From: ibisnest_removeantispam_@iinet.net.au   
      
   I have found that the registry settings for the BDE (for example memory,   
   file handles and so on) are not necessarily the same as the settings shown   
   in the BDE Administrator.   
      
   For example, I kept getting "out of memory" problems even though the BE   
   configuration allowed for lots of file handles (the "out of memory" is a   
   red-herring for "out of file handles") until I discovered that the BDE   
   registry settings were wrong, and manually fixed them.   
      
   First I heard of the -f flag!!!   
      
   "Zal Dabhoiwala"  wrote in message   
   news:45bb76be$1@pnews.thedbcommunity.com...   
   > I would guess that you would mostly use them with a Runtime distribution   
   > of an application to ensure that registry settings never/always change.   
   > -e prevents writes to the registry, so if your install script has done   
   > all the work you don't want end-users changing anything   
   > -f forces writes to the registry, so maybe useful if you want your   
   > end-users to be able to customize settings for themselves.   
   >   
   > It would be interesting to know which one is higher in the hierarchy if   
   > you use them both!   
   >   
   > On 27-01-2007 08:31 Anne Wainwright wrote the following email:   
   > > Hi,   
   > >   
   > > Why would I want or need to use these?   
   > >   
   > > Just curious   
   > >   
      
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