Re: Oracle ODBC Drivers

I've just installed the latest Oracle 7 drivers (v2.5). I had v2.0 installed before.
Rather than replace the old drivers it installs new drivers alongside... so the
old ones will still work... This was on NT.

Darran

Jerome Tytgat <sea_at_gaz-de-strasbourg.fr> wrote in message news:7t1t9r$cm4$1_at_jaydee.iway.fr...
> Hello,
>
> I'm willing to know if it is possible to Install the drivers ODBC Oracle
for
> Oracle 8.0.x to connect to an Oracle 7.3.3. And if we can install this
> driver AND the driver ODBC Oracle for Oracle 7.3.3 (2.0.3.0.1) on the same
> client with NO interactions
> or problems for the software using them.
>
> I'll explain :
> - We have some programs which works fine with the OLD driver but we don't
> know
> how they will work with a new driver and evaluating it, is not a
possibility
> because of the wide implantation of them and the cost of these tests.
> - I'm developping under Access 97 and have some problems with this OLD
one.
> I know there's a new driver ODBC for Oracle 7.3.4 (2.5.3.1.3). But i've
> looked at them and seen that it's the same files. So it's maybe not a good
> idea to install them because, maybe, we will have some problems with the
> working applications.
> - I've seen that the files of the drivers for Oracle 8 are not the same
that
> the files for the drivers for Oracle 7, so i'm asking to question :
> 1- can we use Oracle 8 ODBC drivers to connect to a Oracle 7.3.3 Database
> 2- Is there any possible problem installing the TWO drivers one the same
> computer (odbc32 version, dll conflict, etc, etc)
>
> Thanks for helping.
>
> Jerome Tytgat
> Network Technician - Sea Informatique
> jerome.tytgat_at_sea-informatique.fr
>
>
Received on Mon Oct 04 1999 - 17:43:07 CEST