Oracle ODBC Drivers

Hello,

I'm willing to know if it is possible to Install the drivers ODBC Oracle for Oracle 8.0.x to connect to an Oracle 7.3.3. And if we can install this driver AND the driver ODBC Oracle for Oracle 7.3.3 (2.0.3.0.1) on the same client with NO interactions
or problems for the software using them.

I'll explain :
- We have some programs which works fine with the OLD driver but we don't
know
how they will work with a new driver and evaluating it, is not a possibility because of the wide implantation of them and the cost of these tests.
- I'm developping under Access 97 and have some problems with this OLD one.
I know there's a new driver ODBC for Oracle 7.3.4 (2.5.3.1.3). But i've looked at them and seen that it's the same files. So it's maybe not a good idea to install them because, maybe, we will have some problems with the working applications.
- I've seen that the files of the drivers for Oracle 8 are not the same that
the files for the drivers for Oracle 7, so i'm asking to question : 1- can we use Oracle 8 ODBC drivers to connect to a Oracle 7.3.3 Database 2- Is there any possible problem installing the TWO drivers one the same computer (odbc32 version, dll conflict, etc, etc)

Thanks for helping.

Jerome Tytgat
Network Technician - Sea Informatique
jerome.tytgat_at_sea-informatique.fr Received on Fri Oct 01 1999 - 04:03:15 CDT