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 >