10g will connect to 8i. 10g will not connect to 7.x however. On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 11:54 AM, Igor Neyman <ineyman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > If I remember correctly, 10g client will not connect to 8i database. > OTOH, 9i client will. > > Igor > > ------------------------------ > *From:* oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto: > oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Dennis Williams > *Sent:* Monday, February 25, 2008 2:48 PM > *To:* oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > *Subject:* Oracle 10g client / Oracle 8i database > > List, > > Some developers are starting a development project. Initially their > database will be Oracle 8i. Later we will upgrade the database to Oracle > 10g. The developers are asking if they can start with their client PCs at > Oracle 10g. Does anybody have any experiences with 10g client / 8i database? > I would check on Metalink, but I think all the 8i information has been > removed. > > Thanks, > Dennis Williams > -- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist