Re: Designer 2000 vs Designer 6i

Rhasta wrote:
>
> On Fri, 05 Oct 2001 18:11:10 +0100, Connor McDonald
> <connor_mcdonald_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >Rhasta wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> First, forgive my bad english!
> >>
> >> I am following a db course at school and we can, if we want to, work
> >> at home and connect remotely to the school database.
> >>
> >> I installed Oracle clients 8.1.7 and setup a local name for the school
> >> db. This part is ok, the test succeeds. Also, they want us to use
> >> TOAD, I don't know exactly why for now, as I'm still low on the
> >> learning curve. But I can create tables and work with them.
> >>
> >> There is one document our teacher gave us which is titled Intro to
> >> designer. This introduction uses Designer 2000. I downloaded Designer
> >> 6i from Oracle web page and installed it.
> >>
> >> The problem is when I try to connect I get this error message: You are
> >> attempting to connect to a previous release of the repository. And the
> >> action I should take is: Choose a different repository user to connect
> >> to.
> >>
> >> My questions are: How do I do that? Is it possible to use Designer 6i
> >> if what is at school is Designer 2000?
> >>
> >> I looked at oracle web site to download Designer 2000 but cannot find
> >> it anywhere.
> >>
> >> I could ask my teacher but he won't be available until tuesday and I'd
> >> like to do that introduction.
> >>
> >> Many thanks in advance.
> >> Justin
> >
> >Unfortunately you need to have the same version of the repository as the
> >client software.
> >
> >hth
> >connor
>
> Thanks for replying that fast.
>
> I don't yet know what the repository is. How can I know the school
> version, and how can I match mine against it?
>
> Also, is there a place where Designer 2000 can still be downloaded ? I
> think that would solve the problem. Or maybe it's within the client
> (win817clients.zip) that I would get an older repository?
>
> I know I sound like a real neophyte, and that's what I am!
>
> Again, many thanks for any info.
> Justin

You need the CD they used at school

hth
connor

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