Re: verifiing 8.1.7.4.1 upgrade to 8.1.7.4.x

Mark Bole <makbo_at_pacbell.net> wrote in message news:<X_kgc.37966$gD3.1885_at_newssvr29.news.prodigy.com>...
> Ivette Dumois wrote:
> > I have upgraded our test 8.1.7.4.1 database to 8.1.7.4.13. I would
> > like to verify this fact.
> >
> > In the readme it does state that all the products will not display the
> > version number 8.1.7.4.13, because it's a cummulative patch.
> >
> > I would like to see at least one file with the version number greater
> > than 8.1.7.4.1
> >
> > querying the database, v$instance still yields 8.1.7.4.1
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > thanks
>
> You could also try V$VERSION... but I doubt you'll see that fifth level
> of revision shown.
>
> If you had a specific bug that was supposed to be fixed by the upgrade,
> test for that. Otherwise, your effort would be better spent on an Oracle
> 9i or Oracle 10g upgrade... since 8i is de-supported.

Not exactly, see metalink note 250629.1

jg

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