Re: Oracle 8i and 9i on same Windows server?

Hi Dennis,

I've had both installed on Windows servers without any problem.

Something to consider:

What is the application using that client, and how does it find the Oracle client?

Most apps seem to allow for configuring which Oracle installation is in use. Usually a config file or environment variable that points to the correct ORACLE_HOME. If the app relies on the PATH variable to find Oracle, that can be a problem

with multiple Oracle homes on Windows.

One way around that is to have a separate user to run the app, so that it can have its own environment. SAP works that way.

YMMV Jared Still
Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist

On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 9:38 AM, Dennis Williams < oracledba.williams_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> List,
>
> We are upgrading a database server to Oracle 10g (10.2.0.4) over the
> holiday. It was just discovered that one Windows report server is using an
> Oracle 8i client (Windows 2000 I think). Has anyone had any problems with
> this configuration? As a contingency, we are considering installing the 9i
> client, but want to keep the 8i client available as a contingency. Does
> anyone recall any problems installing the 9i client without disturbing the
> existing 8i client?
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis Williams
>

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