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sp_helpsort (Transact-SQL) |
sp_helpsort Displays the sort order and character set for the instance of SQL Server. |
markingmyname |
maghan |
randolphwest |
05/15/2024 |
sql |
system-objects |
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=azuresqldb-current || >=sql-server-2016 || >=sql-server-linux-2017 || =azuresqldb-mi-current |
[!INCLUDE SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance]
Displays the sort order and character set for the instance of [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion].
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sp_helpsort
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None.
0 (success) or 1 (failure).
Returns server default collation.
If an instance of [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] is installed with a collation specified to be compatible with an earlier installation of [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion], sp_helpsort returns blank results. When this behavior occurs, you can determine the collation by querying the SERVERPROPERTY object, such as: SELECT SERVERPROPERTY ('Collation');.
Requires membership in the public role.
The following example displays the name of the default sort order of the server, its character set, and a table of its primary sort values.
EXEC sp_helpsort;[!INCLUDE ssResult]
Server default collation
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Latin1-General , case-sensitive , accent-sensitive , kanatype-insensitive , width-insensitive for Unicode Data , SQL Server Sort Order 51 on Code Page 1252 for non-Unicode Data.