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Asked: 2026-06-05T15:23:45+00:00

When adding a new data connection in Server Explorer in VS 2010 (with Azure

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When adding a new data connection in Server Explorer in VS 2010 (with Azure SDK),
I can successfully “Test Connection” but when adding it I get this alert box:

Unable to add data connection.
Failed to retrieve data for this request.
unknown property PrimaryFilePath

(Azure SQL server, i.e. xxxxxxxx.database.windows.net)

Anyone experienced this before?

Thanks!

Edit: It seems to have to do with collation…

…When using SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS it works fine but the following does not work:

  • Finnish_Swedish_CS_AS
  • Finnish_Swedish_100_CI_AS
  • Finnish_Swedish_CI_AS

Any suggestions?

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  1. Editorial Team

    The default collation for character data in SQL Azure databases is SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS. The server and database level collations are not configurable in SQL Azure. However, you can use a collation of your choice at the column and expression level.

    I believe your problem is described here in this blog: Working With Collations In SQL Azure.

    This blog article will show you how.

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