Oracle: biggest baddest client-server database. Several departments in our company use Oracle version 7. It is compliant. However, it runs on NT, which needs a service pack to be compliant. This version of Oracle is not supported on that service pack. Therefore to be compliant these departments need to convert to version 8. Not a trivial process, apparently. Fun, huh?

-- Shimrod (shimrod@lycosmail.com), May 25, 1999

Answers

Wrong. Go check Oracle's web-site.

-- one who's been there (.@...), May 25, 1999.

Oracle 7.3.4 (with service-packs) should run fine on NT 4 SP4, per Oracle tech-support.

-- Anonymous99 (Anonymous99@Anonymous99.xxx), May 25, 1999.

..but NT SP4 is not Y2K correct. You need SP5, .. er 6, well maybe ....

So they will have to WAIT till the new SP comes out to test ORACLE 7.3.x, eh??? Yes!

-- David (C.D@I.N), May 25, 1999.

Er, just repeating what a guy in that department said, no personal expertise, probably shouldn't have posted it.

-- Shimrod (shimrod@lycosmail.com), May 25, 1999.

"..but NT SP4 is not Y2K correct. You need SP5, .. er 6, well maybe .... So they will have to WAIT till the new SP comes out to test ORACLE 7.3.x, eh??? Yes! "

Good point - I stand corrected...

-- Anonymous99 (Anonymous99@Anonymous99.xxx), May 25, 1999.

Anybody here install SP5 yet? <:)=

-- Sysman (y2kboard@yahoo.com), May 25, 1999.

According to MS website win NT sp4 is Y2K compliant!!

-- steve (sh@sh.com), May 26, 1999.

"Er, just repeating what a guy in that department said, no personal expertise, probably shouldn't have posted it. "

That's the problem with this place. You could say that about most of the doomer "facts" posted here.

-- nimrod (nimrod@yourdon.forum), May 26, 1999.

nimrod,

Excuse me? The vast majority of information posted here is at least backed-up with links, or other verifyable sources. We demand it. <:)=

-- Sysman (y2kboard@yahoo.com), May 26, 1999.

A link doesn't amount to a hill of beans, sysman (pun intended)

-- nimrod (.@...), May 26, 1999.

Ok nimrod, you believe what you want. Ignore 60 Minutes. Ignore the Senate. Ignore all the warning signs. Good luck next year, you may very well need it. <:)=

-- Sysman (y2kboard@yahoo.com), May 26, 1999.