Base: Firebird vs HSQLDB embedded database?

[Villeroy]

You have to find a hyperlink like “show X more comments”. This web page is almost as evil as Base.

[jimk]

To determine the version, go to Tools → SQL and run this statement from c++ - Ways to Determine the Version of Firebird SQL? - Stack Overflow.

SELECT rdb$get_context('SYSTEM', 'ENGINE_VERSION') 
         as version from rdb$database;

The output agrees with the link that @mikekaganski gave:

3.0.0,

[westmj]

SELECT rdb$get_context(‘SYSTEM’, ‘ENGINE_VERSION’)
as version from rdb$database;

gives me

1: Access is denied: RDB$GET_CONTEXT in statement [SELECT rdb$get_context(] …

Any advice? Thanks.

[jimk]

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