fn_helpcollations (Transact-SQL)
Returns a list of all the collations supported by SQL Server 2008.
Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions
Note
Deprecated collations that are no longer supported or installed in SQL Server 2008 cannot be queried with fn_helpcollations.
Syntax
fn_helpcollations ()
Tables Returned
fn_helpcollations returns the following information.
Column name |
Data type |
Description |
---|---|---|
Name |
sysname |
Standard collation name |
Description |
nvarchar(1000) |
Description of the collation |
Examples
The following example returns all collation names starting with the letter L and that are binary sort collations.
USE AdventureWorks;
SELECT Name, Description FROM fn_helpcollations()
WHERE name like 'L%' AND description LIKE '% binary sort';
Here is the result set.
Name Description
------------------- ------------------------------------
Latin1_General_BIN Latin1-General, binary sort
Latvian_BIN Latvian, binary sort
Lithuanian_BIN Lithuanian, binary sort
Lithuanian_Classic_BIN Lithuanian-Classic, binary sort
(4 row(s) affected)