The problem is that the BDE requires Full access rights (as the executing user) to its registry key. I would not mind if it only required read-only rigths -or- it didn't do it as the executing user (i.e. a user without rights to that registry key)
Regards Paul McKenzie Analyst Programmer SMSS ltd. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Goodall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Multiple recipients of list delphi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 3:01 PM Subject: Re: [DUG]: BDE Problems > Hi Paul, > > Not sure if this helps, but further to your comment below. > > Local Settings 32 bit > The registry holds the locations of the IDAPI32.CFG, the "Working" > directory, and the "Private" directory. The location of the IDAPI32.CFG > file is stored in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Borland\Database Engine. > The value CONFIGFILE01 holds the data containing <full drive, path, and > file name>. > > The location of the BDE "Working" and "Private" directories are stored in > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\DBD\7.0\Configuration\WorkDir and > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\DBD\7.0\Configuration\PrivDir > respectively. Each directory default value stores the data containing > <Full drive and directory>. > > Craig. > > Paul Mckenzie wrote: > > > From what I can see the BDE requires access (as the executing user) to > > the key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Borland\Database Engine" > > The BDE directory issue can be avoided by saving the config file to an > > accessible directory - but the same issue of accessing as the > > executing user still applies. > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/
