which collation do I need to choose? SQL Server 2008
I've found a nice and related post on stackoverflow.com regarding this question:How to choose collation of SQL Server database
So If I understand well (ref above link):
- collation is used for sorting and comparing):
- NVARCHAR is use for store data.
collation properties/parms
- CI specifies case-insensitive
- CS specifies case-sensitive
- AI specifies accent-insensitive
- AS specifies accent-sensitive
I need to create a database and will store Turkish and English, I'll choose CI and AI. I don't want case sensitive and no accent sensitive, so it's easy. I think this is clear for English, but Turkish has some special characters like üçö etc.
Question:
Since collation is not related to STORING data and I'll use NVARCHAR, why should I choose collation Turkish_100_CI_AI, I can also use Latin1_General_100_CI_AI, which is also my default on my SQL Server. Both are Latin script.
It's the same question for storing ENGLISH and FRENCH in the same database... Why should I use French_100_CI_AI in stead of Latin1_General_100_CI_AI?
Can someone advice ? Am I wrong?
