-Original Message-
From: Anders Bengtsson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, 9 December 2003 23:24
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: Oracle Client (9.2.0.4)
Hi,
I find the information concerning upgrading to Oracle 9.2.0.4
on the server
and upgrading to ODP.NET 9.2.0.4.01 on the client a little
confusing. Se
readme for patchset nr 3262475
The upgrade on the server to 9.2.0.4 is ok and the upgrade
on the client is
no problem. But should you install the ODP.NET also on the
server or is this
only a client install?
It's a client side driver ... so unless your Oracle server is also running client code
requiring ODP.Net, don't install it on the server. If you do need to install it on
the server, patch the server to 9.2.0.4 first! If you don't, you'll have copious DLL
version mismatches (with missing and invalid entry points), and nothing will start (no
instances, nothing (except maybe a listener :-)). Culprits include orageneric.dll,
etc. (can you tell I made this mistake myself?). Reinstalling 9.2.0.1 is the only
option if you make this mistake (the databases themselves are fine - just a wasted
afternoon watching the Oracle installer).
The 9.2.0.4 patch for the server is quite painless ... just takes a while to run
catupgrade.sql (or whatever it was called).
Furthermore, Does Oracle Client (9.2.0.4) exists? The ODP.NET
9.2.0.4.01
includes only Oracle Client 9.2.0.1 and I can't find 9.2.0.4
anywhere. It is
mentioned but I can't find It.
No, there's no 9.2.0.4 client patch for windows. You can apply the ODP.Net provider
directly to a 9.2.0.1 client - though it will prompt you to upgrade the installer to
2.2.0.18 first (a painless exercise).
I would be delighted if someone could explain to me how this
installations
should be done. We have a Windows Plattform, both on the
server and the
client.
Hope that helps, Anders.
Ciao
Fuzzy
:-)
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