select @@collation_connection; select hex(weight_string('a' LEVEL 3)); select hex(weight_string('A' LEVEL 3)); select hex(weight_string('abc' LEVEL 3)); select hex(weight_string('abc' as char(2) LEVEL 3)); select hex(weight_string('abc' as char(3) LEVEL 3)); select hex(weight_string('Abc' as char(5) LEVEL 3)); select hex(weight_string('Abc' as char(5) LEVEL 3 REVERSE)); select hex(weight_string('Abc' as char(5) LEVEL 3 DESC)); select hex(weight_string('Abc' as char(5) LEVEL 3 DESC REVERSE));