User's Guide Part III. Using SQL AnywhereThis chapter documents the built-in collations provided with SQL Anywhere and describes how to construct custom collations.
A collation is an ordering for a particular character set. Choosing the proper collation ensures that the sorting and comparison operations produce the proper results for the native language of the user.
Collation overview Support for multibyte character sets Choosing a character set Creating custom collations The collation file format