After you have MS SQL Server installed, you need to check the LocaleID and Sort Order ID.
Run the SQL Query Analyzer and execute the following code:
exec sp_helpsort
The result should be something like this:
Unicode data sorting
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Locale ID = 1060
case insensitive, kana type insensitive, width insensitive
Sort Order Description
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Character Set = 4, cp1250
Code page 1250
Sort Order = 96, slvnc
Slovenian dictionary case-insensitive sort order for use with
code page 1250
Characters, in Order
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' - - - ! " # $ % & ( ) * , . / : ; ? @ [ \ ] ^ _ ` { | }
~ ¦ ¨ ´ ¸ ˇ ˘ ˙ ˛ ˝ ' ' , " " ? ? ? + < = > ± « » × ÷ ¤ § © ¬ ®
° µ ¶ · ? ? . ? ? ? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A=a Á=á Â=â Ä=ä Ă=ă Ą=ą
B=b C=c Ç=ç Č=č Ć=ć D=d Ď=ď Đ=đ E=e É=é Ë=ë Ě=ě Ę=ę F=f G=g H=h
I=i Í=í Î=î J=j K=k L=l Ĺ=ĺ Ľ=ľ Ł=ł M=m N=n Ń=ń Ň=ň O=o Ó=ó Ô=ô
Ö=ö Ő=ő P=p Q=q R=r Ŕ=ŕ Ř=ř S=s Ş=ş ß ?=? ?=? T=t ?=? Ţ=ţ ? U=u
Ú=ú Ü=ü Ů=ů Ű=ű V=v W=w X=x Y=y Ý=ý Z=z Ż=ż ?=? ?=Y
Rebuilding MS SQL Server 7.0
The LocaleID and Sort Order ID cannot be changed after installation, except by rebuilding the Server.
To rebuild the Server:
- Copy all files from SQL Server's Data folder (e.g.: C:\MSSQL7\DATA) to another folder.
- Run rebuildm.exe in the Binn folder (e.g.: C:\MSSQL7\BINN\REBUILDM.EXE)
for the Source Directory, select the folder to which you have copied the files from step 1;
for Character Set, Sort Order, and Unicode Collation select the character set Character Set: 1250 Central European, and sort order Slovenian dictionary order, case-insensitive, the Unicode Collation is selected automatically, after you set a sort order.
- Click Rebuild.
- Close the program after rebuilding has finished, and start the server.