Have you tried this? https://db.apache.org/derby/docs/10.15/ref/rrefproperdatadictversion.html
thanks, bryan On Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 4:23 PM Lisa Ruby <lbru...@protonmail.com> wrote: > > Probably should have mentioned that I'm using derby version 10.15.2.0 > and AdoptOpenJDK Java 11.0.9.11-hotspot > > Lisa > > On 2/17/2021 4:08 PM, Lisa Ruby wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am using derby in the embedded mode for a Java Windows desktop > > application. I am trying to find a way that I can determine what version > > my database is. When I use the Java Connection class > > getMetaData().getDatabaseProductVersion() call it always returns the > > version of the derby driver I am running, rather than the version of the > > actual database. Or else it's returning the version of the database > > after a soft upgrade, but not the underlying database version. Same for > > getMetaData().getDatabaseMajorVersion() and > > getMetaData().getDatabaseMinorVersion(). The reason I want to know the > > version of the database is so I can determine if I need/want to do a > > hard upgrade on the database. Is there any way for me to get the version > > of the database from inside a Java program? > > > > Thank you. > > > > Lisa > > > >
