Re: Version of Oracle Database without connecting to the database.

Not in all versions. 8i for example didnt do the patch level in the sqlplus banner.

On 10/24/08, Bort, Guillermo <guillermo.bort_at_eds.com> wrote:
> You can try running sqlplus from the Oracle Home (without connecting
> i.e. sqlplus /nolog), that will give you the version down to the
> patchset.
>
> Guillermo Alan Bort
> DBA / DBA Main Team
>
> EDS, an HP company
>
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> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 1:45 PM
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> Subject: Version of Oracle Database without connecting to the database.
>
> Folks,
> I'm trying to find a way to script finding an approximation of the
> version of the database without connecting to the database itself.
> The goal is to try to find out of the Oracle_home is a Oracle 10 home ,
> 9 home etc .
>
> right now i'm doiing something like
> DATAVERSION1=`echo $ORACLE_HOME | awk -F/ '{print $6}'`
> expecting that $6 would lead me to something like
> /usr/local/oracle/product/10.2
>
> but this is not a very foolproof implementation since installs can take
> various forms and break this implementation.
>
>
> Any ideas of how i can get the oracle version info considering that i
> will always know the value of $ORACLE_HOME.
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