[cx-oracle-users] 10g oci.dll on 8.1.7

[JP G. <jpg...@gm...>]

Ok, I am back with another attempt to use cx_Oracle. I have downloaded
the Oracle              Database 10g Express Edition from the website.
So, I have a match between the cx_Oracle module (I uninstalled the old
one and installed the 10g version) and the oci.dll library. cx_Oracle
imports fine.

Now, I am fiddling around with the connection, but it is not clear
that I can connect to an Oracle 8.1.7 database server with a 10g
client library. I am hoping it is backward compatible (the earliest
version available on the Oracle site is 9i, so I can't get a matching
version).

Am I out of luck? I am getting errors when trying to connect, but
before I try to work out the correct protocol, can someone tell me if
this is even possible?

Many thanks!

JP