How to find MS Access version number in java code

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Is there a way to find version number of MS Access using java code. I am using jdbc-odbc bridge to connect with MS Access.

My usecase is to load mdb and accdb driver using JDBC DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:odbc:DRIVER={Microsoft Access Driver(.mdb,.accdb);}DBQ=filename")

If i use access 2003 or previous version, accdb driver will not be installed. So, while loading it throws exception. What is the way to resolve it.

Thanks in advance.

Regards, Ganesan

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javams-accessjdbc-odbc
Please edit your question to clarify whether you want: (1) the version of the Microsoft Access program itself (if any) that is installed on the machine, (2) the version of the ACE/Jet database engine that is accessing the database file, or (3) the version (file format) of the database file being accessed. – Gord Thompson
Have you tried catching any errors that occur when attempting to use the ACE driver (*.mdb, *.accdb) and then just try to use the Jet driver (*.mdb) instead? – Gord Thompson

2 Answers

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From the java.sql.Connection you have getMetaData() to get the DatabaseMetaData. Several methods are available here (eg. getDatabaseMajorVersion()) to get version information, if the Driver implement this info.

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To use the driver, it must be installed and registered. That you can check:

Enumeration<Driver> driverlist = DriverManager.getDrivers();
while(driverlist.hasMoreElements()) {
   System.out.println(driverlist.nextElement().getClass());
}

https://www.tutorialspoint.com/how-to-get-the-list-of-all-drivers-registered-with-the-drivermanager-using-jdbc