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Jorrit Reedijk
Asked: 2009-05-04 21:47:12 +0800 CST

get progress database version on Unix

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Is there a simple Unix console command to determine which version of a Progress database is running? I have root access to the Unix console.

Thanks in advance on any guidance!

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  1. Best Answer

    If you look in your installation path's bin directory (usually $DLC/bin) you will find an executable called 

    pro

    If you execute that with no parameters it should echo back some information like this, you'll notice that its letting us know the version near the end:

            @@@@@@   @@@@@@   @@@@@@@   @@@@@   @@@@@@   @@@@@@@   @@@@@    @@@@@
       @     @  @     @  @     @  @     @  @     @  @        @     @  @     @
      @     @  @     @  @     @  @        @     @  @        @        @
     @@@@@@   @@@@@@   @     @  @  @@@@  @@@@@@   @@@@@     @@@@@    @@@@@
    @        @   @    @     @  @     @  @   @    @              @        @
   @        @    @   @     @  @     @  @    @   @        @     @  @     @
  @        @     @  @@@@@@@   @@@@@   @     @  @@@@@@@   @@@@@    @@@@@

                           Progress Software Corporation
                                    14 Oak Park
                            Bedford, Massachusetts 01730
                                    781-280-4000

       PROGRESS is a registered trademark of Progress Software Corporation
                              Copyright 1984-2004
                        by Progress Software Corporation
                              All Rights Reserved

OpenEdge Release 10.0B05 as of Sat Apr 15 00:44:33 EDT 2006

    P.S. I'm sorry you have to deal with progress.

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  2. In the BIN directory I have found some files using "ls pro*", including "proutil". This doesn't startup without a supplied databasename, but shows it's own version nevertheless.

    PROGRESS Version 8.3E as of Wed .... EST 2001 in my case.

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  3. 1) There is a file called "version" in the installation directory ($DLC). The "pro" command cats this file on startup. You can too: cat $DLC/version

    2) There is also a command called "showcfg" which will provide all of your licensing data. "$DLC/bin/showcfg".

    BTW -- Progress version 8 dates from the mid 90s. 8.3E was one of the last patch releases to v8.

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