Question:
Is IDAPI necessary for data access in BCB? Can you 'bundle'
IDAPI inside of a BCB EXE so that your distributed application
does not need to install IDAPI on your user's computers?
Answer:
IDAPI is necessary for data access in BCB. BCB comes with
InstallShield express that allows you to create an installable
image that will include the needed IDAPI redistrubutabl files.