Setting the Default Connect String

If you want to avoid putting the connect string every time on your local client you can do the following
-- in unix
export TWO_TASK=HOMEDEV
-- in windows: set LOCAL key to mydb value in the registry or:
SET LOCAL=HOMEDEV  -- your db connect string

C:\Documents and Settings\inam>set LOCAL=HOMEDEV

C:\Documents and Settings\inam>sqlplus scott/tiger

SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production on Sat Dec 25 09:26:19 2010

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Connected to:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options

SQL@ HOMEDEV> exit
Disconnected from Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Pr
oduction
With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options