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Adding the collation on the column is not a problem (below code middle block)
<pre><code class="code-10 nolinks" id="code-20-40440797-1">ALTER TABLE FROMSF_OBJECT_ASSESSMENT
DROP CONSTRAINT PK_FROMSF_OBJECT_Assessment
GO

ALTER TABLE FROMSF_OBJECT_ASSESSMENT
ALTER COLUMN id nvarchar(18) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CS_AS NOT NULL 
GO

ALTER TABLE FROMSF_OBJECT_ASSESSMENT
ADD CONSTRAINT PK_FROMSF_OBJECT_Assessment PRIMARY KEY (id) 
GO
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Problem is I can't add COLLATE to a TYPE. &nbsp;(Unless that is not possible...)
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I agree Jim, but a step beyond that is that a TYPE can have a COLLATE if it is a TABLE TYPE... 
 

<pre><code class="code-1 nolinks" id="code-20-40440829-1">CREATE TYPE dbo.MyTableType AS TABLE ( 
	MyVarChar varchar(50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CS_AS, 
	MyInt int 
) 
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So ultimately, it is based on the TABLE and assigned to the COLUMN. 
 
Why? &nbsp;I have no idea, ask Microsoft!! &nbsp;:)
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Hi Guys 
 
I'm trying to execute the below in 2008R2, and receive an errmsg 'Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'COLLATE'.' 
The <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175007.aspx" rel="ugc nofollow">msdn CREATE TYPE page</a> references COLLATE, but doesn't give an example. &nbsp;Does anyone know the fix? 
 

<pre><code class="code-1 nolinks" id="code-10-28561385-1">CREATE TYPE SFID FROM nvarchar(18) 
COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CS_AS
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I'm building an SSIS package where the source is salesforce.com data, and they have a table PK of nvarchar(18). &nbsp; Plus, the target database I've inherited has these nvarchar(18) columns but with collations SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS, SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CS_AS, and Latin1_General_CS_AS, and I'm trying to standardize it. 
 
Thanks in advance. 
Jim
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Hi Guys

I'm trying to execute the below in 2008R2, and receive an errmsg 'Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'COLLATE'.'
The msdn CREATE TYPE page (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175007.aspx) references COLLATE, but doesn't give an example.  Does anyone know the fix? 

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I'm building an SSIS package where the source is salesforce.com data, and they have a table PK of nvarchar(18).   Plus, the target database I've inherited has these nvarchar(18) columns but with collations SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS, SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CS_AS, and Latin1_General_CS_AS, and I'm trying to standardize it. 

Thanks in advance.
Jim

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