Re: Connecting to 8.1.7 Database from Developer Suite 10.1.2.0.2, also have 10g Client R2 installed.

seancwatson_at_googlemail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Can anyone help,
>
> I install the 10g Client R2 ( 10.2.0.1.0 ), this lets me logon to
> our 8.1.7.0.0 Oracle Database server without any issues, from TOAD,
> SQLWorksheet SQLPLUS etc,
>
> I then downloaded and in stall the ORACLE Developer Suite 10.1.2.0.2,
> but can't get any of the development software forms/reports etc to
> connect to the 8.1.7.0.0
> database, all the other stuff above still works as it uses the 10.2
> Client path.
>
> Is there anyway to make the Developer Suite use the 10.2 client path
> for it's connectivity/middleware stuff, or do I need to do something
> else to the developer suite ??
>
> Regards,
> Sean.

Sure. You need to DUMP 8.1.7 which has been desupported long since. Why do you use newer development tools you can't even use fully because of a desupported database?

Also connecting from 10g to 8i is not supported, so you are on your own anyway.

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Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA