On Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:09:44 +0800, Wolfgang Kluge <wkluge@...>
wrote:

> Good morning Paul
>
> I am using
>
> Try
>
> Qry.Close;
> Qry.SQL.Text := 'select rdb$get_context(''SYSTEM'',
> ''ENGINE_VERSION'') cVer from rdb$database'; // fails on engine version

<

> 2
> Qry.ExecQuery;
> cEngineVer := Qry.FieldByName( 'cVer' ).AsString;
> Qry.Close;
> Except
> cEngineVer := '1.5.6'; // default if engine version >=2 cannot be

> verified
> End;
>
> Regards
> Wolfgang Kluge
>
>
> On 02/03/2013 08:30 PM, hugo.larson wrote:
>>
>> Hello Paul,
>>
>> Thanks for your answer.
>>
>> What I want to do is to determine server version from pure JDBC.
>>
>> I probably posted this question in the wrong group. Should have posted
>> it in Firebird-Java group.

The trick for Java to get the server version without attaching to a
specific database (only connecting to the server) can be seen in this
message in Firebird-Java:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Firebird-Java/message/10846