Re: 8.0.5 client to 9.2 database?

From: Glen A Stromquist <glen_stromquist_at_no.spam.yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 16:17:11 GMT
Message-ID: <b4ylb.30272$i92.28099@clgrps13>

Peter Sylvester wrote:

> I'm trying to connect a 8.0.5 Windows client (under W2K, running older
> forms app on client) to a 9.2.0.3 database server on Solaris.
>
> Is this possible? I could not get it to work - got various TNS related
> errors depending on what was in tnsnames.ora.
>
> I was able to get the 8.0.5 client to connect to an 8.1.7 database on
> the same Solaris server. I used the net80 Assistant, as I know there is
> some sensitivity to formatting in the earlier 8.X releases.
>
> thanks,
> --Peter
>

Why not install the 9 client on the windows machines?

I have up to 400 windows machines connecting to various oracle versions, until recently everything from 7.2 on AIX to 8.1.7 on Windows and Solaris, and always use the latest client available, no problems so far...

hth Received on Wed Oct 22 2003 - 11:17:11 CDT