"Frans Bouma [C# MVP]" <perseus.usenetNOSPAM@xs4all.nl> wrote in message
news:xn0eoa7s95ybem003@news.microsoft.com...
> Erik Cruz wrote:
>
>> Hi.
>>
>> As I could not find material regarding this issue on Oracle
>> newsgroups, I would like to try your help.
>>
>> I have an ASP.NET application that uses ODP.NET version 9.2.0.7 to
>> access an Oracle 10g database. The application works ok, but now we
>> are considering to migrate to version 10.1.0.4 of ODP.NET in order to
>> use some of the new features. I know that the 10.1 version has a DLL
>> to allow applications to switch through ODP.NET installed versions,
>> but could not find any article on how to use that. Had anyone
>> experienced this kind of migration?
>
> Just install ODP.NET 10.1.0.4, and your app can use 10g. It then also
> can use 9i as ODP.NET 10 contains a policy file which redirects
> references to 9.x to 10.1 :)
>
> Of course, if you want to utilize new features like xml support, you
> have to reference the 10g ODP.NET, however you then still can access
> the 9i db. You just from then on have to install the 10g ODP.NET
> version, instead of 9.2.0.7.
>
> It's my experience that's in general better to use the 10g version
> instead of the 9i version for 9i as well, as the 9.2.0.x codebase seems
> to be buggier than the 10.1.0.4 codebase.
>
> FB
>
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>
> Regards,
> Erik Cruz
>
> "Frans Bouma [C# MVP]" <perseus.usenetNOSPAM@xs4all.nl> wrote in
> message news:xn0eoa7s95ybem003@news.microsoft.com...
> > Erik Cruz wrote:
> >
> >> Hi.
> > >
> >> As I could not find material regarding this issue on Oracle
> >> newsgroups, I would like to try your help.
> > >
> >> I have an ASP.NET application that uses ODP.NET version 9.2.0.7 to
> >> access an Oracle 10g database. The application works ok, but now we
> >> are considering to migrate to version 10.1.0.4 of ODP.NET in order
> to >> use some of the new features. I know that the 10.1 version has
> a DLL >> to allow applications to switch through ODP.NET installed
> versions, >> but could not find any article on how to use that. Had
> anyone >> experienced this kind of migration?
> >
> > Just install ODP.NET 10.1.0.4, and your app can use 10g. It then
> > also can use 9i as ODP.NET 10 contains a policy file which redirects
> > references to 9.x to 10.1 :)
> >
> > Of course, if you want to utilize new features like xml support, you
> > have to reference the 10g ODP.NET, however you then still can access
> > the 9i db. You just from then on have to install the 10g ODP.NET
> > version, instead of 9.2.0.7.
> >
> > It's my experience that's in general better to use the 10g version
> > instead of the 9i version for 9i as well, as the 9.2.0.x codebase
> > seems to be buggier than the 10.1.0.4 codebase.