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    Hi Michael,<br>
    <br>
    Most of this information is available via the meta table.<br>
    <br>
    The API will allow you to fetch this information with the following
    queries:<br>
    my $meta_container = $registry->get_adaptor('human', 'core',
    'MetaContainer');<br>
    my $api_version = $meta_container->get_schema_version();<br>
    my $genebuild_version = $meta_container->get_genebuild();<br>
    my $coord_system_adaptor = $registry->get_adaptor('human',
    'core', 'CoordSystem');<br>
    my $genome_version = $coord_system_adaptor->fetch_top_level();<br>
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    It is however not possible to retrieve information about previous
    builds from the current database.<br>
    To do this, you would need to check the genebuild_version, which
    indicates when the genebuild was last updated.<br>
    Based on the data, find the archive prior to that date.<br>
    <br>
    It is also possible to retrieve this information from the REST API.<br>
    <br>
    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rest.ensembl.org/info/software?content-type=application/json">http://rest.ensembl.org/info/software?content-type=application/json</a><br>
    will return the current Ensembl version<br>
    <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://rest.ensembl.org/info/assembly/homo_sapiens?content-type=application/json">http://rest.ensembl.org/info/assembly/homo_sapiens?content-type=application/json</a><br>
    will return basic information about the current genebuild and
    assembly for a given species.<br>
    <br>
    <br>
    Regards,<br>
    Magali<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 06/10/2014 19:14, Michael Yourshaw
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      Is there a programatic way to get:
      <div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>1.
        The version number of the current Ensembl?</div>
      <div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>2.
        The genome build for a species in the current version?</div>
      <div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>3.
        The genome build for a species in any specified version number?</div>
      <div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>4.
        The most recent version for a given species/genome build?</div>
      <div>Solutions with either mysql or the perl API will do.</div>
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      <div>Thanks,<br>
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