com/article/0,1410,18727,00.html
which talks about the "merge failure" issue...

Jerry Bloomfield (TeamB)
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Thanks Jerry.

Trevor

In article <5p36os4bc4jda5vn0jl6fi9ne6a9pa4...@4ax.com>, JersW...@wwa.com