sp_helpsort (Transact-SQL)
Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance
Displays the sort order and character set for the instance of SQL Server.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
Syntax
sp_helpsort
[ ; ]
Arguments
None.
Return code values
0
(success) or 1
(failure).
Result set
Returns server default collation.
Remarks
If an instance of SQL Server is installed with a collation specified to be compatible with an earlier installation of SQL Server, sp_helpsort
returns blank results. When this behavior occurs, you can determine the collation by querying the SERVERPROPERTY
object, such as: SELECT SERVERPROPERTY ('Collation');
.
Permissions
Requires membership in the public role.
Examples
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;
Here's the result set.
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.