To Connect to an Oracle Database from the Product Properties Dialog
- Right-click the product icon and from the menu that appears, choose Properties.
- In the Properties dialog, select the Shortcut tab.
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At the end of the Target field, key in -wdoracle.
The Target field should now look something like this, depending on where you installed your product:
C:\Program Files\Bentley\<product_name>\<product_name> CONNECT Edition\<product_name>.exe -wdoracle
- Click Apply to save the changes and close the dialog.
- Start OpenBuildings Speedikon by double-clicking its icon.
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In the Key-in window, key in DB =<user_name>/<password>@<database_alias>.
Note: Starting OpenBuildings Speedikon with the -wdoracle switch automatically loads the configuration variables.The Oracle client files delivered with OpenBuildings Speedikon are for use with Oracle 9i, 10g, and 11g.Note: If you have multiple Oracle clients installed on your system, ensure that the correct Oracle client files are used to connect to Oracle by setting the configuration variable MS_ORACLE_HOME in the oracle.cfg file located in the ..\config\database\ folder in OpenBuildings Speedikon's program directory.