Determine version of SQL Server from ADO.NET

Question

I need to determine the version of SQL Server (2000, 2005 or 2008 in this particular case) that a connection string connects a C# console application (.NET 2.0). Can anyone

Answer 1

Run this script from a normal SqlCommand - it's quite extensive and useful!

SELECT  
    SERVERPROPERTY('productversion') as 'Product Version', 
    SERVERPROPERTY('productlevel') as 'Patch Level',  
    SERVERPROPERTY('edition') as 'Product Edition',
    SERVERPROPERTY('buildclrversion') as 'CLR Version',
    SERVERPROPERTY('collation') as 'Default Collation',
    SERVERPROPERTY('instancename') as 'Instance',
    SERVERPROPERTY('lcid') as 'LCID',
    SERVERPROPERTY('servername') as 'Server Name'

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