If you are using a local client 10g then you will always be running 10g SQL*Plus. You can still use that to connect to your 9i instance (I'm not clear on whether you are also having problems connecting to the 9i instance or it's just the SQL*Plus version you are worried about?) If you feel you really want to use 9i client then you will need to do a separate 9i installation on your local workstation as well but what is your reason for wanting to do so? Jay Miller -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 9:43 AM To: paulastankus@xxxxxxxxx; oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: multiple Oracle Homes with one Listener 10g and 9i on solaris I did an Oracle Client install with the admin option from my desktop. I am connecting from my windows 2000 desktop to a sun server. I am running Oracle client 10g from my desktop to connect. SQL*Plus: Release 10.1.0.2.0 - Production on Wed Apr 5 08:16:43 2006 <= this banner is from my client correct? Copyright (c) 1982, 2004, Oracle. All rights reserved. SQL> connect system/user@10gdatabase Connected. Connected to: Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0 - 64bit Production With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options SQL> select * from v$version; BANNER ---------------------------------------------------------------- Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.1.0 - 64bi PL/SQL Release 10.2.0.1.0 - Production CORE 10.2.0.1.0 Production TNS for Solaris: Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production NLSRTL Version 10.2.0.1.0 - Production SQL> connect system/user@9idatabase Connected. SQL> select * from v$version; BANNER ---------------------------------------------------------------- Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.6.0 - 64bit Production PL/SQL Release 9.2.0.6.0 - Production CORE 9.2.0.6.0 Production TNS for Solaris: Version 9.2.0.6.0 - Production NLSRTL Version 9.2.0.6.0 - Production thanks. >You configure the listener to use the correct ORACLE_HOME on the >server-side (the database and network binaries), what version of the client >you are running is handled through your path. You need to ensure that you >are using oraenv and setting your ORACLE_HOME correctly before using the >client tools. When you "echo $ORACLE_HOME" each time what do you get? > > That would be the first place to start. :) > >Joe Smith <joe_dba@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have a solaris 8 server with 2 oracle homes. One is 9.2.0.6.0 and the >other 10.2.0.1.0. >When I go to my client (from my desk) and login with SQL*Plus I can't get >it >to use the "SQL*Plus Release 9i..." from the 9i instance. > >It wants to use the 10g version of sqlplus! How do I configure my >listener.ora to use the 9i sqlplus >with the 9i instance and the 10g sqlplus with the 10g instance? > >Below is the Listener.ora definition: > >[oracle@host] /apps/oracle/tns$ more listener.ora ># listener.ora Network Configuration File: /apps/oracle/tns/listener.ora ># Generated by Oracle configuration tools. > >LISTENER = >(DESCRIPTION_LIST = >(DESCRIPTION = >(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = host)(PORT = port)) >(ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = IPC)(KEY = EXTPROC0)) >) >) > >SID_LIST_LISTENER = >(SID_LIST = >(SID_DESC = >(SID_NAME = PLSExtProc) >(ORACLE_HOME = /apps/oracle/product/10.2.0) >(PROGRAM = extproc) >) >(SID_DESC = >(ORACLE_HOME=/apps/oracle9i/product/9.2.0) >(SID_NAME=orcl9i) >) >) > > >Here is an example of me logging in from my client with sqlplus: > > >SQL*Plus: Release 10.1.0.2.0 - Production on Tue Apr 4 15:48:57 2006 > >Copyright (c) 1982, 2004, Oracle. All rights reserved. > >Connected to: >Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.6.0 - 64bit Production >With the Partitioning, OLAP and Oracle Data Mining options >JServer Release 9.2.0.6.0 - Production > >SQL> select * from v$version; > >BANNER >---------------------------------------------------------------- >Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.6.0 - 64bit Production >PL/SQL Release 9.2.0.6.0 - Production >CORE 9.2.0.6.0 Production >TNS for Solaris: Version 9.2.0.6.0 - Production >NLSRTL Version 9.2.0.6.0 - Production > > > >Any help is appreciated! > >_________________________________________________________________ >Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! >http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ > >-- >//www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > > > >--------------------------------- >Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. 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