Re: connections differences between 8i and 9i

I'm able to connect using SQL plus as follows: SQL*Plus: Release 8.1.6.0.0 - Production on Thu Aug 19 11:50:57 2004

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Connected to:
Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production With the Partitioning, OLAP and Oracle Data Mining options JServer Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production

SQL> <sybrandb_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message news:a1d154f4.0408182355.5d017043_at_posting.google.com...
> "Chris Greaney" <cgreaney_at_csc.com> wrote in message
news:<BgIUc.25187$Z14.7875_at_news.indigo.ie>...
> > Hello all, I have a old application that works with Oracle 8i but when
I
> > use the same application on Oracle 9i I get an error when I try to
connect -
> > [Error while trying to retrieve text for error ORA-03113]. This
> > application is on a HP Unix box and is connecting to Windows NT Oracle
> > database.
> >
> > There is no difference in the way the application attempts to connect.
Its
> > only when I point this app to Oracle 9i does this become an error.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Chris Greaney
>
> You'll need to find out what version of sqlnet/net8/net you are using.
> Likely you don't use 8i drivers. Sqlnet 2.3 against 9i databases
> doesn't work and is not supported. I'm not sure about 8.0
>
> Hth
>
> Sybrand Bakker
> Senior Oracle DBA
Received on Thu Aug 19 2004 - 13:38:22 CEST