Sort Order IDs

The following table shows the sort order ID for each SQL Server sort order. The filename is the name of the corresponding sort order file installed in one of three character set directories under \SQL60\CHARSETS, and the filename extension indicates the corresponding character set.

ID Name Filename
30 Binary order CP437BIN.437
31 Dictionary order, case-sensitive DICTION.437
32 Dictionary order, case-insensitive NOCASE.437
33 Dictionary order, case-insensitive, uppercase preference NOCASEPR.437
34 Dictionary order, case-insensitive, accent-insensitive NOACCENT.437
40 Binary order CP850BIN.850
41 Dictionary order, case-sensitive DICTION.859
42 Dictionary order, case-insensitive NOCASE.850
43 Dictionary order, case-insensitive, uppercase preference NOCASEPR.850
44 Dictionary order, case-insensitive, accent-insensitive NOACCENT.850
49 Strict compatibility with Version 1.x case-insensitive databases NOCASE34.850
50 Binary order ISO_1BIN.ISO
51 Dictionary order, case-sensitive DICTION.ISO
52 Dictionary order, case-insensitive NOCASE.ISO
53 Dictionary order, case-insensitive, uppercase preference NOCASEPR.ISO
54 Dictionary order, case-insensitive, accent-insensitive NOACCENT.ISO
55 Alternate dictionary order, case-sensitive ALTDICT.850
56 Alternate dictionary order, case-insensitive, uppercase preference ALTNOCSP.850
57 Alternate dictionary order, case-insensitive, accent-insensitive ALTNOACC.850
58 Scandinavian dictionary order, case-insensitive, uppercase preference SCANNOCP.850
59 Scandinavian dictionary order, case-sensitive SCANDICT.850
61 Alternate dictionary order, case-insensitive ALTNOCS.850

Note Additional character sets and sort orders are being developed for international users and may be included in those listed by the setup program.