Praveen_db2 wrote:
Hi All
I have db2 client installed in my machine.I wanted to see which client it
is-Runtime or administration or application development client.
Please tell me how to ensure this. I tried using db2level but it showed me
this information.
C:\>db2level
DB21085I Instance "DB2" uses "32" bits and DB2 code release "SQL08012"
with
level identifier "02030106".
Informational tokens are "DB2 v8.1.2.169", "s030508", "WR21318", and
FixPak
"2".
Product is installed at "D:\PROGRA~1\IBM\SQLLIB".
Praveen
I have to wonder ... why? As long as it does what you want it to do, isn't
that sufficient?
The reason I ask is that we do as much as possible to ensure that which
client you have installed is irrelevant to your day-to-day job as long as
it has the features you need, and they are installed.
So, in other words, if what you want to know is whether ODBC is available
and configured, your best bet is just to look at the ODBC settings. Or, if
you want to compile stuff, check for the headers and .lib files. Or, if
you want to launch the Control Center, look for db2cc.bat.
The reason we do this is that you can get all of these things in many ways.
Including, for example, via DB2 Personal Developer's Edition. Which is not
any of those three clients, but can be used as a client. Although, with
DB2 Personal Edition, you may have to perform a custom installation to get
the headers and libraries, whereas that is a core part of the application
development client.