select @@collation_connection; select hex(weight_string('a' LEVEL 4)); select hex(weight_string('A' LEVEL 4)); select hex(weight_string('abc' LEVEL 4)); select hex(weight_string('abc' as char(2) LEVEL 4)); select hex(weight_string('abc' as char(3) LEVEL 4)); select hex(weight_string('abc' as char(5) LEVEL 4)); select hex(weight_string('abc' as char(5) LEVEL 4 REVERSE)); select hex(weight_string('abc' as char(5) LEVEL 4 DESC)); select hex(weight_string('abc' as char(5) LEVEL 4 DESC REVERSE));