Ann Harrison wrote:

> > That works - if the difference between 1.0 and 1.5.6 doesn't matter to you
> > - but the OP wanted a solution that didn't require opening a database
> > connection first (and as we now know, he needs it for JDBC).

> That's a little like wanting to know the color of your prize without
> opening your eyes.

You could have someone whisper it in your ear ;-)

Anyway, you can get that information from the Services Manager without opening a _database_ connection. With JDBC it turns out to be not that simple, but Mark Rotteveel posted a solution in Firebird-Java.


Cheers,
Paul Vinkenoog