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The Borland Database Engine (shortly BDE ) is an interface of the company Firma Borland Inc. to access databases. It provides the access to well known databases as dBase and Paradox .

A lot of well known programs are using the BDE. Normally the user do'nt know that he is using the BDE. But if he try to run the same program unter Windows 10, indows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista appears the message
" Error initializing the Borland Database Engine ". At this moment it is obvious that not the software is bad but there's no compatible instalation of the BDE for Windows 10, 8, 7 and Vista present.

With "Windows Vista" Microsoft introduced a lot of changes regardingthe file acces and rights of users and programs.
Per default the original BDE is'nt made for Windows 10, 8, 7 and Vista specific environment conditions. This does'nt mean that BDE is'nt a professionel database system. Well installed the BDE runs on Windos 10/ 8/ 7 /Vista as confidential as ever on other Windows systems.

The original BDE is per default not made for this Windows Vista / 7 specific environment conditions. This doesn't mean that BDE is not a professional database system. Well installed on Windows Vista the BDE runs in the same as confidential as ever on other Windows systems. BDE eXpress is an application which allows users to manage their BDE under Vista / 7.

"BDE eXpress" itself is'nt a database. It provides the BDE interface for other applications under Windows 10, 8, 7 resp. Vista.

The setup of "BDE eXpress" installs a special adapted version of the BDE for applications that access to Paradox and dBase databases with the BDE under Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista .

The "BDE eXpress Manager "

allows to activate and deactivate "BDE Express Windows 10/ 8 / 7 / Vista"
restauration of the initial state before install "BDE Express"
contains "BDE Express Backup " - an integrated Data backup tools to store and restore Paradox- and dBase data stocks
allows automatical upgrade of whole data stocks into the Vista-compatible format Paradox 7
provides then Original "Borland BDE Administration " in Windows-10/8/7/Vista-compatible mode
support of User Aliasnames
"BDE eXpress" also contains configuration tools for standard aliases and the network access of paradox databases