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Collation Property

This feature will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature.

The Collation property returns the column-level collation of an object.

Syntax

object.Collation

Parts

  • object
    An expression that evaluates to an object in the Applies To list

  • value
    A string that returns a valid Microsoft SQL Server™ collation name

Data Type

String

Modifiable

Varies (See Remarks)

Prototype (C/C++)

HRESULT GetCollation(SQLDMO_LPBSTR pRetVal);
HRESULT SetCollation(SQLDMO_LPCSTR NewValue);

Remarks

Collation is a read-write property of the Column2 and Database2 objects. A Collation setting for a Database2 object overrides the default collation specified in the model database. All tables in the database then inherit the Collation setting.

Collation is a read-only property of the SQLServer2, SystemDataType2, and UserDefinedDatatype2 objects and is used to retrieve the current collation for string data types.

If Collation is not set, the default collation is used. Collation can only be set when a new database or user-defined data type is created. Prior to setting the Collation property, use the ListCollations method to retrieve a list of valid collation names.

Note

If an application calls Collation on an instance of SQL Server version 7.0, the constant, SQLDMO_E_SQL80ONLY, and the message "This property or method requires Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or later" are returned.

See Also

Reference

ListCollations Method