The purpose of the MicroStation database element is to allow the user to automatically connect to an ODBC or OLEDB database when opening a design file.  When you start MicroStation with the -WDODBC or -WDOLEDB command line options, MicroStation loads the appropriate database element from the design file.  The database element contains the ODBC data source name or the OLEDB .UDL filename.  From this information MicroStation…

Looking for a quick command line approach to accessing Microsoft SQL Server? 

With SQL Server 2005 there is a command line utility called OSQL.  This tool can be used to connect to a SQL Server database and perform various SQL commands at a command prompt.  The tool can be used to access SQL Server Express, Standard and Enterprise editions.

At the command prompt simply key in OSQL.exe followed by the login credentials…