How do I save a SQL file as UTF-8?

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How do I save a SQL file as UTF-8?

UTF-8 encoding for . sql files created or modified in SSMS

  1. From within SSMS, open the “template” file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\120\Tools\Binn\ManagementStudio\SqlWorkbenchProjectItems\Sql\SQLFile. sql.
  2. Re-save using correct encoding: File => Save As. Click the arrow next to the Save button.

Can I change SQL Server collation?

You can change the collation of any new objects that are created in a user database by using the COLLATE clause of the ALTER DATABASE statement. This statement does not change the collation of the columns in any existing user-defined tables. These can be changed by using the COLLATE clause of ALTER TABLE.

How do I change the encoding of a SQL file?

In the Select a program to open list, select an editor, and then click Open. To open the file with a particular encoding, select an editor with encoding support, such as SQL Query Editor with Encoding or XML Editor with Encoding.

What encoding does SQL Server use?

UTF-8
SQL Server 2019 introduces support for the widely used UTF-8 character encoding. This has been a longtime requested feature and can be set as a database-level or column-level default encoding for Unicode string data.

How do I change SQL collation settings?

To set or change the database collation

  1. In Object Explorer, connect to an instance of the SQL Server Database Engine, expand that instance, and then expand Databases.
  2. If you are creating a new database, right-click Databases and then click New Database.
  3. After you are finished, click OK.

What is SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS?

The SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS collation is a SQL collation and the rules around sorting data for unicode and non-unicode data are different. – The Windows collation can use an index while comparing unicode and non-unicode, such as nvarchar to varchar, with a slight performance cost.