Can I work with Oracle 8i Client and a 10g Server ???

usuarioincorrecto · Post by **usuarioincorrecto** » Tue 01 Apr 2008 15:24

Hi;

I have a question to ask you.
Please, forgive my poor English grammar, but I'm Spanish.

We are working with the last ODAC version and Delphi 6. My question is easy (I think) to respond.
Which problems could occur if we use Oracle 8i client in all the PC's, but the server is 10g?
Is there any known problem with last ODAC version working like this, with Oracle 8i client and 10g server?

Thank you.

Plash · Post by **Plash** » Wed 02 Apr 2008 07:28

There are no known problems, but there are some limitations when using the 8i client:

- Data types introduced in Oracle 9 or later are not supported (for example, TIMESTAMP).
- You cannot use Direct Path Loading with TOraLoader component if client version differs from server version.
And there can be other limitations.