VERSION

Returns a VARCHAR containing an Vertica node's version information.

Behavior Type

Stable

Syntax

VERSION()

Examples

SELECT VERSION();
                     VERSION
--------------------------------------------------
 Vertica Analytic Database v4.0.12-20100513010203
(1 row)

The parentheses are required. If you omit them, the system returns an error:

SELECT VERSION;
ERROR:  column "version" does not exist