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Re: Accessing an 8.0.6 DB with 9.2 Client

From: fuxs <me_at_privacy.net>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 18:19:38 +0100
Message-ID: <opryfme0ntldvfnp@news.individual.de>


On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 08:56:21 -0800, Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote:

> fuxs wrote:
>
>> Am I to expect any compatibilty - issues when accessing (read execute
>> SP, INSERT, UPDATE, SELECT) an 8.0.6 DB with 9.2 Client? ORACLE says
>> AFAIK no, but in practice?
>> Any information is appreciated!
>>
> I would expect none. But then I'd also recognize that 8.0.6 hasn't been
> supported in many
> years and that lots of things could potentially go wrong.
>
> Why not upgrade to 9.2 and just change the compatible parameter?
>

This is not in my hands, I am afraid... The 8.0.6 is needed for a certain app, which won't be upgraded to 9i soon. The 9i client is needed for another (new) app, which uses a 9.2 - DB. Unluckily both apps need to run on the same machines.

-- 
fuxs
Received on Mon Nov 10 2003 - 11:19:38 CST

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