> The client needs to know the ODS version when it comes to what
> particular features the database in question supports. For example,
> Firebird 2.1 can open ODS 11.0 databases, but features like monitoring
> tables, database triggers, ... are available in ODS 11.1 or higher
> database only.

The correct approach would be to have an info call, where driver would
be able to query database capabilities and not contain hardcoded
if/then/elses based on ODS and engine version.

Roman