1select collation(cast(0xA1A1 as char)); 2select hex(weight_string(cast(0x6141 as char))); 3select hex(weight_string(cast(0x8EA1 as char))); 4select hex(weight_string(cast(0x8EA1 as char) as char(1))); 5select hex(weight_string(cast(0x8EA18EA1 as char) as char(1))); 6select hex(weight_string(cast(0x8EA1 as char) as char(3))); 7select hex(weight_string(cast(0x8EA18EA1 as char) as char(3))); 8select hex(weight_string(cast(0x408EA1 as char) as char(3))); 9select hex(weight_string(cast(0x408EA18EA1 as char) as char(3))); 10select hex(weight_string(cast(0x408EA18EA18EA1 as char) as char(3))); 11select hex(weight_string(cast(0x40408EA18EA18EA1 as char) as char(3))); 12 13# Read 2 characters from the source string (the last character is not used) 14select hex(weight_string(cast(0x8EA18EA18EA1 as char), 1, 2, 0xC0)); 15select hex(weight_string(cast(0x8EA18EA18EA1 as char), 2, 2, 0xC0)); 16select hex(weight_string(cast(0x8EA18EA18EA1 as char), 3, 2, 0xC0)); 17select hex(weight_string(cast(0x8EA18EA18EA1 as char), 4, 2, 0xC0)); 18select hex(weight_string(cast(0x8EA18EA18EA1 as char), 5, 2, 0xC0)); 19select hex(weight_string(cast(0x8EA18EA18EA1 as char),25, 2, 0xC0)); 20 21# Read 3 characters from the source string (the entire string is used) 22select hex(weight_string(cast(0x8EA18EA18EA1 as char), 1, 3, 0xC0)); 23select hex(weight_string(cast(0x8EA18EA18EA1 as char), 2, 3, 0xC0)); 24select hex(weight_string(cast(0x8EA18EA18EA1 as char), 3, 3, 0xC0)); 25select hex(weight_string(cast(0x8EA18EA18EA1 as char), 4, 3, 0xC0)); 26select hex(weight_string(cast(0x8EA18EA18EA1 as char), 5, 3, 0xC0)); 27select hex(weight_string(cast(0x8EA18EA18EA1 as char),25, 3, 0xC0)); 28 29# Read 4 characters from the source string (extra space is added) 30select hex(weight_string(cast(0x8EA18EA18EA1 as char), 1, 4, 0xC0)); 31select hex(weight_string(cast(0x8EA18EA18EA1 as char), 2, 4, 0xC0)); 32select hex(weight_string(cast(0x8EA18EA18EA1 as char), 3, 4, 0xC0)); 33select hex(weight_string(cast(0x8EA18EA18EA1 as char), 4, 4, 0xC0)); 34select hex(weight_string(cast(0x8EA18EA18EA1 as char), 5, 4, 0xC0)); 35select hex(weight_string(cast(0x8EA18EA18EA1 as char),25, 4, 0xC0)); 36 37