How to verify correct version of Database

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I have an application requirement where if there is any change in the database it will be called a new revision, when the client application is installed it should first check whether the current database is upto date... any ideas how to achieve this? All I could come up with was to maintain a version table where new record is added for every version along with date and version number

Posted 10-Apr-13 2:25am

RujX

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AmitGajjar 10-Apr-13 8:29am

how many objects are in your database?

ZurdoDev 10-Apr-13 10:14am

Yes, keep track of it yourself.

Sudhakar Shinde 10-Apr-13 11:50am

Adding a record manually in version table for every db change is the best practice..!

RujX 22-Apr-13 8:13am

sounds like a good idea

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vikram_bullet · Answer 1 · 2013-04-10T06:28:00

Solution 1

You can query the database at periodic interval and retrive the version from the database. The query will depend upon the database vendor like for MySql.

You can run the following query

SHOW VARIABLES WHERE Variable_name = 'version';

Posted 10-Apr-13 6:28am

vikram_bullet

RujX · Answer 2 · 2013-04-10T19:16:00

Solution 2

Hi Vikram,
Thanks for replying... I am using SQL Server 2008 and would want to make the version control as automated as possible...

Posted 10-Apr-13 19:16pm

RujX