Insert non-English data into Sql server 2008

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I need to insert non-English (Kannada to be specific) data into sql-server database using my C# application....

How can i insert and retrieve unicode data from sql-server...???
Thank you,

Posted 6-Feb-13 19:39pm

Sharath2790

Updated 6-Feb-13 19:42pm

Mehdi Gholam

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Shubh Agrahari · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-06T19:47:00

hi

You can not store unicode data in non unicode column. So you will have to store unicode data as nvarchar

SQL

DECLARE @Hindi varchar(64)
SET @Hindi = 'धन्यवाद'

DECLARE @nHindi nvarchar(84)
SET @nHindi = N'धन्यवाद'

SELECT @Hindi, @nHindi
In the above example when   'धन्यवाद' (Thank you in Hindi) stored as varchar it displays as ????? in the query editor.

or i think it may definetly helps you....
thanks

[From 2nd solution - same author]
hi

i think it may helps you....

Unicode Data Type in SQL[^]

thanks

Mehdi Gholam · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-06T19:45:00

Solution 2

SQL Server supports unicode characters with the nvarchar data type, so all you need to do is change your table column definitions to this data type.

Note: that if you do make sure you double the size you want since unicode is 2 bytes, for example if you need varchar(20) you should use nvarchar(40).

Posted 6-Feb-13 19:45pm

Mehdi Gholam

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Joezer BH 7-Feb-13 3:24am

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Mehdi Gholam 7-Feb-13 3:29am

Thanks Edo!