An 817 client can connect to both 8 and 7.3 servers. The 817 oledb provider
*requires* the 817 client hence my suggestion, you will of course wish to
test the existing apps first.
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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
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"kenny" <kenny2k2_at_127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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>
> I cannot upgrade all the clients to 8i, because they still need access to
> older Oracle Servers (8.0.x and even older). Therefore, I NEED to keep the
> old ORA HOME installation.
> Any idea how to solve this problem ?
>
> "Niall Litchfield" <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk> wrote:
> >Any reason you can't upgrade all the Oracle clients to a supported
version?
> >--
> >Niall Litchfield
> >Oracle DBA
> >Audit Commission UK
> >*****************************************
> >Please include version and platform
> >and SQL where applicable
> >It makes life easier and increases the
> >likelihood of a good answer
> >
> >******************************************
> >"kenny" <kenny2k2_at_127.0.0.1> wrote in message
> >news:3e1e8f16_at_spamkiller.newsgroups.com...
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >> We have developed an Oracle Client that uses Oracle OLE DB Provider
> >8.1.7.3
> >> to communicate with an Oracle 8.1.7 Server. Now I wanted to install
this
> >> client on several PC's. On those PC's there is already an ORA 8.0.x
HOME
> >> directory and the Oracle installer does not allow to install 8i
components
> >> into an existing 8.0.x Oracle HOME directory. Al I need is the OLE DB
> >Provider,
> >> nothing else. Doeas anybody know a workaround to install the ORA OLE DB
> >Provider
> >> 8.1.7.3 into an existing ORA 8.0.x HOME directory ?
> >> Or where can I get an ORA OLE DB Provider 8.0.x ? Message form Oracle
> was,
> >> that this version is no longer supported.
> >>
> >> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >>
> >> Many thanks and best regards
> >> R. Keller
> >
> >
>
>
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