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Oracle 8i Support / De Support

400832Aug 6 2003 — edited Aug 6 2003
Hi, Can any one from Oracle pls let me know when 8i databases will be de-supported. I'm hearing that Oracle 8i DB will be de-supported by end of 2003. Is this true?. Where can i find this information. I would appreciate the earliest response.
Thanks
Suresh

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Forms6i uses Oracle 8.0.6 client libraries. MetaLink Note 207303.1 lists supported client/server configurations, and the last database version supported with those libraries is Oracle 9.2. The only exception is made for e-Business Suite (Oracle Applications). Therefore, you configuration is not supported.

Anyway, Oracle 8.0.6 does not support AL32UTF8 well. You should select UTF8 as the database character set (not national character set!). You need to select a check box on DBCA interface (possibly unavailable in fast/default installation path) which allows you to see non-recommended character sets.


-- Sergiusz
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Abk
Thanks Sergiusz.

Here i am able to connect forms 6i with 11g Database without any issue.
only problem is connect with AL32UTF8 DB.

Doc 207303.1 speaks about only network connectivity. can you support your statement +"Anyway, Oracle 8.0.6 does not support AL32UTF8 well"+ providing any document.

Thanks & Regards

Abk
MetaLink note 237593.1



-- Sergiusz
Abk
Thank you Sergiusz.

Your documents are very useful


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Abk
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