Dennis, One of our guys did this, he was fortunate enough to have an existing 9i database he could use. I believe they're still doing it, but he's not in today. Larry ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dennis Williams Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 11:43 AM To: Michael.Kline@xxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: FW: Connecting...ORA-03134: Connections to this server version are no longer supported. Michael, I'm dimly recalling that somebody on this list a looong time ago described a solution they implemented. As I recall, it involved creating a 9i database and then creating database links so your 8i doesn't directly contact 10g, but does it through the 9i intermediary. Dennis *************************************************************************** The information contained in this communication is confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient named above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please resend this communication to the sender and delete the original message or any copy of it from your computer system. Thank You. ****************************************************************************