sp_helpsort (Transact-SQL)
Displays the sort order and character set for the instance of SQL Server.
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Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions
Syntax
sp_helpsort
Return Code Values
0 (success) or 1 (failure)
Result Sets
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.
sp_helpsort;
Here is 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.
See Also
Reference
System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)
Database Engine Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)