I hate case sensitivity in databases, but I’m developing for a client who uses it. How can I turn on this option on my SQL Server, so I can be sure I’ve gotten the case right in all my queries?
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I hate case sensitivity in databases, but I’m developing for a client who uses it. How can I turn on this option on my SQL Server, so I can be sure I’ve gotten the case right in all my queries?
How about:
See BOL for a list of collation options and pick the case-sensitive one that best fits your needs (i.e. the one your client is using).
Obviously, it’s probably a good idea to make a full backup of your database before you try this. I’ve never personally tried to use a database with a different collation than the server’s default collation, so I don’t know of any ‘gotchas’. But if you have good backups and test it in your environment before deploying it to your client, I can’t imagine that there’s much risk involved.