An error occurred while attempting to initialize the Borland Database engine (error $210D)

Created by QNE Software Sdn bhd, Modified on Tue, 21 Dec, 2021 at 4:34 PM by QNE Software Sdn bhd

Scenario 

An error occurred while attempting to initialize the Borland Database engine (error $210D) prompted when open another QNE Delphi application 

The error may happen anytime during usage of the app.

The error is most likely caused by insufficient shared memory that is available for the database engine usage. Thus, the resolution for the error is by increasing the shared memory available for the BDE.

Solution 

1. Open Control Panel.

2. Search for and open BDE Administrator.

 

3. Go to tab “Configuration”

4. Expand Configuration.

5. Expand System.

6. Open the INIT definition.

7. Modify and enter the value of SHAREDMEMLOCATION and SHAREDMEMSIZE according to the amount of physical memory (RAM) the computer has, based on table below.

Physical Memory (RAM) Size

SHAREDMEMLOCATION

SHAREDMEMSIZE

2 GB

0x2BDE

2048

4 GB

0x5BDE

4096

8 GB

0x7BDE

8192


8. The changes are saved automatically. Restart the computer when done for the changes to take effect.

 

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