Re: How to find the Database version without opening the Database
From: Rauf Sarwar <rs_arwar_at_hotmail.com>
Date: 10 Oct 2002 22:59:42 -0700
Message-ID: <92eeeff0.0210102159.706824f1_at_posting.google.com>
Date: 10 Oct 2002 22:59:42 -0700
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kongwenyu_at_yahoo.com (Wenyu Kong) wrote in message news:<6d998252.0210101048.1f5e0683_at_posting.google.com>...
> Rauf,
>
> I tried to find file version (c:\Oracle\Ora81\bin\oracle.exe) to
> decide the Oracle product version, but find out that file the version
> of file oracle.exe is 0.0.0.0, any advise ? Thanks!
>
> Wenyu Kong
You would have to use Windoze API (version.dll) to get to the embedded file version. You can create a small VB or VC++ app and use GetFileVerInfoA(). Right clicking on it to get the version will not do it. Also filever NT resource kit utility does not give you the version of Oracle.exe.
/Rauf Sarwar Received on Fri Oct 11 2002 - 07:59:42 CEST