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Bde Installer For Rad Studio Delphi C Builder 102 Tokyo Free Today

Since Tokyo does not ship with the BDE, follow these steps to install it manually:

Embarcadero began phasing out the BDE after Delphi 2005. With the release of RAD Studio XE and later versions, the BDE installer was moved to a separate download. By the time RAD Studio 10.2 Tokyo (version 25.0.28939.1971) was released in March 2017, the default ISO and web installation included:

But no BDE.

Why?

Nevertheless, Embarcadero provides an official but hidden legacy BDE installer for registered users. However, many community-driven solutions offer a free BDE installer for RAD Studio Delphi C++ Builder 10.2 Tokyo without requiring a support contract. bde installer for rad studio delphi c builder 102 tokyo free

  • Run the installer as Administrator
    Right-click → “Run as administrator”

  • Installation wizard steps:

  • Restart your PC (BDE requires IDAPI32.DLL loaded, which happens on boot).

  • Verify installation
    Open Windows Control Panel → Administrative Tools → Data Sources (ODBC) → Check if “Borland Database Engine” driver appears. Since Tokyo does not ship with the BDE,

    • While the free BDE installer works, no new projects should use BDE. Here are modern replacements built into RAD Studio 10.2 Tokyo: