How to change collation of SQL server 2008 to binary mode without uninstalling it or while installing it ?

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I want to use application from other Country and it needs Sql Server collation in binary Mode only...I have installed sql server 2008 SP1 with default settings and while I run my application it gives me error Message " The Dataase sort order must be "binary" Please run TRANSACT-SQL command sp_helpsort to check the current database short order"

What I have tried:

I tried to uninstall and reinstall SQL Server 2008 SP1 but i couldn't find Collation mode selection while installing...

Kindly help me to change it to "binary" Mode

Thanks
Yasin Sindhi

Posted 29-Aug-18 8:47am

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Updated 29-Aug-18 10:15am

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MadMyche · Answer 1 · 2018-08-29T10:16:00

MS Docx: Set or Change the Database Collation[^]

SQL

-- Supported Collations:
--  SELECT * FROM sys.fn_helpcollations()   WHERE name LIKE 'SQL%'

USE [Master]
GO  

ALTER DATABASE [DatabaseName]
  COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP437_BIN2
GO

Addendum
The above command is at the Database level, and will not affect tables that have already been created. You can use the GUI in SSMS to apply at on a per-column basis via ALTER TABLE
MS DOCs: Set or Change the Column Collation[^]

SQL

ALTER TABLE dbo.MyTable
  ALTER COLUMN
    CharCol  VARCHAR(10)  COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP437_BIN2 NOT NULL;
GO