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You dont need to change the code. But u need to modify your Deployment Descriptors. And compile your code with weblogic.jar available within your weblogic 8.1 server.
It is very good idea to change ur system from 6.1 to 8.1. the complexity depends upon the size of project(or ur application).
U should have to make change on xml files. u should have to recompile the Business logic and all that . its also possible to some or various change of ur code.