db is unicode?

  • how to identify sql db is unicode UTF-8?

  • do you mean if SQL can handle unicode character's ? If so, yes of course. As long as you choose Unicode data types to represent the data you need to store, SQL Server should be able to handle it.

  • Just to clarify the point, you still have to choose a Collation -Page Code - for your non-Unicode data.

    The Collation you choose does not affects data stored in Unicode datatypes e.g.: nchar, nvarchar and ntext.

    Last but not least, at installation time you have to set two different Sort Orders, one for Unicode and one for non-Unicode data.

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    Pablo (Paul) Berzukov

    Author of Understanding Database Administration available at Amazon and other bookstores.

    Disclaimer: Advice is provided to the best of my knowledge but no implicit or explicit warranties are provided. Since the advisor explicitly encourages testing any and all suggestions on a test non-production environment advisor should not held liable or responsible for any actions taken based on the given advice.

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