On Mon, 4 Feb 2013 17:11:08 -0500, Ann Harrison <aharrison@...>
wrote:

> On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 7:25 PM, Paul Vinkenoog <paul@...>

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 find a hint in the installation directory

or

> its contents. The JDBC interface may be able to report its own version,
> but it's not necessarily the same version as the server. Gstat -h will
> tell you the ODS version by opening the file without making a

connection,

> but that's not the same as the server version either. The authoritative
> answer to "which server version?" comes from the server.

There is a difference between attaching to a specific database, and 'only'
attaching to the service manager. The latter only requires knowledge about
existence of the server (and its username/password), the former also
requires knowledge of a specific database (path or alias).

Mark