Oracle 26ai

ORA-01038

  • database_file_version_number: The version in database file headers.
  • Oracle_version_number: The Oracle version in use.

Cause

The database file headers had an older format compared to the version of Oracle used to execute the command.


Action

Open the database to advance to the new file format and retry. If the operation is required before the database can be opened, then use the previous Oracle version to complete the operation.