yes... ODBC is involved, I thought those (ODBC and JDBC) came bundled
with the patch? im green so please excuse my ignorance.
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 10:45:58 -0800, Jared Still <jkstill_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Some things to consider:
>
> Do the applicatoins care which version of the client they are on?
>
> Is ODBC used? If so, proceed with caution. Test the apps with the
> newer version. There are also newer versions of ODBC available
> on OTN for both 8i and 9i. Some apps are picky about ODBC versions.
>
> If you have a test box to work with, it's easy to test.
>
> Just install 9i, copy the 8i_home/network/admin/*.ora files to
> 9i_home/network/admin,
> use the ORACLE_HOME tool to set the current Oracle home.
>
> Change any app dependent registry entries that may point to the 8i home.
>
> Is java required? If so, you're on your own there.
>
> Test the app(s).
>
> HTH
>
> Jared
>
>
> On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 12:26:38 -0700, Bryan Wells <bunjibry_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> > i have 2 clients still running 8170 on w2k boxes and want to patch up
> > to coincide with the 9205 server instances. are there any documents
> > that could be reviewed for accomplishing this migration. doesnt seem
> > like it would be too difficult becuase they are clients, but thought i
> > would get some advice from the experts first.
> >
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> >
>
>
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> Jared Still
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>
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