> I'm very happy to say that I get rid of the BDE a few months ago :-))

Lucky you!

Unfortunately, I think we're a ways away from that. We have to support
6 database engines and have a ton of code that has been using the BDE
since Delphi 1.0. So we have to find something that works well for IB,
MS SQL, Sybase, Oracle, Informix, and Paradox access and still keep
adding new features to the product at the same time.

David R.