For many reasons you may need the installed BDE (Borland Database Engine) version. One of them (the main one probably) is that BDE versions are not always compatible with each other. Therefore you may want to use different code/components at runtime.
Use the code below to determine what version of BDE is installed on the system. [...]
You can use Microsoft Access databases only with Delphi 3 Professional or better. You have to have the BDE (Borland Database Engine) installed on the PC. It should be version 4.51 or better. Besides the BDE you need to have the DAO installed. It is part of MS Office 97. The distribution version should be [...]
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