How can I check the SQL server version?

 In the context of SQL, here are the appropriate approaches for checking the SQL server version:-

Method 1 by using the T-SQL query

Firstly, you would need to connect to the SQL server instance using the SQL server management studios or connect with the other client tools.

Now you would need to implement the following T-SQL query:-

“SELECT @VERSION AS ‘SQL Server Version’;”

This above query would help in returning a single string with detailed information about the SQL server including its version name and editions.

Method 2 By using the SQL server management studios

First you would need to open the SQL server management studio.

Now you should connect to the SQL server instance that you want to check.

In the object explorer now right-click on the same server name and then select the properties.

Now you should go to the “general” tab.

Here you can easily see the version that is installed under the product field which would include the SQL server version and edition.

Method 3 by using Java programming language

Firstly you should ensure that you have the Microsoft SQL server JDBS driver installed on your project. Now you can implement this Java code to check the SQL server version along with detailed information:-

Import java.sql.Connection;
Import java.sql.DriverManager;
Import java.sql.ResultSet;

Import java.sql.Statement;Public class SQLServerVersionChecker {
    Public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Database connection details
        String url = “jdbc:sqlserver://:;databaseName=”;
        String username = “”;
        String password = “”;
        Connection connection = null;
        Statement statement = null;
        ResultSet resultSet = null;
        Try {            // Load SQL Server JDBC driver            Class.forName(“com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver”);
            // Establish the connection
            Connection = DriverManager.getConnection(url, username, password);
            // Create a statement
            Statement = connection.createStatement();
            // Execute the query to get the SQL Server version
            String sql = “SELECT @@VERSION”;
            resultSet = statement.executeQuery(sql);
            // Process the result set
            If (resultSet.next()) {
                String version = resultSet.getString(1);
                System.out.println(“SQL Server Version: “ + version);
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } finally {
            // Clean up resources
            Try {
                If (resultSet != null) resultSet.close();
                If (statement != null) statement.close();
                If (connection != null) connection.close();
            } catch (Exception e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    }
}

Before running this Java program you should make sure that the SQL server is running and accessible. You can compile and run this Java program. It would print the SQL server version information to the console.

All the above methods would help you in obtaining information about your SQL server version.