Re: Oracle 8 Client compatible with Oracle 9 ?

So... if i have sqlplus (oracle client 8.1.5) in a red hat linux machine, i should be able to connect to
the oracle 9 Server that is in a windows 2000 Advanced server ?

Is this correct ?

It is strange because my Sqlplus (8.1.5) gives me a timeout to the 9i while connects perfectly to a oracle 8.1.5 server...

Thanks in advance

best regards,

Nuno

"Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message news:536sgu0a1ffodq7idg6bg4t7rl67ukv1fo_at_4ax.com...
> On Mon, 17 Jun 2002 15:57:20 GMT, Daniel Morgan
> <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote:
>
> >"Nuno Gonçalves" wrote:
> >
> >> Hello all !
> >> Does anyone knows if oracle 8 client is compatible with oracle 9 server
?
> >> I have linux red hat 6.2 with oracle client 8 and sqlplus seems not to
> >> connect
> >> to the oracle 9 server !
> >>
> >> It connects to a oracle 8 server !
> >>
> >> thanks in advance...
> >
> >Why?
> >
> >Why take a chance on something being forward compatible?
> >
> >Why not just install the Oracle 9 client which IS backward compatible?
> >
> >If you have 9i you have the client so it is not like it is going to cost
you
> >money.
> >
> >Daniel Morgan
>
>
> Sorry to contradict you, but this response is wrong.
> Downwards compatible means that a *lower version client* can connect
> to a *higher version database*.
>
> So, actually the scenario above should work without problem.
>
> Regards
>
>
> Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA
>
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Received on Mon Jun 17 2002 - 12:35:20 CDT