My experience with DB2 prior to V8 was that is was downward compatible, as
long as the load libraries used to establish the thread were at the highest
level you were wanting to connect to. Can't use Vn libraries to connect to
a Vn+1 DB2, but can use Vn+1 to create a thread on a Vn DB2. V8 has some
humongous changes in it, so the output of the pre-compiler for the two may
be different. You can take a look at what the pre-compiler generates, in
both V7 and V8. If any differences, the answer is probably no......probably
won't bind successfully. If the bind executes ok, then it oughta' run.
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From: "Charles Mills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 2:39 PM
Subject: DB2 pre-compile V7 bind and run V8?
Yeah, I know there's a DB2 list.
Does anyone know if it is legal and possible to pre-compile (separate or
integrated co-processor) a COBOL program under DB2 V7, and then bind and
run
it under DB2 V8? (This is intended as a technology question, not a
licensing
question. By "legal" I mean do the technical specs allow it; I'm assuming
proper IBM product licenses are in place.)
Thanks,
Charles Mills
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