RE: Oracle 8i on Windows 2003

From: Marc Perkowitz <mperkowitz_at_comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 07:34:35 -0600
Message-ID: <000001c4e118$813c8bb0$6501a8c0@MTPSYS>

For what it's worth, I'm running a very old application under 7.3 on Win XP Pro. It's small and cost prohibitive to upgrade as long as it still runs. It was built using Pro*COBOL and PowerObjects.

Marc.

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From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Jared Still
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 3:25 PM
To: Niall Litchfield
Cc: stant_98_at_yahoo.com; Oracle-L Freelists Subject: Re: Oracle 8i on Windows 2003

On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 19:32:50 +0000, Niall Litchfield <niall.litchfield_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> I'd probably choose win2k, just because I know it works *and* there is
> a large similar installed base out there. My hunch is that win2k3
> would *work* but might be more unusual.

We're just trying to avoid installing a new server with Win2k,

> p.s. actually I'd probably test 9.2 and the 9i client, figuring I have
> more leverage over the app supplier than Oracle Corp, but that's just
> me.

Quite sure that will not work with this app. If it isn't a v7 client, it won't work. Custom app, developer gone, no current source.

Nice, eh?

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