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As the ORA-406 error indicates, you'll have to change
your COMPATIBLE parameter. Locate your INIT.ORA file
for you database. The location is platform dependent.
The "real" name of this file is INITsid.ORA where
'sid' is replaced with your database identifier. Use
your OS tools to locate this file for you if you do
not know where it is.
Once you've found this file, open it up in a text
editor. Search for the parameter that says
"COMPATIBLE". It may be in either lower or upper case.
Change the value for this parameter to '8.1.7.0.0'.
Save your changes. In order for the parameter to take
effect, you'll have to restart your database. For More Information
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