Re: Client 8i and database 9i

On 4/19/05, jame tong <jametong_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> why do you install a oracle8i client here. The Oracle9i client can
> also access the data in the Oracle8i database.
>=20
>=20

Quite often application software will only work with a particular version of the client (often to the third digit). Therefore Whilst you can store the data in a 9i database you might have to use the 8i or even 7 version of the client as that is all the application will work with.

Stephen

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It's better to ask a silly question than to make a silly assumption.

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