Guys - How can I find out what VERSION was used to create a .BAK file ?

  • Guys

    I've inherited a .BAK fie, and the customer has lost all of their IT guy.

    they want to potentially move forward on things, and have a .BAK file.

    Is there any way I can tell which version of SQL Server was used to create this .BAK file ?

    Thanks - Mark

  • RESTORE HEADERONLY FROM DISK = '<path to backup file>'

    One of the fields will tell you the version of SQL which created the backup.

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