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: > > 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 >