From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On 18 Jan 2026 10:02:33 GMT, Bernard Peek wrote:   
      
   > Modern database software lets you select the collating sequence for   
   > a table based on each languages' rules. That becomes the default   
   > sort order for reports. But you can change that programmatically.   
   > Reports should always use a collating sequence that puts the data   
   > where the reader expects it to be. The physical format of the data   
   > on disk should not make any difference.   
      
   It should be possible to choose the collating sequence for the   
   retrieved results as part of the query, rather than relying on a fixed   
   one assigned when the records are stored.   
      
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