[6.x] Fix for dropping columns when using MSSQL as database #39905
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When using MSSQL as the database for an application you are unable to drop columns.
The error received is
SQLSTATE[42S02]: [Microsoft][ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server][SQL Server]Invalid object name 'SYS.COLUMNS'. (SQL: DECLARE @sql NVARCHAR(MAX) = '';SELECT @sql += 'ALTER TABLE...
This is due to the MSSQL system table must be select in lowercase.
However, if you select the option (
_CI
) that ignores the difference between uppercase and lowercase letters in the COLLATE option, no error occurs.The error only occurs if you select the case-sensitive option (
_CS
).Related Pull Request: #37308