SQL Server 2008 R2- Find Database Collation

How to find collation of current database? There are two different ways to find out SQL Server database collation. Using T-SQL SELECT DATABASEPROPERTYEX('Database_Name', 'Collation') as SQLCollation; Using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) Right Click on the database Go to Properties You will get the dialog box as shown in the figure   You can execute the system function fn_helpcollations to retrieve a list of all the valid collation names for Windows collations and SQL Server collations: SELECT * FROM fn_helpcollations()

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