Re: Some Oracle8 Questions

From: Thomas Kyte <tkyte_at_us.oracle.com>
Date: 1997/10/02
Message-ID: <3434d1fc.12102031@newshost>#1/1

On 2 Oct 1997 13:28:16 GMT, "Greg Westendorf" <westendorf_at_nospamcp-consulting.com> wrote:

>Hi,
>I'm looking into Oracle8 compatibility with our current Oracle 7.3 for NT
>database. I have a few questions that I'm hoping someone can answer. I
>read about LOBs (Large Binary Objects) and wondered if Oracle8 still
>supports the Long Raw datatype. We have several tables using Long Raw and

Yes they are still supported, no datatypes have been removed. LONGS and LONG RAWS are still supported in the same manner as before.

>a change in that data type translates to a change in the VB code.
>Also, is there any problem with Net8 connectivity? Is it compatible with
>16-bit VB/Access programs?
>In general are there any pitfalls or horror stories I should know about?
>

Net8 is backwards compatible with sqlnet2. The Net8 listener will accept sql*net 2 client connections.

>TIA
>greg

Thomas Kyte
tkyte_at_us.oracle.com
Oracle Government
Bethesda MD

http://govt.us.oracle.com/ -- downloadable utilities

---

Opinions are mine and do not necessarily reflect those of Oracle Corporation Received on Thu Oct 02 1997 - 00:00:00 CDT