Another option:
DECLARE @t TABLE (Names VARCHAR(20))
INSERT INTO @t
SELECT 'sarat' UNION ALL SELECT 'Sarat' UNION ALL SELECT 'SaRaT' UNION ALL SELECT 'SARAT'
SELECT Names, CASE WHEN Names2=LOWER(Names2) THEN 1 ELSE 0 END
FROM @t CROSS APPLY (SELECT Names COLLATE Latin1_General_CS_AI) x (Names2)
My thought question: Have you ever been told that your query runs too fast?
My advice:
INDEXing a poor-performing query is like putting sugar on cat food. Yeah, it probably tastes better but are you sure you want to eat it?
The path of least resistance can be a slippery slope. Take care that fixing your fixes of fixes doesn't snowball and end up costing you more than fixing the root cause would have in the first place.
Need to UNPIVOT? Why not CROSS APPLY VALUES instead?[/url]
Since random numbers are too important to be left to chance, let's generate some![/url]
Learn to understand recursive CTEs by example.[/url]
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