Character Sort for SQL SERVER
Character Sort for SQL SERVER 2000 and SQL SERVER 2005
Commands for SQL Server 2000
sp_helpsort
Sp_helptext table_name
Select databasepropertyex ( 'DBNAME', 'collation' )
Commands for SQL Server 2005
SELECT CONVERT(char(20), SERVERPROPERTY('SqlCharSet'));
SELECT CONVERT(char(20), SERVERPROPERTY('SqlCharSetName'));