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How to change varchar to nvarchar in mssql using hibernate

In my recent assignment I was asked to change how hibernate creates a table changing varchar fields to nvarchar. The problem is in MSSQL we need an nvarchar to support UTF-8 characters.We are actually using a JDBC MSSQL driver available here:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms378422.aspxThis...

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