SQL Server Data Force Binary Collation Setting
Published 15 January 2025
Description
For all string data types, forces binary collation irrespective of column collation, resulting in a case-sensitive comparison. When this option is selected and the comparison key is a string, this may result in slower performance because the indexes are not used.
Type
Boolean
Default
false
Usage
Flyway Desktop
This can be set from the data comparison options settings in SQL Server projects.
Command-line
./flyway diff -redgateCompare.sqlserver.data.options.comparison.forceBinaryCollation=true
TOML Configuration File
[redgateCompare.sqlserver.data.options.comparison]
forceBinaryCollation = true