Way to retrieve SQL server version information

Do you want to get the extract version of the SQL server you have installed in your machine with the service packs? Try this on query window.
SELECT @@VERSION

or for SQL Server 2000 and above the following is easier to parse
SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('productversion'), SERVERPROPERTY('productlevel'), SERVERPROPERTY('edition')
Cheers.

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