Re: client/server connectivity between Oracle versions

From: Sybrand Bakker <gooiditweg_at_sybrandb.nospam.demon.nl>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 20:11:57 +0100
Message-ID: <01d2rvsvotg97ac9s6hnkm6kufi26iqbt6@4ax.com>

On 11 Nov 2003 15:54:08 GMT, Christoph Kukulies <kuku_at_accms33.physik.rwth-aachen.de> wrote:

>Are there any restrictions or rules which server versions can work with what
>client versions of Oracle?
>
>Can a 8.0.5 client connect to a 9i server?
>Can a 9.2 client connect to a 8.0.5 server?

1 Oracle downwards compatible, lower version clients can connect to higher version servers
2 Might work, but also might not.

The other poster misinterprets the term 'downwards compatible' 9.x to 7.3.4 doesn't work.

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Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA

Received on Tue Nov 11 2003 - 13:11:57 CST