To use the BDE in an ActiveX control, deploy the BDEINST.CAB file:

1. With your ActiveX project open in the IDE, choose
Project | Web Deployment Options. Select the Project
tab and check Deploy Additional Files.

2. Select the Additional Files tab. Click Add, then select
BDEINST.CAB (in the ...\BDE directory). Click OK.

3. Later, when you choose Project | Web Deploy, Delphi/C++Builder
generates an .INF file for your project. To use BDEINST.CAB, you'll
need to edit this file manually. Open the file in an editor and replace

  Bdeinst.cab=Bdeinst.cab

with

  Bdeinst.dll=Bdeinst.dll

Then replace

  [Bdeinst.cab]
  file=<filename>

with

  [Bdeinst.dll]
  file=http://<your server path here>/Bdeinst.cab
  clsid={FB99D710-18B9-11D0-A4CF-00A024C91936}
  RegisterServer=yes
  FileVersion=5,1,0,4


The example below shows an edited .INF file. Lines that have been
added or changed are marked with an asterisk (*). Do not include
the asterisks in your .INF file.

  ;Delphi 4-generated INF file for MyProj.ocx
  [Add.Code]
  MyProj.ocx=MyProj.ocx
  Bdeinst.dll=Bdeinst.dll                            *
  
  [MyProj.ocx]
  file=http://www.MyServerPath.com/MyProj.ocx
  clsid={D2E04E83-041F-11D1-AA40-444553540000}
  RegisterServer=yes
  FileVersion=1.0.0.0
  
  [Bdeinst.dll]                                      *
  file=http://www.MyServerPath.com/Bdeinst.cab       *
  clsid={FB99D710-18B9-11D0-A4CF-00A024C91936}       *
  RegisterServer=yes                                 *
  FileVersion=5,1,0,4                                *