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Vince Laurent wrote:
>
> Where does runInstaller get its Oracle version information? We have
> one system where it shows Oracle 8.1.6 stuff installed AND 8.1.7
> installed though only 8.1.7 is there. I discovered this when I was
> working on a clone of that system and tried to patch it from 8.1.7.3
> to 8.1.7.4. The clone system only thinks it has version 8.1.6 stuff on
> it.
>
> Vince
There is an inventory directory where Oracle tracks what is installed. Normally called 'oraInventory' somewhere on your system
hth
connor
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