Creating a BDE 4.0 installation using InstallShield 5.0 Professional

Date: 3 April 1998
Author: Gianni Rossi

• Create an InstallShield project using Setup Wizard.

• Add to your project the following File Groups:

  Group Name	Included Files	Group Properties
  BDE Dlls	Idpdx32.dll Idapi32.dll Idr20009.dll Blw32.dll Idsql32.dll Idbat.dllIdqbe.dll Bdecfg32.hlp Bdecfg32.exe Bdecfg32.cnt Idapiinst.dll (preso dal wallpaper scaricato da internet) Idapi32.cnf	Shared = Yes Self-Registered = No Potentially Locked = No Compressed = Yes Operating System(s) = Os Independent Language(s) = Lang Independent
  BDE BLL Files	Ceeurope.bll Charset.bll Europe.bll Fareast.bll Japan.bll Other.bll Usa.bll	Shared = Yes Self-Registered = No Potentially Locked = No Compressed = Yes Operating System(s) = Os Independent Language(s) = Lang Independent
  BDE WinSys Admin	Bdeadmin.cpl	Shared = No Self-Registered = No Potentially Locked = No Compressed = Yes Operating System(s) = Os Independent Language(s) = Lang Independent

• Add the following components:

  Component Name	File Groups	Properties
  BDE Dlls	BDE Dlls	Visible = No Overwrite = NEVERVERSION/NEVERDATE Destination = File Need = STANDARD Include in Build = Yes Encryption = No Required Components = None Selected
  BDE BLLs	BDE BLL Files	Visible = No Overwrite = ALWAYSOVERWRITE Destination = \Borland\Common Files\BDE File Need = STANDARD Include in Build = Yes Encryption = No Required Components = None Selected
  BDE Admin	BDE WinSys Admin	Visible = No Overwrite = NEVERVERSION/NEVERDATE Destination = File Need = STANDARD Include in Build = Yes Encryption = No Required Components = None Selected

• Add the files IDAPINST.DLL and IDAPI32.CNF in the Setup Files folder in the "Language Indipendent-Operating System Independent" section.

• Copy the BDEInst.rul e BDEInst.h files in your project via the "Insert-File into Script Files" menu command.

• In you Setup.rul file add the line:

  #include "bdeinst.h"

  before any #define declaration, and the line:

  #include "bdeinst.rul"

  just at the end.

• Add the following prototypes:

  prototype PreInitBDEInstall();
  prototype ISPreInitBDE();
  prototype PostInitBDEInstall();
  prototype ISPostInitBDE();

• In the installation program, add a call to PreInitBDEInstall() before the file transfer and a call to PostInitBDEInstall() after the BDE files have been installed (see here below)

  program Disable( BACKGROUND ); CheckRequirements(); SetupInstall(); SetupScreen(); if(ShowDialogs() < 0) goto end_install; if(ProcessBeforeDataMove() < 0) goto end_install; if(PreInitBDEInstall() < 0) goto end_install; // <----------- added by me if(MoveFileData() < 0) goto end_install; if(ProcessAfterDataMove() < 0) goto end_install; if(PostInitBDEInstall() < 0) goto end_install; // <---------- added by me if(SetupRegistry() < 0) goto end_install; if(SetupFolders() < 0) goto end_install; end_install: CleanUpInstall(); // If an unrecoverable error occurred, clean up the partial installation. // Otherwise, exit normally. if (bInstallAborted) then abort; endif; endprogram

  function PreInitBDEInstall() begin ISPreInitBDE(); // defined in BDEInst.rul return 0; end;

  function PostInitBDEInstall() begin ISPostInitBDE(); // defined in BDEInst.rul return 0; end;

• In the BDEInst.h file amend the #define declarations containing the BDE path "Program Files" to your own language (German) version (e.g. in Italian is called "Programmi")

  #define CFGBASE_PATH "Programmi\\Borland\\Common Files\\BDE" #define CFGDLLBASE_PATH "Programmi\\Borland\\Common Files\\BDE" #define BDE_DEST_DEFAULT "Programmi\\Borland\\Common Files\\BDE"

Download the sample files bdeinst.h and bdeinst.rul.