Index: src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/jdbc1/AbstractJdbc1Connection.java
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RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql-server/src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/jdbc1/AbstractJdbc1Connection.java,v
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diff -c -r1.27 AbstractJdbc1Connection.java
*** src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/jdbc1/AbstractJdbc1Connection.java	29 Oct 2003 02:39:09 -0000	1.27
--- src/interfaces/jdbc/org/postgresql/jdbc1/AbstractJdbc1Connection.java	18 Dec 2003 00:01:23 -0000
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  			useSSL = false;
  		}
  
+ 		boolean guessedCompatible = false;
  		if (info.getProperty("compatible") == null)
  		{
+ 			guessedCompatible = true;
  			compatible = d.getMajorVersion() + "." + d.getMinorVersion();
  		}
  		else
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  			openConnectionV3(host,port,info,database,url,d,password);
  		} else {
  			openConnectionV2(host,port,info,database,url,d,password);
+ 		}
+ 
+ 		// use the server version rather than the driver
+ 		// version unless it was specified explicitly
+ 		//
+ 		// don't allow a compatible version higher than the server
+ 		// we are connected to.
+ 		//
+ 		if (guessedCompatible || getDBVersionNumber().compareTo(compatible) < 0) {
+ 			compatible = getDBVersionNumber();
  		}
  	  }