Jan 7, 2026 · SQL Server collations (SQL_*) provide sort order compatibility with earlier versions of SQL Server. The dictionary sorting rules for non-Unicode data are incompatible with any sorting routine …

May 5, 2020 · Although you may have originally created your SQL Server installation in the US and just used the default setting of “Latin” for your collation on the server level, you can set a different …

Jul 15, 2025 · Collations in SQL Server provide sorting rules, case, and accent sensitivity properties to data. A collation defines bit patterns that represent each character in metadata of database.

Nov 29, 2024 · Explore the concept of collation in SQL databases and understand how it affects text comparison and sorting.

Learn about SQL Server collation: their importance, types, how to set and change them, and tips for choosing the right one.

Dec 27, 2010 · In a databases, collation (also called sort ordering) defines how data is sorted and compared, esp. using national characters. Collation can be easily explained with an example.

The server collation is set during SQL Server setup. It becomes the default for system databases and influences defaults for user databases created without an explicit collation.

Jan 14, 2024 · This chapter leads to a brief discussion of an undocumented feature in SQL Server to change the database collation, mainly to discourage you from using it, in case you would read about …

Dec 27, 2024 · In this tip we look at different approaches to change the SQL Server collation for the instance, database and table columns.

Nov 18, 2025 · The COLLATE statement sets the collation of a database or table column, or casts a collation to character string expression, in the SQL Database Engine.