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SortOrder 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 SortOrder property returns a string describing the character set used and ordering applied for an instance of Microsoft SQL Server.

Syntax

object.SortOrder

Parts

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

Data Type

String

Modifiable

Read-only

Prototype (C/C++)

HRESULT GetSortOrder(SQLDMO_LPBSTR pRetVal);

Note

SQL Distributed Management Objects (SQL-DMO) strings are always returned as OLE BSTR objects. A C/C++ application obtains a reference to the string. The application must release the reference using SysFreeString.

Remarks

Character set and ordering compatibility between instances of SQL Server can positively affect operations affecting more than one server. For example, distributed query is optimized when two instances are compatible in character set and order. Character set and order are established at installation.

Applies To: