SQL Error: Cannot resolve the collation conflict between "SQL_Latin1_General_

[Uncle Dickie]

Hi All,

I am getting the error:
Cannot resolve the collation conflict between "SQL_Latin1_Gen eral_CP1_CI_AS" and "Latin1_General _CI_AS" in the equal to operation.
when I run a query I have written.

The SQL I have written is pretty long (I can post it if needed but don't want to confuse things too much!), but basically it goes something like this:

Create temporary table #temp1.
Insert Into #temp1 (x 2)
Do some grouping and create (SELECT INTO) new temp table #temp2
New query joins to #temp2 on a field called PartNumber

Having read a few things I guess it is a problem with the table I create originally and that I need to have different 'Collate' settings for this column. How would I go about setting this in the CREATE table section of my code or am I going in the wrong direction?

Any help is appreciated

[Uncle Dickie]

Panic over!

I found what was needed; adding the COLLATE is done when creating the column

CREATE TABLE #temp1 (OrigPartUK nvarchar(25) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS)

[ck9663]

If you find a situation that you can no longer re-create any tables nor your queries, add a COLLATE 'collation name' on every string comparison in your query, i.e. where and join conditions.

--- CK