On Sun, 16 Jan 2000 02:16:20 +0100, "dimm" <m.cuba_at_tiscalinet.it>
wrote:
>I have to do the downgrade from ORACLE 8.1.5 to ORACLE 8.0.5.
>
> Now I want keep my database. If I installation the previous version of
>oracle and overwriting
> that present, lost I will my Db? And then, I have to change my
>ORACLE_HOME?
> Which are the things much more important that I must be careful?
>
Safest thing to do is a full export and then import back into the 8.0
RDBMS. I imagine that the export file format is still compatible
enough between 8.0 and 8.1 for this to work. I wouldn't try reusing
the same data files unless you were prepared to do it the other way if
it fails...
Received on Sun Jan 16 2000 - 16:25:40 CST
