Fwiw, I prefer the a different way to check the current ansi / connection settings, using:
@@OPTIONS
I actually use a table of config values so the code is more readable, but here's the direct value comparison method:
IF @@OPTIONS & 16 > 0
PRINT 'ANSI_PADDING is ON'
ELSE
PRINT 'ANSI_PADDING is OFF'
IF @@OPTIONS & 16384 > 0
PRINT 'XACT_ABORT is ON'
ELSE
PRINT 'XACT_ABORT is OFF'
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