Thanks Bill. I will keep that in mind. Sometimes the vendor doesn't want to spend time to help out and find this as the reason to do so. Sharon --On Thursday, February 28, 2002 11:32 AM -0500 bill thater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I am managing a software that uses a set of 8 oracle databases. I am >> preparing to upgrade all my databases from 8.1.6.3.0 to 8.1.7.0.0 then >> apply a patch to the oracle software installation after the upgrade. >> The software that uses these databases are only certified on patch 2 >> level at the time of release. Since now the patchset 3 for 817 is >> available, I would like to get advice in whether to apply patch 3 >> instead of patch 2. Same amount of work, more benefits. The only >> thing is that the application vendor does not officially support the >> patch3. > > this can lead to problems getting support for the third party > applications. i have had support withdrawn when i was at anon supported > patch level. before doing this i'd check with the support of the > application. > > > -- > -- > Bill "Shrek" Thater ORACLE DBA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > You gotta program like you don't need the money, > You gotta compile like you'll never get hurt, > You gotta run like there's nobody watching, > It's gotta come from the heart if you want it to work. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > [Unix] is not necessarily evil, like OS/2. - Peter Norton > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ Xiaohong Yang (Sharon) certified Oracle DBA Center for Bioinfomatics, CB#7100 School of Medicine UNC-CH 919-843-6016 (o) -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Xiaohong Yang (Sharon) INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).