ACC: How to Determine the Version of Catalog Stored Procedures

• Microsoft Access versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 7.0, 97

SUMMARY

Advanced: Requires expert coding, interoperability, and multiuser skills.

This article describes how to find the version of catalog stored procedures in Microsoft SQL Server.

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There are situations in which you need to know the version of a stored procedure, such as when you are experiencing difficulties attaching to a SQL Server database. The first method described below uses the System Administration Facility (SAF) in SQL Server to obtain a version number; the second method uses an attached table in Microsoft Access.

Method 1

Using the SAF, log on to SQL Server with a userID and password; using the SQL administrator's login ID (SA) is ideal, but is not always readily available. Once you log on, open the query window and issue the command USE MASTER. This tells SQL Server to use the Master database that contains the system tables. To determine a version, type the following SQL command:

   USE MASTER
   GO
   SELECT Attribute_Value FROM MsServer_Info WHERE Attribute_ID = 500

Method 2

In a situation where you can successfully link (attach) SQL Server data, you can link the MsServer_Info table from the Master database to a Microsoft Access database, and then create a query to retrieve the Attribute_Value for the record where the Attribute_ID is equal to 500.