> I would like my program to be able to find out what version of itself > made a database. Is there a way to store random information like > that inside a database? I suppose I could use a totally separate > table for random information, but that seems a bit overkill... > > Thanks, > Andrew Keller
Most databases I've seen use some sort of a custom "system"-table with just one record in it to store some meta data about the db itself. Another way of dealing with this is to set up stored procedures and make them return the meta data you request. - Maximilian Tyrtania | [EMAIL PROTECTED] fischerAppelt Kommunikation GmbH Tucholskystr.18 | D-10117 Berlin | Germany Tel. ++49-30-726146-728 http://www.fischerappelt.de -- _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
