Is it ok to use oracle 11g client with a 10g server?

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Micah picture Micah · Jan 18, 2009 · Viewed 32.2k times · Source

I am creating a .NET program that uses odp.net, specifically the 11g version. Our oracle server is running 10g. I am too late in the development process to make a change. Am I heading for trouble? Have you had any experience running 11g client against a 10g server?

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Mark Harrison picture Mark Harrison · Jan 18, 2009

Yes, that's OK. Oracle advises that the client version should be >= the server version.

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