Subject Re: Error loading IDAPI32.DLL
From Anton Will van Zoelen <awvanzoelen@gmail.com>
Date Thu, 09 Nov 2023 15:58:18 -0500
Newsgroups dbase.getting-started

Ken Mayer Wrote:

> On 11/9/2023 11:57 AM, Anton Will van Zoelen wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Am trying out Dbase 2019 after a long time after working for years with dbase, clipper.
> > Have made BDE Alias, database, tables, indexes. When building aan exe with the project manager I get this message. Have created an ini file with reference to the BDE Alias and included it in the project file. Have also included idap32.dll from BDE map, idapi.cfg, Plus_en.dll, PlusT_EN.dll, Resource.dll and Plusrun.exe. The exe is working fine on the same computer. All files are included in the executable. See file
> >
> > Any help is highly appriciated.
>
> Don't include idapi32.dll, plus_en.dll, or plusR_en.dll -- they aren't
> necessary. Instead use the options to install the BDE along with the
> runtime which are on a different tab of the project explorer. Basically
> you're telling dBASE to put those files, which are currently IN USE,
> into an executable, which is not necessary. (You probably don't need
> resource.dll either, or "IDAPI.CFG", or "PLUSRun.exe" ...)
>
> Ken
>
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>
Hi Ken,

Thanks for your quick replay. Sorry but I don't understand...How do I install the BDE along with the runtime?

Kind regards,

Anton Will van Zoelen