Re: Can't Install Designer6i

The worst thing about this mess is that it has been going on for at least a year and Oracle just doesn't care.

"TurkBear" <johng_at_mm.com> wrote in message news:39b51980.343340687_at_news.news-ituk.to...
>
> Designer 6i uses the 8.0.x.x. DLLs and libs, so it needs an 8.0.x.x
 compatible
> home - also it is not multi-home compliant, so it must be installed before
 any
> 8.1.x.x stuff...
>
> The readme and release notes explain this in some detail.
>
> Note: to install the EXP and IMP components the installer will ask for an
> 8.1.x.x compatible home and will create one is one is not there ( and
 given that
> if one is there, the installer will not work, this seems to be what will
 happen)
>
> Its a mixed version install and sucks, big time....
>
>
>
> Ian Brandt <ibrandt_at_rcn.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >I am trying to install Designer6i on my Win2K laptop. I originally had
> >Oracle 8.1.5 Personal Edition installed. It said I needed 8.1.6, so I
> >upgraded. Now when I install and enter the oracle home for 8.1.6PE it
> >complains that this home is already being used for 8.1.6 production.
> >When I enter a new custom home it says that the repository api does not
> >support multiple homes and I have to retry the installation selecting my
> >8.1.6PE home. What gives?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Ian
>
>
>
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Received on Wed Sep 06 2000 - 23:54:01 CEST