Is there a way (besides "ALTER DATABASE COLLATE ...") to change collation name for the whole database? I tried to use the "ALTER DATABASE" command, but it didn't work. And I wouldn't like to run "ALTER COLUMN" commands for over 100 tables.
View 2 RepliesI changed the default collation of a database and every table within that except sysDiagrams , which I can't even through the designer .
View 9 Replies View RelatedThere have been several threads about changing a database's collation but none have come up with an easy answer before.
The suggestion before was to create an empty database with the correct collation and then copy the data across.
However this is hard work as you have to populate tables in a specific order in order not to violate foreign keys etc. You can't just dts the whole data.
There follows scripts we have written to do the job. If people use them, please could you add to this thread whether they worked successfully or not.
Firstly we change the default collation, then change all the types in the database to match the new collation.
===================
--script to change database collation - James Agnini
--
--Replace <DATABASE> with the database name
--Replace <COLLATION> with the collation, eg SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
--
--After running this script, run the script to rebuild all indexes
ALTER DATABASE <DATABASE> COLLATE <COLLATION>
exec sp_configure 'allow updates',1
go
reconfigure with override
go
update syscolumns
set collationid = (select top 1 collationid from systypes where systypes.xtype=syscolumns.xtype)
where collationid <> (select top 1 collationid from systypes where systypes.xtype=syscolumns.xtype)
go
exec sp_configure 'allow updates',0
go
reconfigure with override
go
===================
As we have directly edited system tables, we need to run a script to rebuild all the indexes. Otherwise you will get strange results like comparing strings in different table not working.
The indexes have to actually be dropped and recreated in separate statements.
You can't use DBCC DBREINDEX or create index with the DROP_EXISTING option as they won't do anything(thanks to SQL Server "optimization").
This script loops through the tables and then loops through the indexes and unique constraints in separate sections. It gets the index information and drops and re-creates it.
(The script could probably be tidied up with the duplicate code put into a stored procedure).
====================
--Script to rebuild all table indexes, Version 0.1, May 2004 - James Agnini
--
--Database backups should be made before running any set of scripts that update databases.
--All users should be out of the database before running this script
print 'Rebuilding indexes for all tables:'
go
DECLARE @Table_Name varchar(128)
declare @Index_Name varchar(128)
declare @IndexId int
declare @IndexKey int
DECLARE Table_Cursor CURSOR FOR
select TABLE_NAME from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.tables where table_type != 'VIEW'
OPEN Table_Cursor
FETCH NEXT FROM Table_Cursor
INTO @Table_Name
--loop through tables
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
print ''
print @Table_Name
DECLARE Index_Cursor CURSOR FOR
select indid, name from sysindexes
where id = OBJECT_ID(@Table_Name) and indid > 0 and indid < 255 and (status & 64)=0 and
not exists(Select top 1 NULL from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLE_CONSTRAINTS
where TABLE_NAME = @Table_Name AND (CONSTRAINT_TYPE = 'PRIMARY KEY' or CONSTRAINT_TYPE = 'UNIQUE') and
CONSTRAINT_NAME = name)
order by indid
OPEN Index_Cursor
FETCH NEXT FROM Index_Cursor
INTO @IndexId, @Index_Name
--loop through indexes
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
begin
declare @SQL_String varchar(256)
set @SQL_String = 'drop index '
set @SQL_String = @SQL_String + @Table_Name + '.' + @Index_Name
set @SQL_String = @SQL_String + ';create '
if( (select INDEXPROPERTY ( OBJECT_ID(@Table_Name) , @Index_Name , 'IsUnique')) =1)
set @SQL_String = @SQL_String + 'unique '
if( (select INDEXPROPERTY ( OBJECT_ID(@Table_Name) , @Index_Name , 'IsClustered')) =1)
set @SQL_String = @SQL_String + 'clustered '
set @SQL_String = @SQL_String + 'index '
set @SQL_String = @SQL_String + @Index_Name
set @SQL_String = @SQL_String + ' on '
set @SQL_String = @SQL_String + @Table_Name
set @SQL_String = @SQL_String + '('
--form column list
SET @IndexKey = 1
-- Loop through index columns, INDEX_COL can be from 1 to 16.
WHILE @IndexKey <= 16 and INDEX_COL(@Table_Name, @IndexId, @IndexKey)
IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
IF @IndexKey != 1
set @SQL_String = @SQL_String + ','
set @SQL_String = @SQL_String + index_col(@Table_Name, @IndexId, @IndexKey)
SET @IndexKey = @IndexKey + 1
END
set @SQL_String = @SQL_String + ')'
print @SQL_String
EXEC (@SQL_String)
FETCH NEXT FROM Index_Cursor
INTO @IndexId, @Index_Name
end
CLOSE Index_Cursor
DEALLOCATE Index_Cursor
--loop through unique constraints
DECLARE Contraint_Cursor CURSOR FOR
select indid, name from sysindexes
where id = OBJECT_ID(@Table_Name) and indid > 0 and indid < 255 and (status & 64)=0 and
exists(Select top 1 NULL from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLE_CONSTRAINTS
where TABLE_NAME = @Table_Name AND CONSTRAINT_TYPE = 'UNIQUE' and CONSTRAINT_NAME = name)
order by indid
OPEN Contraint_Cursor
FETCH NEXT FROM Contraint_Cursor
INTO @IndexId, @Index_Name
--loop through indexes
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
begin
set @SQL_String = 'alter table '
set @SQL_String = @SQL_String + @Table_Name
set @SQL_String = @SQL_String + ' drop constraint '
set @SQL_String = @SQL_String + @Index_Name
set @SQL_String = @SQL_String + '; alter table '
set @SQL_String = @SQL_String + @Table_Name
set @SQL_String = @SQL_String + ' WITH NOCHECK add constraint '
set @SQL_String = @SQL_String + @Index_Name
set @SQL_String = @SQL_String + ' unique '
if( (select INDEXPROPERTY ( OBJECT_ID(@Table_Name) , @Index_Name , 'IsClustered')) =1)
set @SQL_String = @SQL_String + 'clustered '
set @SQL_String = @SQL_String + '('
--form column list
SET @IndexKey = 1
-- Loop through index columns, INDEX_COL can be from 1 to 16.
WHILE @IndexKey <= 16 and INDEX_COL(@Table_Name, @IndexId, @IndexKey)
IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
IF @IndexKey != 1
set @SQL_String = @SQL_String + ','
set @SQL_String = @SQL_String + index_col(@Table_Name, @IndexId, @IndexKey)
SET @IndexKey = @IndexKey + 1
END
set @SQL_String = @SQL_String + ')'
print @SQL_String
EXEC (@SQL_String)
FETCH NEXT FROM Contraint_Cursor
INTO @IndexId, @Index_Name
end
CLOSE Contraint_Cursor
DEALLOCATE Contraint_Cursor
FETCH NEXT FROM Table_Cursor
INTO @Table_Name
end
CLOSE Table_Cursor
DEALLOCATE Table_Cursor
print ''
print 'Finished, Please check output for errors.'
====================
Any comments are very welcome.
Our SQL Server 2008 r2 has collation Latin general.
And my database 'DB1' , 'DB2' has collation set to Japanese unicode.
My sql team has informed they cannot change system collation as it hosts other db's as well.
My Query: What will be the impact of changing collation from JP to Latin.
I use this command to change collation on SQL 2005 cluster.
start /wait <CD or DVD Drive>setup.exe /qn VS=<VSName> INSTANCENAME=<InstanceName> REINSTALL=SQL_Engine SKUUPGRADE=1 REBUILDDATABASE=1 ADMINPASSWORD=<StrongPassword> SAPWD=<NewStrongPassword> SQLCOLLATION=<NewSystemCollation> SQLACCOUNT=<domainuser> SQLPASSWORD=<DomainUserPassword> AGTACCOUNT=<domainuser> AGTPASSWORD=<DomainUserPassword>
The rebuild master database failed with the following message. Please help.
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Setup beginning at Tue Oct 23 07:32:48 2007
Process ID : 3112
C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server90Setup Bootstrapsetup.exe Version: 2005.90.3042.0
Running: LoadResourcesAction at: 2007/9/23 7:32:48
Complete: LoadResourcesAction at: 2007/9/23 7:32:48, returned true
Running: ParseBootstrapOptionsAction at: 2007/9/23 7:32:48
Loaded DLL:C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server90Setup Bootstrapxmlrw.dll Version:2.0.3609.0
Complete: ParseBootstrapOptionsAction at: 2007/9/23 7:32:48, returned true
Running: ValidateWinNTAction at: 2007/9/23 7:32:48
Complete: ValidateWinNTAction at: 2007/9/23 7:32:48, returned true
Running: ValidateMinOSAction at: 2007/9/23 7:32:48
Complete: ValidateMinOSAction at: 2007/9/23 7:32:48, returned true
Running: PerformSCCAction at: 2007/9/23 7:32:48
Complete: PerformSCCAction at: 2007/9/23 7:32:48, returned true
Running: ActivateLoggingAction at: 2007/9/23 7:32:48
Complete: ActivateLoggingAction at: 2007/9/23 7:32:48, returned true
Running: DetectPatchedBootstrapAction at: 2007/9/23 7:32:48
Complete: DetectPatchedBootstrapAction at: 2007/9/23 7:32:48, returned true
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Condition "EventCondition: __STP_LaunchPatchedBootstrap__3112" returned false.
Running: PerformSCCAction2 at: 2007/9/23 7:32:48
Complete: PerformSCCAction2 at: 2007/9/23 7:32:48, returned true
Running: PerformDotNetCheck at: 2007/9/23 7:32:48
Complete: PerformDotNetCheck at: 2007/9/23 7:32:48, returned true
Running: ComponentUpdateAction at: 2007/9/23 7:32:48
Complete: ComponentUpdateAction at: 2007/9/23 7:32:49, returned true
Running: DetectLocalBootstrapAction at: 2007/9/23 7:32:49
Complete: DetectLocalBootstrapAction at: 2007/9/23 7:32:49, returned true
Action "LaunchLocalBootstrapAction" will be skipped due to the following restrictions:
Condition "EventCondition: __STP_LaunchLocalBootstrap__3112" returned false.
Running: PerformDotNetCheck2 at: 2007/9/23 7:32:49
Complete: PerformDotNetCheck2 at: 2007/9/23 7:32:49, returned true
Running: InvokeSqlSetupDllAction at: 2007/9/23 7:32:49
Loaded DLL:C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server90Setup Bootstrapsqlspars.dll Version:2005.90.3042.0
<Func Name='DwLaunchMsiExec'>
Examining 'sqlspars' globals to initialize 'SetupStateScope'
Opening 'MachineConfigScope' for [DSQL1N1]
Trying to find Product Code from command line or passed transform
If possible, determine install id and type
Trying to find Instance Name from command line.
Instance Name = DC1
Trying to find install through Instance Name
Install Type = 1
If possible, determine action
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Setup Consistency Check Report for Machine: DSQL1N1
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Article: WMI Service Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: MSXML Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Operating System Minimum Level Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Operating System Service Pack Level Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: SQL Compatibility With Operating System, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Minimum Hardware Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: IIS Feature Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Pending Reboot Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Performance Monitor Counter Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Default Installation Path Permission Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Internet Explorer Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Check COM+ Catalogue, Result: CheckPassed
Article: ASP.Net Registration Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Minimum MDAC Version Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Edition Upgrade Check, Result: CheckPassed
<Func Name='PerformDetections'>
0
Loaded DLL:C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server90Setup Bootstrapsqlsval.dll Version:2005.90.3042.0
<EndFunc Name='PerformDetections' Return='0' GetLastError='997'>
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Article: WMI Service Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: MSXML Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Operating System Minimum Level Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Operating System Service Pack Level Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: SQL Compatibility With Operating System, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Minimum Hardware Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: IIS Feature Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Pending Reboot Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Performance Monitor Counter Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Default Installation Path Permission Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Internet Explorer Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Check COM+ Catalogue, Result: CheckPassed
Article: ASP.Net Registration Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Minimum MDAC Version Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Edition Upgrade Check, Result: CheckPassed
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Setup Consistency Check Report for Machine: DSQL1N2
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Article: WMI Service Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: MSXML Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Operating System Minimum Level Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Operating System Service Pack Level Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: SQL Compatibility With Operating System, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Minimum Hardware Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: IIS Feature Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Administrative Shares Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Pending Reboot Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Performance Monitor Counter Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Default Installation Path Permission Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Internet Explorer Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Check COM+ Catalogue, Result: CheckPassed
Article: ASP.Net Registration Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Minimum MDAC Version Requirement, Result: CheckPassed
Article: Edition Upgrade Check, Result: CheckPassed
The CheckSCCResult returned for cluster install is 0
Loaded DLL:C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server90Setup Bootstrapsqlsval.dll Version:2005.90.3042.0
<EndFunc Name='DwLaunchMsiExec' Return='0' GetLastError='0'>
Complete: InvokeSqlSetupDllAction at: 2007/9/23 7:33:41, returned true
Running: SetPackageInstallStateAction at: 2007/9/23 7:33:41
Complete: SetPackageInstallStateAction at: 2007/9/23 7:33:43, returned true
Running: DeterminePackageTransformsAction at: 2007/9/23 7:33:43
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Running: ValidateSetupPropertiesAction at: 2007/9/23 7:33:43
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Running: OpenPipeAction at: 2007/9/23 7:33:43
Complete: OpenPipeAction at: 2007/9/23 7:33:43, returned false
Error: Action "OpenPipeAction" failed during execution.
Running: CreatePipeAction at: 2007/9/23 7:33:43
Complete: CreatePipeAction at: 2007/9/23 7:33:43, returned true
Running: RunRemoteSetupAction at: 2007/9/23 7:33:43
<Func Name='CProcessCtrl::GetInstallPath'>
<EndFunc Name='CProcessCtrl::GetInstallPath' Return='0' GetLastError='0'>
Error: 0x80070050 TaskScheduler::NewWorkItem for SQL Server Remote Setup
Error: 0x80070005 TaskSchedulerWorkItem failed to save the task [SQL Server Remote Setup ]
Complete: RunRemoteSetupAction at: 2007/9/23 7:33:43, returned false
Error: Action "RunRemoteSetupAction" failed during execution. Error information reported during run:
Attempting to determine log files for remote install.
Connection to remote computer's scheduler service.
Creating new workitem.
Deleting existing work item and trying again...
Starting remote setup onSQL1N2
Error: 80070005 Access is denied.
Running: PopulateMutatorDbAction at: 2007/9/23 7:33:43
Complete: PopulateMutatorDbAction at: 2007/9/23 7:33:43, returned true
Running: GenerateRequestsAction at: 2007/9/23 7:33:43
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Complete: GenerateRequestsAction at: 2007/9/23 7:33:44, returned true
Running: CreateProgressWindowAction at: 2007/9/23 7:33:44
Complete: CreateProgressWindowAction at: 2007/9/23 7:33:44, returned false
Error: Action "CreateProgressWindowAction" failed during execution.
Running: ScheduleActionAction at: 2007/9/23 7:33:44
Complete: ScheduleActionAction at: 2007/9/23 7:33:45, returned true
Skipped: InstallASAction.11
Waiting for actions from remote setup(s)
Breaking wait state and aborting package due to cancel code received: 1602
Remote setup(s) are ready
Notify package action is determined: 1602
Error Code: 0x800700e9 (233)
Windows Error Text: No process is on the other end of the pipe.
Source File Name: remotemessageliboverlappedpipelistener.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Sat Oct 7 09:43:54 2006
Function Name: sqls:verlappedPipeListener::writePipe
Source Line Number: 294
Notification failed to send.
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sqls::HostSetupPackageInstallerSynch::installAction
Removing machine from list of targets to sync.
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Skipped: Action "InstallDTSAction.12" was not run. Information reported during analysis:
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Skipped: InstallSqlAction
Clustered feature detected: SQL_Engine
Clustered feature detected: SQL_FullText
Loaded DLL:C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server90Setup Bootstrapsqlsval.dll Version:2005.90.3042.0
Windows Error Text: User cancelled installation.
Source File Name: sqlchainingsqlchainingactions.cpp
Compiler Timestamp: Thu Nov 16 20:32:00 2006
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king package: "patchRS2000" as failed due to cancel code received from cancel source: 1602
sqls
Delay load of action "UploadDrWatsonLogAction" returned nothing. No action will occur as a result.
Message pump returning: 1602
We ran into weird/interesting issue with below details.
Version:Â Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (SP1) - 11.0.3000.0 (X64)Â Standard Edition (64-bit) on Windows NT 6.2 <X64> (Build 9200):
We are using SQLCMD to run DDL script on our product database in below order. That script has below content.
step # 1 - database collation change (case -sensitive) statement as very first statement of the script
step # 2 - Actual DDL SQL statements
step # 3 - database collation change back to original (case insensitive)
When we execute all above 3 steps in single script using SQLCMD on our test_server#1 , it is successful but when same is being implemented on test_ server#2 , it is failing.We ensured that there is no other user accessing the db and setting on both the server are all default/basic. Separating out all 3 steps in 3 different script working fine. This is only problem when we combine them into single script and fire it using SQLCMD. If it is something related to session/transaction then we should hit same issue on our test_server#1 server as well but that is not the case.test_server#1 and test_server#2 has exact same database/data, just two different physical machine & SQL Server instance.
Hi,
I'm currently working with a SQLServer instance that uses a case insensitive collation. In this instance we have a number of user databases that are created without COLLATE and hence 'inherits' the same collation as the SQL Server is installed with.
I have searched the forum and understand that I need to rebuild the master db in order to change the 'default' collation. However, I do not need to change the collation on the user databases that exist. I would just like to make sure that all new databases are created using the new collation. Can I rebuild the master database without loosing my existing user databases? And if so, will they run OK using case insensitive collation, if the master is using case sensitive?
Thanks in advance
//Roger
Its not dark yet, but it's getting there...
Is there any TSQL statement that I can run to change my collation from:
SQL_Latin_General_CP1_CS_AS to SQL_Latin_General_CP1_CI_AS
I rather not have to recreate the databases if i can avoid it.
Thanks all in advance.
I created a new server registration under my SQL Server Group. After creating the registration via EM, I looked under properties and the collation is SQL_Latin1_General_CP437_CI_AS. It needs to be Latin1_General_BIN because this is the collation order in the production server. Please bear in mind that I am not a DBA and this is all new to me, but unfortunately I'm the one who has to fix this. Please keep the terms simple in any response. Thanks.
hi all... how can i change the collation of a table that i dynamically created during runtime??i wanna change the default collation to Arabic
View 2 Replies View RelatedSQL Server 2000: Is it possible to change SQL server's default collation without reinstall ?
View 3 Replies View RelatedProblem is, the database collation is "SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS" and some fields of some tables have the collation "Latin1_General_CI_AS". You know the Problem ... ;-)
As I don't want to change the columns one by one, I want to ask how can I change collation of all column in a table by 1 Transact SQL? Or how can I change the collation of all the tables?
Thanks, ON
i'm getting an error
[Microsoft][SQL Native Client][SQL Server]Cannot resolve the collation conflict between "SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS" and "Hebrew_CI_AS" in the equal to operation.
How can I change these tables to have the saem collation? I did not purposely make it different.
Hi Guys is there a way to change the Collation after a SQL Server has been installed.
Its currently set to.
Latin1_General_CI_AS_KS_WS
Thanks in advance.
Hi,
I'm using SQl Server 2005 and I need to know how can I change all table's column collation to the database default....It's too $%¨& to enter table by table and check if it's with other collate and then change...
Thanks
The title says it all. I've used ALTER DATABASE, and ALTER TABLE...ALTER COLUMN to change all my character fields from 'Compatibility_42_409_30003' to the default I want ('Latin1_General_CI_AI') on databases converted from SQL7. Now I just have these ntext fields to change...
Al
Dear All,
I am facing one problem when I am trying to create some stored procedures,
Msg 468, Level 16, State 9, Procedure SG_GET_USER_SECTOR_POSITION, Line 11
Cannot resolve the collation conflict between "Arabic_CI_AS" and "SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS" in the equal to operation.
Msg 468, Level 16, State 9, Procedure SG_GETRANKLIST, Line 4
Cannot resolve the collation conflict between "SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS" and "Arabic_CI_AS" in the equal to operation.
I need to change these collation settings, please help me how to change them.
thanks & regards,
Shahbaz.
Pls, any one help me regarding the how to change the collation name of the server in SQL server 2005.
In SQL server 2000 we can do with rebuildm.exe, like that is there any one.
Thanks in advance
I am trying to change the "Server collation" for the all SQL 2000 server without uninstall SQL Server 2000 and reinstall it.
Is there any way for it or not. Thanks.
HiWhen we installed SqlServer2000 we left the default collation name(Sql_Latin1_General_CPI_CI_AS).The user defined databases we created afterwards were defined with adifferent collation name in order to be able to accept the character setwe use, Hebrew.We are looking into switching DTSs that we use to copy data from ourmain system , that uses an Ingres database, into OSQL scripts. Althoughthe DTSs successfully copy the Hebrew letters when I copy data with OSQLit comes over as jibberish.After looking into the matter I came to the conclusion that while DTSrefers to specific databases and uses the destination database'scollation name , OSQL refers to the remote server and destination serverand therefore uses the collation name of the server and not of thedatabase. In order for it to successfully copy the Hebrew I need tochange the default collation name of the installation.Is "rebuild master" the way to do such a thing ? (this is a productionserver so we are wary of doing a "rebuild master")Has anyone else run into similar problems when transfering data betweenservers using OSQL ?ThanksDavid Greenberg
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View 1 Replies View RelatedThe default collation for SSISDB is SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS. I had a question from a client today who asked if its possible to change it to French_CI_AS as they have issues with importing data from flat files using SSIS package. The issue they are facing is with different french characters and also numeric values with a scale... All their "user" databases are French_CI_AS as is the Instance collation.I'm guessing its not supported to change the collation of SSISDB as when i attempted on a "test" instance i get.
The object 'dm_execution_performance_counters' is dependent on database collation. The database collation cannot be changed if a schema-bound object depends on it. Remove the dependencies on the database collation and then retry the operation.The object 'get_database_principals' is dependent on database collation. The database collation cannot be changed if a schema-bound object depends on it. Remove the dependencies on the database collation and then retry the operation.
The object 'CK_Folder_PermissionType' is dependent on database collation. The database collation cannot be changed if a schema-bound object depends on it. Remove the dependencies on the database collation and then retry the operation.
The object 'CK_Project_PermissionType' is dependent on database collation. The database collation cannot be changed if a schema-bound object depends on it. Remove the dependencies on the database collation and then retry the operation.
The object 'CK_Environment_PermissionType' is dependent on database collation. The database collation cannot be changed if a schema-bound object depends on it. Remove the dependencies on the database collation and then retry the operation.The object 'CK_Operation_PermissionType' is dependent on database collation. The database collation cannot be changed if a schema-bound object depends on it. Remove the dependencies on the database collation and then retry the operation.ALTER DATABASE failed. The default collation of database 'SSISDB' cannot be set to French_CI_AS. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 507
If its not possible to change the collation of SSISDB, Adding collate statement to each join in the ssis package??I cant find anything in documentation about this but maybe overlooked something...Â
I use Chinese Windows XP+SQL 2005 express+Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition
In aspnet_Profile table , the Collation of PropertyValuesString field is <database default>
I hope to replace <database default> with SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS ,but I get the following error, why?
The following error was encountered while changing the collation:
Setting for Length must be from 16 to 16.
I need a SQL Server 2005 SP2 instance with a collation of SQL_Latin1_General_CP850_BIN2. After installing SP2, the collation is SQL_Latin1_General_CP850_BIN, and none of the patches I can find seem to want to work (they are all apparently written for SQL Server 2000).
Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
Scenario
Recently moved a SQL2000 database to SQL2005.
Collation on SQL 2000 database server was SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
Colaltion on SQL 2005 database server is Latin1_General_CI_AS
After restoring the SQL 2000 database on SQL 2005 we observed that the database collation was SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS. We have altered the database collation to Latin1_General_CI_AS. We understand this will work for all new objects created on the database but existing objects (prior to the collation change) will continue to have the 'SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS' collation.
What is the best method to change the collation of the older columns to 'Latin1_General_CI_AS' -
1) Run ALTER TABLE ALTER COLUMN <colname> <datatype> COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS <nullability>
on each varchar/char column
or
2) For each table
BCP out data
DROP TABLE
RECREATE TABLE (taking the new collation Latin1_General_CI_AS)
BCP in data
3) Other methods?
Thanks in advance
David.
Hello,
I've restored a SQL Server 2000 database with a Latin1_General_BIN collation from a .dmp file to a SQL Server 2005 server with a default collation of SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS. When I try to change the database collation I get hundreds of the following error:
The object 'CK_PM10200_GLPOSTD_00AF8CF' is dependent on database collation. So, in this case, is it even possible to change the collation if there are objects in the database that are dependent on it?
Thanks,
Bruce
I have a client who was installed improperly on a Case InsensitiveCollation SQL system and have been working with this system for over ayear. For them to move forward in application software versions, theywill need to be reinstalled on a Case Sensitive SQL system. I waswondering if anyone has tried this and was willing to provideinformation that may be of assistance? I have tried various someoptions within DTS but without success.
View 1 Replies View RelatedHi there,
We currently install some of client's databases on SQL Server 2000 with the collation set to Latin1_General_BIN but we have one client that was installed and now running on SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS and I was wondering if we can change the collation on the database to Latin1_General_BIN?
Would this have any adverse affects on the DB or the data within it? Our strings are nvarchar.
Thanks for your help
Hi,
I have to create a database (SQL2005) for multinational usage (Western, Eastern and asian langages included).
This database will be used by an international application.
Here are my questions :
* All the "wording" of the application will come from NVARCHAR database fields.
However, for database fields which will not store any possibilities of special characters (and will not be shown on the application), should I also use NVARCHAR fields ?
(Then, the database will mix unicode and non unicode strings)
* The database must be replicated (transactional or Merge) with an "old" non international database on SQL 2000.
Schemas are near the same, only datatype are different (varchar --> nvarchar).
Then, should I use a SQL collation instead of Windows Collation as advised on MSDN ?
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175194.aspx
(MS tells to use Windows collation if the database has unicode and and non-unicode strings, but It also tells to use SQL collation to maintain compatibility with earlier versions of SQL)
Thanks,
J62
I currently have a server with the collation set to SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS.
However, some of the databases within the server are set to Latin1_General_BIN, probably because they were restored from another server some time ago. Also, even within the databases that have Latin1_General_BIN, some of the columns are set to SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS, very confusing to say the least.
What i would like to do is change the database collation settings for these databases to match the server setting. I would also like to change all of the tables within these databases to have the columns also set to the server collation settings.
I'm looking for the steps that i would need to take to make sure i don't mess anything up as these databases have there own sets of views and sp's that run each day.
I have an O2 Xda IIs Pocket PC running PPC 2003 SE, WWE (Worldwide English) edition.
I want to create a database which contains all Chinese characters that have been mapped under the Unicode Standard. I already have a similar database on my desktop PC. On my desktop PC, I have used the collation Chinese_Hong_Kong_Stroke_90_CI_AS. However, on my Pocket PC, I do not see any Chinese or even Unicode sort orders. The best I get is "General".
I want to use the Chinese sort order to govern the way the characters are sorted (ie., characters with fewer strokes appear first).
How am I able to do this? / Is there anything extra that I may install to make additional collations available?
I have two databases with different collation sequences, let them be called A (SQL_Latin1_General_CI_AS) and B (Latin1_General_CI_AS). Now I need to join between the two (including through temp tables with server collation being Latin1_General_CI_AS). In order to get rid of the errors when trying to do so I changed all my statements in the WHERE and ON clauses to
A.table.column collate database_default = B.table.column
If I were to change the collation of the character typed columns in database A to the one in database B, would it make any difference in terms of performance, or would it just be a useless exercise? Just asking because many of those columns are part of a primary or foreign key that would need to first be dropped and then recreated after changing the collation, and I'd prefer to save myself the effort of writing scripts to do so if the answer is NO.
BTW, I tried to change the database's collation sequence, but that leaves the collation of the columns unchanged.
Hi,Can anyone advice me which is commonly used collation name for adatabase that store Korean characters as there are a few options like"Korean_Wansung_Bin, etc.."?
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