What is the Borland Database Engine or BDE.

The Boreland Database Engine is like a middle man between the software you see on your screen and the location of the physical data. The BDE manages the flow of data back and forth between the screen you see and the database. The BDE must be pointing to the correct location of the data or the program will not function. The connection is established at the time of logging into the program. In The Utility Bill, the BDE path is displayed at the top of the program. The default location is c:\capsoft\util32.