# How to connect Oracle8i database

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-connect-oracle8i-database/21363>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** database\
**Created:** [December 12, 2018, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-connect-oracle8i-database/21363 "2018-12-12T07:28:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Apisit\_Chuencharoen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9d8465/32.png) [@Apisit\_Chuencharoen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Apisit_Chuencharoen)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2018, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-connect-oracle8i-database/21363/1 "2018-12-12T07:28:54Z")

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I found Ignition database connection limitation in this link ([https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/Database+Connections](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC79/Database+Connections)) but I have a Oracle8.1.6 database. Could you please suggest me to connect this datbase?

Thank you,

Apisit Chuencharoen

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**Author:** ![tom.evans](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/tom.evans/32/7093_2.png) [@tom.evans](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/tom.evans)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/how-to-connect-oracle8i-database/21363/2 "2018-12-19T15:09:12Z")

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Hello Apisit\_Chuencharoen,  
I just had to go through the same process on one of our projects.  
Progress has a driver that works most of the way with Oracle 8i.

Here is a link. [https://www.progress.com/datadirect-connectors](https://www.progress.com/datadirect-connectors)

Regards,  
Tom