SQL Server/T-SQL Tutorial/System Settings/VERSION
This variable contains the complete version information for the current instance of SQL Server.
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5> SELECT @@VERSION 6> GO
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - 9.00.1399.06 (Intel X86)
Oct 14 2005 00:33:37 Copyright (c) 1988-2005 Microsoft Corporation Express Edition on Windows NT 5.1 (Build 2600: Service Pack 2)
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@@VERSION VersionInformation
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6> select @@VERSION VersionInformation 7> GO VersionInformation
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - 9.00.1399.06 (Intel X86)
Oct 14 2005 00:33:37 Copyright (c) 1988-2005 Microsoft Corporation Express Edition on Windows NT 5.1 (Build 2600: Service Pack 2)
(1 rows affected)</source>