SQL query that distinguishes between ß and ss

Question

It seems that ß=ss in SQL. I need to be able to distinguish on a strict charcter equivalent basis.

i.e. select * from table where name like '%ß%' yields Brian Bruß Steven Sossmix

etc..

I've looked at different Collations to see if there is one that ignores character expansions, but no luck so far.

Database has Latin1_General_CI_AS as default - I've also tried Latin1_General_CS_AS and Latin1_General_CS_AS_WS, neither of which worked.

Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Found a thread that has two solutions for this.

Answer 2

You need to use a binary collation so that it's case-sensitive, accent-sensitive, etc.

Collation: SQL_Latin1_General_Cp437_BIN

Answer 3

Another workaround for this specific case.

http://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/Workaround.aspx?FeedbackID=341130