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jagadish_sds
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Posted Wednesday, June 10, 2009 12:17 PM
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There is an option to script SQL's into Unicode or ASCII text file, but both are generating .sql files, I did not find any differences with generated files.
What are the differences between Unicode Text and ASCII text file?
What are the advantages?
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Jeff Moden
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Posted Wednesday, June 10, 2009 8:27 PM
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It's what you can't see that makes the difference... the following is a very good article on the subject...
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/Unicode.html
As a side bar, it took me about 2 minutes to find it on Google.
--Jeff Moden
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RBAR
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R
ow-
B
y-
A
gonizing-
R
ow".
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
Stop thinking about what you want to do to a row... think, instead, of what you want to do to a column."
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What you should be able to see however is that the Unicode .sql file is about twice the size of the Ascii one.
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Jeff Moden
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RBarryYoung (6/10/2009)
What you should be able to see however is that the Unicode .sql file is about twice the size of the Ascii one.
Any idea if SQL Server supports UTF-8?
--Jeff Moden
"
RBAR
is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for "
R
ow-
B
y-
A
gonizing-
R
ow".
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
Stop thinking about what you want to do to a row... think, instead, of what you want to do to a column."
For better, quicker answers on T-SQL questions, click on the following...
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/
For better answers on performance questions, click on the following...
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/SQLServerCentral/66909/
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jagadish_sds
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Posted Wednesday, June 10, 2009 9:26 PM
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That differences I knew, I am asking what is the differecne between Unicode & ASCII text file in SQL Server, both are generating .sql file and content also same. What are the advantages of Unicode text file over ASCII or vice versa in terms of SQL Server (.sql files)?
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Jeff Moden
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jagadish_sds (6/10/2009)
That differences I knew, I am asking what is the differecne between Unicode & ASCII text file in SQL Server, both are generating .sql file and content also same. What are the advantages of Unicode text file over ASCII or vice versa in terms of SQL Server (.sql files)?
Uh huh... what are you using to examine the content with?
--Jeff Moden
"
RBAR
is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for "
R
ow-
B
y-
A
gonizing-
R
ow".
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
Stop thinking about what you want to do to a row... think, instead, of what you want to do to a column."
For better, quicker answers on T-SQL questions, click on the following...
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/
For better answers on performance questions, click on the following...
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/SQLServerCentral/66909/
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RBarryYoung
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Jeff Moden (6/10/2009)
RBarryYoung (6/10/2009)
What you should be able to see however is that the Unicode .sql file is about twice the size of the Ascii one.
Any idea if SQL Server supports UTF-8?
SQL Server? Nope.
Though oddly enough, SSMS does (for at least one case).
-- RBarryYoung
,
(302)375-0451
blog:
MovingSQL.com
, Twitter:
@RBarryYoung
Proactive
Performance Solutions, Inc.
"Performance is our middle name."
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RBarryYoung
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Posted Thursday, June 11, 2009 12:43 AM
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Ascii only supports the ASCII character set. Unicode supports virtually every character set in the world.
-- RBarryYoung
,
(302)375-0451
blog:
MovingSQL.com
, Twitter:
@RBarryYoung
Proactive
Performance Solutions, Inc.
"Performance is our middle name."
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Jeff Moden
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Posted Friday, June 12, 2009 7:17 PM
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RBarryYoung (6/11/2009)
Jeff Moden (6/10/2009)
RBarryYoung (6/10/2009)
What you should be able to see however is that the Unicode .sql file is about twice the size of the Ascii one.
Any idea if SQL Server supports UTF-8?
SQL Server? Nope.
Though oddly enough, SSMS does (for at least one case).
Heh... found it in BOL. SQL Server supports Unicode 3.2 and that doesn't unclude the UTF-8 standard. Thanks for the confirmation, Barry.
--Jeff Moden
"
RBAR
is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for "
R
ow-
B
y-
A
gonizing-
R
ow".
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
Stop thinking about what you want to do to a row... think, instead, of what you want to do to a column."
For better, quicker answers on T-SQL questions, click on the following...
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/
For better answers on performance questions, click on the following...
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/SQLServerCentral/66909/
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