Database Interface Enhancements

In MicroStation V8 2004 Edition there are enhancements to the database application interface.

Oracle 9i support

Support for Oracle 9i is included with the database installation option. It is no longer necessary to download the enhancement individually.

MicroStation dynamically determines whether to use the Oracle 8i client or the Oracle 9i client depending on the Oracle client present on the system and the system settings.

To connect to Oracle 8 you need to first extract the MicroStation client files from the provided Zip archive.

Database linkage verification utility

The 2004 Edition provides a utility (Settings > Database > Verify Linkages) that enables users of the interface to an external database to change and remove database linkages and verify them in the database. This utility can process multiple linkages or an entire DGN file. To manipulate the database linkages in a DGN file using this utility, MicroStation does not need to be connected to the external database.