Oracle 9i Lite - PPC and XP

Does anyone know whether a 9i Lite .odb file created on a Windows XP machine can then be used by 9i Lite on a Pocket PC (2002)? More specifically, I'd like to create and populate the database on a Windows XP machine and then Actice Sync or FTP the file onto multiple Pocket PCs. Once the databases are local on the PPC devices a small number of apps written in eVB (or something else) will then query and change the data.
Jon

Jon,
The .odb files you created should be compatible on both platforms, as long as they're creating using the same version of Oracle Lite.
Please let me know if you have additional questions.
- Junius

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