Connecting to oracle with autocad map 3d 2007

how to get an oracle connection up and running in Autocad Map 3d 2007 ain't as
simple as it should be. It's a little confusing, especially when it comes to the creating a
schema for the FDO objects...

here's a useful explanation of how to get it going from the support forums - connection dialog box for new data store not open

generally speaking, i reckon, if such product question's arise in the support forums.. update the built-in help for the product....

it's interesting approaching a product you haven't worked with before, as a an experienced developer and seeing the techonology from a fresh user perspective...

kinda like when i used to work as a production manager / lighting designer and you hit the first full runs and hopefully ( it's difficult when your doing both tho ) at that point your able to disconnect yourself from the months or years of pre-production experience and place yourself into the mode where your a member of the great unwashed seeing the show for the first time.

what i try to do is to correlate my background knowledge of which direction you need to be taken as an audience member with what you actually experience...

it's a hard thing to do, but when you can do it, it can have amazing results :-)