In the new 2011 installs of our suite of software’s there is a new file that is created in each product folder. The file is called a UDL file. (UDL is the extension on the file i.e. License.udl) It acts as a front door that points the system to the correct BDE entry. This new feature allows us to have multiple installs of the same product on one server or machine.
We have discovered, through extensive beta testing, that it is possible, however unlikely, to corrupt this file. This may occur if the network drops the connection as a user is logging on.
If an alert is received saying that the BDE entry is not registered check the UDL file within the product folder first. The file can be edited in notepad.
A good entry looks like this: (for this example the License software is being used, Prop32 or Utility may be substituted)
{dbase}
BDE=LICENSE;Data Source=C:\capsoft\lic32
(The data source would be the path used on your particular server or workstation)