Subj : Re: Building an installation of a Borland C++ 5.02 application
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : Jeff Kish <jeff.kish@mro.com>
Date : Tue Jul 22 2003 09:26 am

On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 10:23:14 +0100, "Dave" <dsmith03@tycoint.com>
wrote:

>Hi folks,
>
>Any of you seasoned old pros out there know why I am getting this error
>message when I try to install my application on a clean PC:-
>
>"Merging the configuration file has failed.
>Config file: C:\Program Files\Borland\Common Files\BDE\IDAPI32.CNF"
>
>The application was generated using Borland C++ V5.02 and the installation
>was generated using Install Shield V1.11a - as supplied by Borland.
>
>Thanks, Dave
>
Well, the Borland is pretty old. What OS are you trying to install on?
It sounds like an Install Shield problem, and I would hazard a guess
that it is old also? (Hence not very compatible with newer O/S's)...

HTH
Jeff Kish

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