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Re: Suggestions on "version dance" ?

From: Daniel A. Morgan <damorgan_at_exesolutions.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 12:35:49 +0000
Message-ID: <3C4573A5.F1B3207A@exesolutions.com>


In the init.ora you can set compatibility. So as long as someone is not working with a version newer than the one in which development took place ... it doesn't matter within the scope of version 7.x, 8.0, and 8i.

Daniel Morgan

Andreas Koch wrote:

> Hi,
>
> how do you do the "version dance"?
>
> That is, if you develop an oracle dependant app, for
> people that maintain their oracles themselfes, and
> often send you dumpfiles. So you need to
>
> a) use the lowest version any customer has, because
> otherwise your SQLs have a good chance of not
> working over there
>
> while at the same time
>
> b) use the highest version any customer has, because
> else you can't use his dump files.
>
> How do you handle these issues? Surely having both
> highest and lowest version and constantly
> cross-connecting to shove the dumps arround isn't
> the optimal solution...
>
> (p.s. am i the only one not overly happing that
> oracle is pumping out new versions even faster
> than MS?)
> --
> Andreas
> LINUX users tune their system for stability
> WIN users tune their system for fast booting
> What you prefer is just a matter of taste.
Received on Wed Jan 16 2002 - 06:35:49 CST

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