Starting dBASE Plus or application .exe without using the BDE

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For applications that do not require access to data contained in databases or tables, are built as web applications, or run from a CD, dBASE Plus offers an option which will bypass connecting to the BDE when starting PLUS.exe or a dBASE Plus application .exe.

To configure dBASE Plus, or a dBASE Plus application, to load without connecting to the BDE, add the following lines to the PLUS.ini or the application's .INI file:

[DataEngine]

DefaultEngine=NONE

Once PLUS.exe or PLUSrun.exe are started, they will read this setting from the .INI file and bypass the BDE startup code.

Using this procedure will make your current Windows language setting the default language driver.