You should be able to create database links between 8.1.7 and 10g (and vice versa). If you haven't applied the 10.1.0.3 patchset, you are limited to creating database links to 8.1.7.4 databases and above (and vice versa). All this is in the client/server interoperability support document in the certification & availability matrix on Metalink. Justin Cave Distributed Database Consulting, Inc. http://www.ddbcinc.com/askDDBC -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of stuartclowes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 4:45 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: db links between 8i and 10g I seem to remember seeing a note stating that you can't do database links from 10g to 8i (or vice versa). I can't find that information now. Can anybody help? Stuart ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------