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CHAR Function in MSSQL and MySQL

CHAR function returns the Character value of the passed ASCII values. In MySQL CHAR function, you can pass multiple ASCII values separated by comma, Whereas in MS SQL Server you can pass only one ASCII value as argument, MSSQL Char function doesn't accept multiple arguments as in MySQL
 

MS SQL Server Example

select CHAR(98)
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b

MSSQL CHAR function example
If you pass multiple arguments as in MySQL it will give error as shown below

select CHAR(98,97,99)

The CHAR function in
 

MSSQL Char Function example 2

MySQL Example

select CHAR(98)
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b

MySQL Char function example

The MySQL CHAR function accepts multiple arguments as shown below

mysql> select CHAR(98,97,99);

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bac

MySQL Char function example 2

 

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