Q: How to use Vista manifest files with dBASE or dQuery?
A: Both dBASE Plus and dQuery
can be run successfullly on Vista by installing an application manifest file
that contains the appropriate requestedExecutionLevel setting. The BDE Administrator
must also have a manifest file installed for it to run on Vista.
These manifest files contain additional settings as compared with the ones distributed
automatically with dBASE Plus 2.61.x and dQuery 3.xx for XP.
(NOTE: make sure when adding the new manifest files for
Vista, you overwrite the already existing manifest file that was distributed
with the application.)
Generally, setting requestedExecutionLevel to ‘requireadministrator’ (Administrator Rights) will allow existing dBASE, dQuery and BDE Admin executables to run properly.
All Manifest files must be installed in the same folder as the executable it is intended for.
The 'Administrator
rights' manifest files for dBASE can be found here :
http://www.dbase.com/VistaCompatibility.asp#manifest
Save the bdeadmin.exe.manifest file in the same
folder as the bdeadmin.exe file
(Default folder is C:\Program Files\Common Files\Borland\BDE)
Save the plus.exe.manifest file in the same folder
as the plus.exe file |
(Default folder is C:\Program Files\dBASE\PLUS\BIN)
Save the plusrun.exe.manifest file in the same
folder as the plusrun.exe file
(Default folder is C:\Program Files\dBASE\PLUS\Runtime)
(Also, it is recommended that you re-boot your computer after adding the manifest files)