Get-DbaAvailableCollation

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Synopsis

Return available collations for a given SQL Server

Description

Returns the list of collations available on each SQL Server. Only the connect permission is required to get this information.

Syntax

Get-DbaAvailableCollation
    [-SqlInstance] <DbaInstanceParameter[]>
    [[-SqlCredential] <PSCredential>]
    [-EnableException]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Examples

Example: 1

PS C:\> Get-DbaAvailableCollation -SqlInstance sql2016

Gets all the collations from server sql2016 using NT authentication

Required Parameters

-SqlInstance

The target SQL Server instance or instances. Only connect permission is required.

Optional Parameters

-SqlCredential

Login to the target instance using alternative credentials. Accepts PowerShell credentials (Get-Credential). Windows Authentication, SQL Server Authentication, Active Directory - Password, and Active Directory - Integrated are all supported. For MFA support, please use Connect-DbaInstance.

-EnableException

By default, when something goes wrong we try to catch it, interpret it and give you a friendly warning message. This avoids overwhelming you with "sea of red" exceptions, but is inconvenient because it basically disables advanced scripting. Using this switch turns this "nice by default" feature off and enables you to catch exceptions with your own try/catch.