Re: Oracle 10g client / Oracle 8i database

  • From: "Dennis Williams" <oracledba.williams@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "Johnson, William L (TEIS)" <WLJohnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:34:55 -0600

Thanks everyone for your replies. I passed your replies along and the
developers feel they have a better understanding of the situation. Now, as
soon as I get everything upgraded to Oracle 10g, my life should be easier --
right?

On 2/25/08, Johnson, William L (TEIS) <WLJohnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>  I thought you could only reach an Oracle 8.1.7.4 database with an Oracle
> 10g client?  I know that we receive the following when trying to connect to
> an Oracle 8.1.6.3 database…
>
>
>
> ERROR:
>
> ORA-03134: Connections to this server version are no longer supported.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>  ------------------------------
>
> *From:* oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Jared Still
> *Sent:* Monday, February 25, 2008 6:55 PM
> *To:* ineyman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Cc:* oracledba.williams@xxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* Re: Oracle 10g client / Oracle 8i database
>
>
>
> 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:
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> 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
>

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