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Jeff
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Jeff
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BDE in the future ?2004-01-15 10:07:18 PM off-topic14 The next Microsoft's operating system (LongHorn) will have a new file sytem, does BDE will suport it ? |
C P
Delphi Developer |
2004-01-15 10:54:55 PM
Re:BDE in the future ?
The BDE was deprecated a while ago
(community.borland.com/article/0,1410,28688,00.html). The last version shipped in 2001. I'm not sure if BDE is even officially supported on Win2K/XP/2003 (although many of us are successfully using it on those systems). BDE still ships with Delphi, and you can use it, but you can't expect any bug fixes/updates. The new Delphi .NET (8) apparently allows you to use the BDE to access Paradox etc., but I don't think they changed the BDE to support this. I don't think BDE will be altered to support Longhorn. Now I have read in some places that Longhorn will try to support some 'legacy' apps and will support some/all of the Win32 API, so I suppose it's possible that even with a different file system, the current BDE might work on Longhorn. But on the other hand, I've read that due to security concerns etc.this may not happen (Win32 API support I mean). I guess the point (and my understanding) is that BDE _may_ work on Longhorn, but we won't know for sure for a while, and I definitely wouldn't hold my breath. "Jeff" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM >wrote in message QuoteThe next Microsoft's operating system (LongHorn) will have a new file |
Rodney Wise
Delphi Developer |
2004-01-16 12:37:55 AM
Re:BDE in the future ?
Jeff,
There has been some success reported regarding running the BDE on a Linux platform using WINE. You might want to test your Delphi / Windows application on a Linux / WINE platform. Success would assure a longer lifespan for your application in the event Longhorn does breaks the BDE. -- ... `?¸¸.·´¯`?¸¸.·´¯`?>rodney {smallsort} |
giresse
Delphi Developer |
2004-01-16 10:58:16 PM
Re:BDE in the future ?
"Jeff" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM >wrote:
QuoteThe next Microsoft's operating system (LongHorn) will have a new file sytem, |