Re: Installing SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS collation order??

From: Tibor Karaszi (tibor_please.no.email_karaszi_at_hotmail.nomail.com)
Date: 02/11/04


Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 11:27:36 +0100

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-- 
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
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"Ward Horsfall" <ward.horsfall@nospam.managesoft.com> wrote in message
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> Bart,
>
> Excellent !! Thanks can you tell me is the a way with SQL I can query or
> spme stored procedure to work out what the collation order is on a
database?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ward
> "Bart Duncan [MSFT]" <bartd@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:ef%23dprD8DHA.2508@cpmsftngxa07.phx.gbl...
> > SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS is available in the setup GUI interface.
To
> > install with this you would select "Dictionary order, case-insensitive,
> > for use with 1252 character set" in the list box at the bottom of the
> > screen.
> >
> > FYI, there's a way to map between the text used in the setup (and
> > rebuildm.exe) interfaces and a collation designator, although it's not
> > incredibly intuitive.  If you know the collation name and want to find
> > what to select in setup:
> >  - If your collation name doesn't start with "SQL_" it's a Windows
> > collation.  Just select the appropriate Windows collation at the top of
> > the dialog.
> >  - Otherwise you have a SQL collation.  Find your collation name in the
> > "SQL Collation Name" topic in Books Online.
> >  - If the collation name was listed in the "SQL Collation Name" topic,
> > make a note of the Sort Order ID (left column).  Look this up in the
> > "Selecting a SQL Collation" BOL topic.
> >  - Find and select the text from "Selecting a SQL Collation" in the list
> > box at the bottom of the dialog.
> >
> > Bart
> > ------------
> > Bart Duncan
> > Microsoft SQL Server Support
> >
> > Please reply to the newsgroup only - thanks.
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > rights.
> >
> >
> > --------------------
> > From: "Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@hotmail.nomail.com>
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> > Subject: Re: Installing SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS  collation order??
> > Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 09:13:12 +0100
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> >
> > Hmm, not sure what you are asking. SQL Server comes with a bunch of
> > collations, where a collation controls things as the character
repertoire,
> > case sensitivity, sort order etc. There is plenty of information about
> > collations in Books Online.
> >
> > -- 
> > Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> > Archive at:
> >
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> > r
> >
> >
> > "Ward Horsfall" <ward.horsfall@nospam.managesoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:1076117236.267091@excalibur.osa.com.au...
> > > Thanks for your answer.
> > >
> > > So what is purpose of the collation order:
SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > WArd
> > >
> > > "Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@hotmail.nomail.com>
wrote
> > in
> > > message news:udCmubC7DHA.2064@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > Correct! Do you know what parameter I should set here.
> > > >
> > > > Check out the samples and dig into the file format. It isn't hard to
> > find.
> > > I
> > > > believe it is towards the middle-end of the file. Or generate a file
> > by
> > > > running setup, advanced options, generate iss and dig into the
> > generated
> > > > file.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Do you know why it is
> > > > > on the upgrade for MSDE 2000 and not in the customer install?
> > > >
> > > > MS decided to skip all SQL Swedish collations with a reasonable
> > character
> > > > set. I still do not know why...  I
> > > > -- 
> > > > Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> > > > Archive at:
> > > >
> > >
> >
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> > r
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Ward Horsfall" <ward@nospam.threetoed.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:lhvUb.43683$Wa.41220@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> > > > > Tibor,
> > > > >
> > > > > Correct! Do you know what parameter I should set here. Do you know
> > why
> > > it
> > > > is
> > > > > on the upgrade for MSDE 2000 and not in the customer install?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > Ward.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@hotmail.nomail.com>
> > wrote
> > > > in
> > > > > message news:#f3oER$6DHA.1948@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > Ward,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Are you saying that this collation isn't available to select in
> > the
> > > > SETUP
> > > > > program? If so, do an
> > > > > > unattended installation and specify the collation in the ISS
file.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> > > > > > Archive at:
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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> > r
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Ward Horsfall" <ward@nospam.threetoed.com> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:gZrUb.43604$Wa.13810@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I am wondering how do you do a custom install of SQL 2000 and
> > set
> > > > > > > "SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS " to
> > > > > > > be your collation order on master and tempdb. It
> > > > > > > seems the only way I can see to achieve such a thing
> > > > > > > is to do an upgrade from MSDE 2000.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > >
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