Re: ODBC drivers supported against what versions of Oracle server

From: Justin Cave <jocave_at_yahoo.com>
Date: 4 Aug 2002 18:16:02 -0700
Message-ID: <233b7a65.0208041716.48a364b5@posting.google.com>

amber.racy_at_honeywell.com (Amber) wrote in message news:<24e19.68495$Ag2.3271715_at_news2.calgary.shaw.ca>...
> I've got a couple of questions and am hoping that someone out there
> can answer them for me.
>
> 1. Does Oracle support an Oracle 8.1.7 ODBC driver going against an Oracle 7
> server?

Assuming that the Oracle 7 database is 7.3.4, (the latest patchset), yes, any Oracle 8.1.7 ODBC driver is certified against a 7.3.4 database.

> 2. Does Oracle support an Oracle 9i ODBC driver going against an Oracle 8.1.7
> Server?

Yes, any Oracle 9 ODBC driver is certified against an Oracle 8.1.7 server.

> 3 Does Oracle support an Oracle 9i ODBC driver going against an Oracle 7
> server?

I believe that this is supposed to work, but there have been some people who have reported issues in this configuration. Oracle's policy has been that client tools should be able to connect to a database two major releases removed from the version of the client. Since Oracle 7 was desupported prior to 9i being released, however, some of this testing may have fallen through the cracks. This may be addressed in a future release/ patch for the Oracle client.

Justin Received on Sun Aug 04 2002 - 20:16:02 CDT