Re: oratcl version guidance

From: Ray Stell <stellr_at_stell.cns.vt.edu>
Date: 23 Aug 2000 19:11:01 GMT
Message-ID: <8o17k5$pgh$1@solaris.cc.vt.edu>

Ray Stell (stellr_at_stell.cns.vt.edu) wrote:

: Is it possible to install an oratcl that can access
: both oracle 7.3.4 and 8.1.6?  What version will
: do this?  Any pointers?  README in the oratcl3.0.1 says:
 
: There are some notes about working with Oracle 8.  See the file
:         'oracle8.mods'
 
: but this file is not in the distribution.  I get the feeling

: that it only works one way or the other since there are : compile flags like --with-oracle-version=<x>

Todd M. Helfter, http://fistandantilus.cc.purdue.edu/webpub/oratcl.htm sent two comments that you might be interested in. He said:

> If the same client is going to access both 7.3.4 and 8.1.6, I suggest
> that you use version 2.7 (If you are using Tcl 8.1 or newer) or version
> 2.6 if you are using Tcl 8.0 and older.

which I translate into:

Oracle          Oracle
server          client     tcl        oratcl
version         version    version    version
==============  =======    ========   =======
8.1.6 or 7.3.4  8.1.6      >= 8.1     2.7
8.1.6 or 7.3.4  8.1.6      <= 8.0     2.6

He also said:

> 3.0.1 will not work with versions of Oracle less than 8.0
> and doesn't work well until version 8.1.4
Received on Wed Aug 23 2000 - 14:11:01 CDT