Re: Downgrade Oracle 8i: 8.1.6.0.0 to 8.0.5

This makes no sense. 8.0.5 is not supported. But customers are customers. Once again ... it depends on what database functionality you have used. But I would make absolutely sure that your customer signs a waiver written by your legal department absolving your company of any responsibility for supporting them if the database crashes like a cheap plane.

Daniel A. Morgan

Jens Wollenweber wrote:

> An important customer uses Oracle 8.0.5 only. He does not want to make an
> update to 8.1.6 or 8.1.7.
>
> Jens
>
> "Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:djardts64atcp70qajuafu02hku1e6g5cg_at_4ax.com...
> > On Wed, 18 Apr 2001 16:06:26 +0200, "Jens Wollenweber"
> > <wollenweber_at_tms.de> wrote:
> >
> > >Hi,
> > >
> > >I have a DB-Instance running on Oracle 8.1.6.0.0. (Win NT 4.0)
> > >
> > >Is it possible to make this Instance run under Oracle 8.0.5?
> > >
> > >
> > >Thanks for your help!
> > >
> > >Jens
> > >
> > Question : why do you want to downgrade from a supported version to a
> > desupported version, with so much less functionality?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA
Received on Thu Apr 19 2001 - 00:57:18 CDT