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However here are the settings we typically recommend: Set the default collation to SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS. Ensure that you have SQL Server running in Case Insensitive mode.

What is collating? Collating arranges printed documents in a specific order, assembling each set of pages in the correct sequence, rather than printing each page in a stack. Essentially, it prints multiple copies of documents in their sequential order, rather than mass printing page by page.

Should I collate pages? You should use collated printing if you print more than one document copy. This will make it easier to keep each copy in a separate pile, and easier to bind them together later on.

A collation is a set of rules that defines how to compare and sort character strings. Each collation in MySQL belongs to a single character set. Every character set has at least one collation, and most have two or more collations. A collation orders characters based on weights.

Collations in SQL Server provide sorting rules, case, and accent sensitivity properties for your data. Collations that are used with character data types, such as char and varchar, dictate the code page and corresponding characters that can be represented for that data type.

In terms of printing or copying, collating refers to putting printed sheets or photocopies in proper order, especially for binding.

You can use the COLLATE clause to apply a character expression to a certain collation. Character literals and variables are assigned the default collation of the current database. Column references are assigned the definition collation of the column.

You can find SQL collation at the server, database, and column level. Another important thing to know is that the collation setting need not be the same at the server, database, and column level. Also, you can update your queries to use specific collations.

In database systems, Collation specifies how data is sorted and compared in a database. Collation provides the sorting rules, case, and accent sensitivity properties for the data in the database.Collation is also used to determine how accents are treated, as well as character width and Japanese kana characters.

A collation specifies the bit patterns that represent each character in a dataset. Collations also determine the rules that sort and compare data. SQL Server supports storing objects that have different collations in a single database.