Hello all,
Is there a such a thing as a compatibility matrix for DBD,DBI, perl, OS
(solaris) and Oracle? If so, where could I find the doc?
When upgrading DBD and DBI, I'm wondering if I should check the
compatibility with Oracle version and so on.
Thanks,
Kim
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Well of the top of my head no. But here is my 2cents
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DBI and DBD::Oracle 1.19 should be compatiable with any version of Oracle g=
oing right back to 7. It is more a matter of which Oracle Client you compli=
le DBD::Oracle against. Basically any new client should be able to connect =
to an older database.
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There are of course problems with different patch sets and bugs etc in Orac=
le as well you will have to take into consideration that you might have to =
use 32bit binaries on a 64bit machine.
> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 15:48:48 -0600> From: k-laab@umn.edu> To: dbi-users=
@perl.org> Subject: compatibility matrix> > Hello all,> Is there a such a t=
hing as a compatibility matrix for DBD,DBI, perl, OS > (solaris) and Oracle=
? If so, where could I find the doc?> > When upgrading DBD and DBI, I'm won=
dering if I should check the > compatibility with Oracle version and so on.=
> > Thanks,> Kim
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On Dec 5, 2007 8:02 PM, John Scoles
>
> DBI and DBD::Oracle 1.19 should be compatiable with any version of Oracle
> going right back to 7. It is more a matter of which Oracle Client you
> complile DBD::Oracle against. Basically any new client should be able to
> connect to an older database.
>
Within limits.
A 10g client for instance cannot connect to a database with a version <
8.1.7.4,
or an ORA-3134 will be encountered.
Older clients can often connect to the latest server, but it may not be
supported.
eg. if it doesn't work right, too bad.
Connections between Oracle 7 and 9.2 are not supported. A 9.2 client cannot
connect to a 7.3 database, though a 7.3 client can connect to a 9.2database.
We have an app that does this, simply because there is no way around it,
unsupported or not.
See MetaLink note 207303.1
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Jared Still
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Thanks Jared for the info. Kim
Jared Still wrote:
> On Dec 5, 2007 8:02 PM, John Scoles
>
>
>> DBI and DBD::Oracle 1.19 should be compatiable with any version of Oracle
>> going right back to 7. It is more a matter of which Oracle Client you
>> complile DBD::Oracle against. Basically any new client should be able to
>> connect to an older database.
>>
>>
>
> Within limits.
>
> A 10g client for instance cannot connect to a database with a version <
> 8.1.7.4,
> or an ORA-3134 will be encountered.
>
> Older clients can often connect to the latest server, but it may not be
> supported.
> eg. if it doesn't work right, too bad.
>
> Connections between Oracle 7 and 9.2 are not supported. A 9.2 client cannot
> connect to a 7.3 database, though a 7.3 client can connect to a 9.2database.
>
> We have an app that does this, simply because there is no way around it,
> unsupported or not.
>
> See MetaLink note 207303.1
>
>
>