I have got dbf and ctl file of Oracle 7 and does not have installation media of Oracle 7. Is it possible to restore these dbf and ctl file to later versions [Oracle 9i or 10G] ?
Thank You Hardik
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There are some commercial tools that claim they can read Oracle database file without Oracle software. For example: http://www.oracleodu.com/en/
Oracle Support has also a tool called DUL (Data Unloader) that should be able to read directly data from database files.
I don't think so. In order to restore a database, you'd need the same Oracle database version running on the same operating system as it was when that Oracle 7 database was up and running.
As it is an ancient database (~30 years old), it ran on an ancient operating system. If you have a support contract with Oracle, they will probably provide installation files. What about operating system? Today's machines are 64-bit; what was Oracle 7's database server? If it was e.g. one of Digital Alpha servers, you should visit a museum.
Not very optimistic scenario, I'm afraid.