server to Oracle 9.2 database

I've read KB Article 280106 about creating a Linked Server to an Oracle
database. This article does reference any Oracle database higher than 8.1.*.
I want to link to a 9.2.0.1 database.
The article references loading the Oracle client software for 8.1 on the
Sqlserver machine.
Is this possible to create the link server if I load the client software for
9.2 on the Sqlserver machine? If it is, is it as easy as changing to
registry settings referenced in the Article for the 8.1 database from using
the oraclient8.dll and orasql8.dll to the oraclient9.dll and orasql9.dll that
come with the 9.2 client software?
The other option is if I load the 8.1 client software on the Sqlserver
machine to connect to the 9.2 database, would this work?
"Paul R" <Paul R@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I've read KB Article 280106 about creating a Linked Server to an Oracle
> database. This article does reference any Oracle database higher than
> 8.1.*.
> I want to link to a 9.2.0.1 database.
> The article references loading the Oracle client software for 8.1 on the
> Sqlserver machine.
> Is this possible to create the link server if I load the client software
> for
> 9.2 on the Sqlserver machine?
Yes.

>If it is, is it as easy as changing to
> registry settings referenced in the Article for the 8.1 database from
> using
> the oraclient8.dll and orasql8.dll to the oraclient9.dll and orasql9.dll
> that
> come with the 9.2 client software?
Not necessary to change the registry.. The 9i client, or the 10g client
will work for linked server.

> The other option is if I load the 8.1 client software on the Sqlserver
> machine to connect to the 9.2 database, would this work?
>
It should work, yes. But you should probably use the 9i client.
David
|||Thanks for your response
You are telling me that with the 9.2 client software that there is no
registry changes needed.
When I look at the registry setting for
{HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSDTC\MTxOC I}, the file for
OracleXaLib value that is set by default is a file that don't exist in the
ORACLE_HOME/bin directory. Is this file not needed?
The OracleXaLib by default is xa73.dll. This looks like a DLL for the 7.X
database, should it be oraclient9.dll for the 9.2 database?
"David Browne" wrote:

> "Paul R" <Paul R@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:47FF64BC-973E-43A3-B25B-7D2A32AFCE38@.microsoft.com...
> Yes.
>
> Not necessary to change the registry.. The 9i client, or the 10g client
> will work for linked server.
>
> It should work, yes. But you should probably use the 9i client.
> David
>
>
|||"Paul R" <Paul R@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for your response
> You are telling me that with the 9.2 client software that there is no
> registry changes needed.
> When I look at the registry setting for
> {HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSDTC\MTxOC I}, the file for
> OracleXaLib value that is set by default is a file that don't exist in the
> ORACLE_HOME/bin directory. Is this file not needed?
> The OracleXaLib by default is xa73.dll. This looks like a DLL for the 7.X
> database, should it be oraclient9.dll for the 9.2 database?
>
Those settings should probably match your Oracle Client install version (not
the database version). Note that for the 8i client and 9 client, the OCI
library has the same name (oci.dll). This should be enough for basic
connectivity. For distributed transactions (XA and DTC) you may need to
configure the other registry keys. For basic linked server functionality
you do not need to change the registry.
David