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From: "Ivan Bajon" <iba@no_spam@post1.tele.dk>
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Subject: Re: ORA-00406: COMPATIBLE parameter needs to be 7.2.0.0.0 or greater
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 18:15:37 +0200
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You need to edit your init[SID].ora -file. Add the following line:

compatible = 7.2.2.0.0

Then shutdown the database and start it up.

Regards,
Ivan Bajon

patrick.bugner@cgtec.sema.de wrote in message
<371608EF.B3255F76@cgtec.sema.de>...
>Hi,
>
>we are running Oracle7 Server Release 7.2.2.3.0 on a Unix box.
>I want to decrease the datafile for a tablespace, using Oracle Storage
>Manager.
>When I try to do this, I get the message:
>
>ORA-00406: COMPATIBLE parameter needs to be 7.2.0.0.0 or greater
>
>Unfortunately I don't know how to set this parameter.
>Any idea?
>
>Regards
>Patrick
>