Need Oracle 7.3.4 Installation CD

[jisv]

Need to create a test instance for oracle 7.3.4, but I lost the installation CD. Can someone help?

 

[jimbopalmer]

It is copyright Oracle, they have the right to make copies.

I tried to remain child-like, all I acheived was childish.

 

[SantaMufasa]

Jisv,

Out of curiosity, what would cause anyone to need to go back to 7.3.4. which became obsolete around 15 years ago?


Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
[I provide low-cost, remote Database Administration services: www.dasages.com]
“Beware of those that seek to protect you from harm or risk. The cost will be your freedoms and your liberty.”

 

[Turkbear]

Hi,
Does it seem like Deja Vu,Santa?

thread186-790276





To Paraphrase:"The Help you get is proportional to the Help you give.."

 

[SantaMufasa]

Turkbear,

You have a great memory...I had forgotten (due to my advanced age <grin>) all about that thread from 5 years ago. And, yes, it is just like déjà vu.

Jisv, click on the link that Turkbear provided, above, and you might find some helpful hints.

Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
[I provide low-cost, remote Database Administration services: www.dasages.com]
“Beware of those that seek to protect you from harm or risk. The cost will be your freedoms and your liberty.”

 

[Turkbear]

Hi,
Not memory, Tek-Tips showed up in a Google search!






To Paraphrase:"The Help you get is proportional to the Help you give.."

 

[jisv]

Thanks everyone for the answers and the questions you ask. The story is like many other small companies across USA where the business had a successful implementation of a in-house developed application. As the developer and DBAs leave and with no documentation to support the whole application, you inherit a monster. So to complicate things, there is no test or development instances or environments and guess what, when you get into troubles you go out looking for help. So, the idea is to create and new development and test instance and then migrate if possible to 9i, 10g or even 11g. So, that is the reason we are looking for the CD. Anyway, there is not Oracle maintenance agreement or anything of that nature including the server. If we could get a copy it is possible, that will be appreciated.

 

[Thargy]

jisv,

at that degree of age, you shouldn't bother with a target of anything less than 11g2, that way you won't have the same problem for another 15 years

If the data volume permits, I suggest extracting the DDL from the database, and building the exact same schema in 11g2. Export the data (I believe 11g2 is backwardly compatible for IMP of this vintage, and you're done.

Don't even mess about with 7 - nobody can help or support you. Even with problems, you are much more likely to succeed with a modern version plus current support and knowledge, than major efforts and an ancient version.

Regards

T