BDE Installer for Delphi 10.4 Sydney Full Source

BDE components in RAD Studio/Delphi/C++ Builder

Abstract: Installation of BDE components in RAD Studio/Delphi/C++ Builder

As explained in the “What's New in Delphi and C++Builder XE7” webpage (https://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/XE7/en/What%27s_New_in_Delphi_and_C%2B%2BBuilder_XE7), BDE has reached the final stage of deprecation, and has been removed from RAD Studio. You are encouraged to migrate applications to newer technologies like FireDAC.

If you still want to install the BDE components perform these steps:

1.- Download the external BDE installer from your “My registered user downloads” section:

https://cc.embarcadero.com/myreg 

and complete the installation process

2.- After this step, projects that use the BDE units will compile correctly. If you also want to see the components in the IDE you need to install the design package for the “BDE components”. From the IDE select “Component->Install packages…”

3.- There click over the button "Add..."

4.- Browse to the bin folder of the IDE installation (by default, C:\Program Files (x86)\Embarcadero\Studio\XX.0\bin, where XX can be 15, 16, 17…) and search for the file "dclbdexxx.bpl", where “xxx” can be 210, 220, 230… depending on the version. Click “Open”

BDE Installer for RAD Studio, Delphi, C++Builder 10.3 Rio

Note: you need 10.3 Rio already installed to add the BDE to your installation.

Note: after you have installed the BDE, you will also need to install the components into the 10.3 IDE if you want to work with the components at design time.

Available only to registered users of Delphi, C++Builder, RAD Studio 10.3 Rio, and Embarcadero All-Access XE