SQL/MP Reference Manual
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COLLATE Clause
COLLATE Clause
The COLLATE clause associates an existing collation with a character expression, with 
a column of a character data type that is being added to a table, or with an index that is 
being created.
For information about using the COLLATE clause on a character expression, see 
Character Expressions on page C-14.
For information about using the COLLATE clause with a data type specification for a 
CREATE TABLE or ALTER TABLE statement, see Data Types on page D-1.
For information about using the COLLATE clause to associate a collation with an 
index, see CREATE INDEX Statement
 on page C-142.
For general information about collations, see Collation Definitions
 on page C-30.
For information about creating collations, see CREATE COLLATION Statement on 
page C-137 and Collation Definitions on page C-30.










