Connecting to Oracle 7.3.3.4 using JDBC

Question

Hi all,
I found the below info in the Oracle JDBC FAQ. My questions are:
1. Is there any chance for me to connect to my 7.3.3.4 database server using any JDBC drivers? If yes, what version of drivers to use?
2. Is it true that to connect to an Oracle database, I can ONLY use JDBC drivers from Oracle and no where else?
Thanks!
Rgds,
Alvin
JDBC 7.3.4 drivers can talk to RDBMS 7.3.4.
JDBC 8.0.4 drivers can talk to RDBMS 8.0.4 and 7.3.4.
JDBC 8.0.5 drivers can talk to RDBMS 8.0.5, 8.0.4 and 7.3.4.
JDBC 8.0.6 drivers can talk to RDBMS 8.0.6, 8.0.5, 8.0.4 and 7.3.4.
JDBC 8.1.5 drivers can talk to RDBMS 8.1.5, 8.0.6, 8.0.5, 8.0.4 and 7.3.4.
JDBC 8.1.6sdk drivers can talk to RDBMS 8.1.6sdk, 8.1.5, 8.0.6, 8.0.5, 8.0.4 and 7.3.4.
JDBC 8.1.6 drivers can talk to RDBMS 8.1.6, 8.1.6sdk, 8.1.5, 8.0.6, 8.0.5, 8.0.4 and 7.3.4.

Answer 1

I used the following code to call a stored
procedure via SQLJ:
try {
#sql [iCtx] {
CALL ibs.cvs_validate.validate_port_id(:IN record_id ,:IN poe_pod_flag,:IN port_id,:OUT error_code,:OUT error_message) };
where
"ibs" is the schema
"cvs_validate" is the package
"validate_port_id" is the procedure
The code runs fine, but to get it to compile
in JDeveloper 2.0, I had to disable the "Check SQL semantics against database schema" option on the Project Properties (SQLJ) property sheet.
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