John R Pierce <pierce@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > odds are pretty good that... > |PQserverVersion| > Returns an integer representing the backend version. > int PQserverVersion(const PGconn *conn); > Actually invokes `show server_version_num;' Just for the record, it doesn't invoke that; it doesn't have to, because the server sends that info at connection start and libpq just saves it. But either way should always give the same answer. > Applications might use this function to determine the version of the > database server they are connected to. The number is formed by > converting the major, minor, and revision numbers into > two-decimal-digit numbers and appending them together. For example, > version 8.1.5 will be returned as 80105, and version 8.2 will be > returned as 80200 (leading zeroes are not shown). Zero is returned > if the connection is bad. Hm, we need to update that text for the new 2-part version numbering scheme, don't we? regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
