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Question regarding SQL Query Editor
I am designing a query using the Query Editor in SQL server.
I am querying a table and putting a filter on a nvarchar column.
If I type a value into the filter column, for example '12', the editor changes it to N'12'.
why is it doing this? What does the "N" signify?
I am querying a table and putting a filter on a nvarchar column.
If I type a value into the filter column, for example '12', the editor changes it to N'12'.
why is it doing this? What does the "N" signify?
Microsoft SQL Server 2008
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dsoderstrom
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So, can I strip out this N and get the same results?
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Okay, thanks for the info Jim
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rwheeler23
Typically this is needed when dealing with foreign language collations.
>If I type a value into the filter column, for example '12', the editor changes it to N'12'.
Curiosity overwhelms me ... if you have a column that you'd want to filter on '12', then why is it a character data type as opposed to numeric?