IDAPI32.cnf BDE Error #3

[Leo]

A client is trying to install my application, and during the install process
he gets the error message "c:\program files\borland\common
files\BDE\IDAPI32.CNF Error Number is 3".....

Does anyone know what this means?

Thanks,

Leo

[Chris Roberts]

"Leo" <pach...@mediaone.net> wrote:

>A client is trying to install my application, and during the install process
>he gets the error message "c:\program files\borland\common
>files\BDE\IDAPI32.CNF Error Number is 3".....

Which installation program are you using?

Which version of Delphi did you get it with?

Which version of the BDE are you installing?

--
Regards,
Chris Roberts

[Bill Artemik]

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Question and Answer Database

FAQ: FAQ3727B - Merging the configuration file has failed
Category: Install Issues
Platform: Win95/NT
Product: BC++5.x, C++Builder1.0, C++Builder3.x, Delphi2.x,
Delphi3.x,

Question:

I'm deploying my BDE application and the install generates the error
"Merging the configuration file has failed". What is causing this?

Answer:

The most likely cause of this error is using a BDE Deployment tool
with BDE 5 or later,
such as InstallShield, that doesn't know about BDE 5 files.

Specifically what causes the error is that BDE 5.0 uses a new
mechanism to for
language drivers. The error occurs because the language driver being
merged can't be
found.

To solve the problem:
1. When you update your BDE, install to the same directory
the BDE is already installed to.
2. Add BANTAM.DLL, *.BTL and CHARSET.CVB from your BDE
directory to the BDE/IDAPI Files group.

Another possible causes of this problem are:

1. Running an application that uses the BDE while deploying your
application.
2. The target machine's preexisting Idapi32.cfg file is set to
read-only or is in any other
way inaccessible.
3. The IDAPI configuration file on the target machine is corrupt.

On Wed, 6 Oct 1999 20:38:06 -0400, "Leo" <pach...@mediaone.net>
wrote:

>A client is trying to install my application, and during the install process
>he gets the error message "c:\program files\borland\common
>files\BDE\IDAPI32.CNF Error Number is 3".....
>

>Does anyone know what this means?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Leo
>

Bill Artemik
Programmer / Analyst
Droste Consultants, Inc.
bi...@droste1.com

"There are THREE kinds of people in the world...
Those that can count and those that can't."

[Eugenio Cervesato]

Leo,
Another epoch: DOS error 3 was "unknown path". Are you sure of the path of
the file?
Maybe that installation doesn't go to the default path

Hope Helps
Eugenio Cervesato

Leo <pach...@mediaone.net> wrote in message
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[Jon Merrill]

I think you may receive this error if you installed Delphi 5 and then create
a program in Delpgi 3 and try to release it with Install Shield Express. I
have received both error $3e06 and error num 3 failed while trying to add
alias to idapi32.cnf. I will post the solution when I find one.

Leo <pach...@mediaone.net> wrote in message

news:7tgpm1$ab...@forums.borland.com...

[Rick Miller]

Leo wrote in message <7tgpm1$ab...@forums.borland.com>...

>A client is trying to install my application, and during the install
process
>he gets the error message "c:\program files\borland\common
>files\BDE\IDAPI32.CNF Error Number is 3".....
>
>Does anyone know what this means?

You are probably Deploying BDE 5.xx while IS Express is expecting BDE 4.xx.
You will need to update or hack Your swdepend.ini and perhaps Your
isdepend.ini to work with BDE 5.xx.

Rick Miller