Re: Oracle 9i client 10g database

"Howard J. Rogers" <hjr_at_dizwell.com> wrote in message news:opr6b3p3x53d8uqx_at_news.optusnet.com.au...
> > I noticed that you're using a 9.2 client and I'm using a 9.0.1 (not sure
> > if
> > that will matter).
>
> It really shouldn't, but 9i Release 1 was such an awful piece of software,
> I refuse to install it here to find out!

You don't have to because I already have it. 9.0.1.0 client (Yes I know but I have my reasons) will talk to a 10g database, at least on windowsXP.

<quoting jay>
> > I'm going to install the 10g client tomorrow

This may or may not be a good idea, I have seen reports that the earliest database that this client will talk to is 8.1.7.4 (yes including the patchset). Certainly unless this is a test environment this seems rather hit and hope, I'd much rather trying tracing the client and the listener and see what the traces say.

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Niall Litchfield
Oracle DBA
Audit Commission UK
http://www.niall.litchfield.dial.pipex.com
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