Re: 9i Client on VIsta

From: Frank van Bortel <frank.van.bortel_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:20:01 +0200
Message-ID: <f6jg92$q45$1@news2.zwoll1.ov.home.nl>

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Nicolas Bronke wrote:

>> Don't install Vista, but stay with NT 4 or Win2000 - the very same,
>> that were hot when 8i was hot.
>>
>> Why is everybody always keen to update the OS, when updating Oracle
>> is such a problem? Especially when the OS is Redmond sourced.

>
> Aslong an application is client server, you will have this problem. The
> life cycle of a server-OS is much longer as a client OS. Especially if
> you have a stable application with many clients and with oracle as a
> stable database server the database release will not be replaced by the
> customers even oracle stops the support.
> But on client side, if you by a modern hardware, you meanwhile do not
> get NT or Win2K or XP.
> I do not say Oracle is guilty or MS, we as software developer has look
> for solutions.
> Coming back to the problem, If you have to support different oracle
> releases (8i is meanwhile getting replaced) you have to compile packages
> for each releases. And as I understand you, there is no way other than
> having a machine for every OS (I have it but I do not like to go to
> three machines for only compiling the source code).
>
> Kind regads
> Nicolas

No, you don't. You seem to agree with me, that server OSes last longer. I conclude that your 8i runs on something it was certified for, or at least supported - say MicroSoft Windows 2000.

If so - you also have a client! Just open a terminal session and use SQL*Plus. No problem, no need for a MicroSoft Vista compatible 8i client.

BTW - the 10G Rel1 client still connects to 8i. 10GR2 probably will, too. And that's about to be certified. Compiling happens in the database - the client is only the portal through which you give the command to start compiling - there's no dependency.

• -- Regards, Frank van Bortel

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