Omit ANSI_PADDING from schema (#771)

SimonCropp · actions-user · web-flow · commit f7bac09ccb44 · 2026-03-24T12:51:06.000+11:00
* Omit ANSI_PADDING  from schema

* Docs changes

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Co-authored-by: GitHub Action &lt;action@github.com&gt;
diff --git a/src/Tests/Tests.Schema.verified.md b/src/Tests/Tests.Schema.verified.md
@@ -77,20 +77,17 @@ CREATE TABLE [dbo].[MultiIndexTable](
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
 
-SET ANSI_PADDING ON
 
 CREATE UNIQUE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Category_Name] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
 (
 	[Category] ASC,
 	[Name] ASC
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
-SET ANSI_PADDING ON
 
 CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Name] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
 (
 	[Name] ASC
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
-SET ANSI_PADDING ON
 
 CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Status_Desc] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
 (
diff --git a/src/Tests/Tests.SchemaAnsiPaddingStripped.verified.md b/src/Tests/Tests.SchemaAnsiPaddingStripped.verified.md
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+## Tables
+
+### MultiIndexTable
+
+```sql
+CREATE TABLE [dbo].[MultiIndexTable](
+	[Id] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
+	[Name] [nvarchar](100) NOT NULL,
+	[Category] [nvarchar](50) NOT NULL,
+	[Status] [int] NOT NULL,
+ CONSTRAINT [PK_MultiIndexTable] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED 
+(
+	[Id] ASC
+) ON [PRIMARY]
+) ON [PRIMARY]
+
+
+CREATE UNIQUE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Category_Name] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
+(
+	[Category] ASC,
+	[Name] ASC
+) ON [PRIMARY]
+
+CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Name] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
+(
+	[Name] ASC
+) ON [PRIMARY]
+
+CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Status_Desc] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
+(
+	[Status] DESC,
+	[Name] ASC
+) ON [PRIMARY]
+```
diff --git a/src/Tests/Tests.SchemaAsMarkdown.verified.md b/src/Tests/Tests.SchemaAsMarkdown.verified.md
@@ -77,20 +77,17 @@ CREATE TABLE [dbo].[MultiIndexTable](
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
 
-SET ANSI_PADDING ON
 
 CREATE UNIQUE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Category_Name] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
 (
 	[Category] ASC,
 	[Name] ASC
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
-SET ANSI_PADDING ON
 
 CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Name] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
 (
 	[Name] ASC
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
-SET ANSI_PADDING ON
 
 CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Status_Desc] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
 (
diff --git a/src/Tests/Tests.SchemaAsSql.verified.sql b/src/Tests/Tests.SchemaAsSql.verified.sql
@@ -62,20 +62,17 @@ CREATE TABLE [dbo].[MultiIndexTable](
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
 
-SET ANSI_PADDING ON
 
 CREATE UNIQUE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Category_Name] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
 (
 	[Category] ASC,
 	[Name] ASC
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
-SET ANSI_PADDING ON
 
 CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Name] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
 (
 	[Name] ASC
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
-SET ANSI_PADDING ON
 
 CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Status_Desc] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
 (
diff --git a/src/Tests/Tests.SchemaFilter.verified.md b/src/Tests/Tests.SchemaFilter.verified.md
@@ -77,20 +77,17 @@ CREATE TABLE [dbo].[MultiIndexTable](
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
 
-SET ANSI_PADDING ON
 
 CREATE UNIQUE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Category_Name] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
 (
 	[Category] ASC,
 	[Name] ASC
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
-SET ANSI_PADDING ON
 
 CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Name] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
 (
 	[Name] ASC
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
-SET ANSI_PADDING ON
 
 CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Status_Desc] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
 (
diff --git a/src/Tests/Tests.SchemaInDynamic.verified.txt b/src/Tests/Tests.SchemaInDynamic.verified.txt
@@ -79,20 +79,17 @@ CREATE TABLE [dbo].[MultiIndexTable](
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
 
-SET ANSI_PADDING ON
 
 CREATE UNIQUE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Category_Name] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
 (
 	[Category] ASC,
 	[Name] ASC
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
-SET ANSI_PADDING ON
 
 CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Name] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
 (
 	[Name] ASC
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
-SET ANSI_PADDING ON
 
 CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Status_Desc] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
 (
diff --git a/src/Tests/Tests.SchemaInclude.verified.md b/src/Tests/Tests.SchemaInclude.verified.md
@@ -77,20 +77,17 @@ CREATE TABLE [dbo].[MultiIndexTable](
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
 
-SET ANSI_PADDING ON
 
 CREATE UNIQUE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Category_Name] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
 (
 	[Category] ASC,
 	[Name] ASC
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
-SET ANSI_PADDING ON
 
 CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Name] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
 (
 	[Name] ASC
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
-SET ANSI_PADDING ON
 
 CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Status_Desc] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
 (
diff --git a/src/Tests/Tests.SchemaIncludeAll.verified.md b/src/Tests/Tests.SchemaIncludeAll.verified.md
@@ -77,20 +77,17 @@ CREATE TABLE [dbo].[MultiIndexTable](
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
 
-SET ANSI_PADDING ON
 
 CREATE UNIQUE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Category_Name] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
 (
 	[Category] ASC,
 	[Name] ASC
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
-SET ANSI_PADDING ON
 
 CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Name] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
 (
 	[Name] ASC
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
-SET ANSI_PADDING ON
 
 CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Status_Desc] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
 (
diff --git a/src/Tests/Tests.SchemaIncludeTablesOnly.verified.md b/src/Tests/Tests.SchemaIncludeTablesOnly.verified.md
@@ -77,20 +77,17 @@ CREATE TABLE [dbo].[MultiIndexTable](
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
 
-SET ANSI_PADDING ON
 
 CREATE UNIQUE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Category_Name] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
 (
 	[Category] ASC,
 	[Name] ASC
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
-SET ANSI_PADDING ON
 
 CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Name] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
 (
 	[Name] ASC
 ) ON [PRIMARY]
-SET ANSI_PADDING ON
 
 CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Status_Desc] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]
 (
diff --git a/src/Tests/Tests.cs b/src/Tests/Tests.cs
@@ -819,4 +819,17 @@ await Verify(connection)
             .SchemaFilter(_ => _.Name == "ProcWithAnsiNullsOff")
             .SchemaIncludes(DbObjects.StoredProcedures);
     }
+
+    [Test]
+    public async Task SchemaAnsiPaddingStripped()
+    {
+        await using var database = await sqlInstance.Build();
+        var connection = database.Connection;
+
+        // MultiIndexTable has nvarchar indexes which cause SMO to emit SET ANSI_PADDING ON.
+        // Verify the SET ANSI_PADDING statements are stripped from the output.
+        await Verify(connection)
+            .SchemaFilter(_ => _.Name == "MultiIndexTable")
+            .SchemaIncludes(DbObjects.Tables);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Verify.SqlServer/SchemaValidation/SqlScriptBuilder.cs b/src/Verify.SqlServer/SchemaValidation/SqlScriptBuilder.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo;
 
 class SqlScriptBuilder(SchemaSettings settings)
@@ -208,12 +209,28 @@ static List<string> ScriptLines<T>(ScriptingOptions options, T item)
             .Script(options)
             .Cast<string>()
             .Where(_ => !IsSet(_))
+            .Select(ScrubSetStatements)
             .ToList();
 
+    static string ScrubSetStatements(string script)
+    {
+        if (!script.Contains("SET ANSI_PADDING "))
+        {
+            return script;
+        }
+
+        return setAnsiPaddingRegex.Replace(script, "");
+    }
+
+    static readonly Regex setAnsiPaddingRegex = new(@"^\s*SET ANSI_PADDING (ON|OFF)\s*$\n?",
+        RegexOptions.Multiline | RegexOptions.Compiled);
+
     static bool IsSet(string script) =>
         script is
             "SET ANSI_NULLS ON" or
             "SET ANSI_NULLS OFF" or
             "SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON" or
-            "SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER OFF";
+            "SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER OFF" or
+            "SET ANSI_PADDING ON" or
+            "SET ANSI_PADDING OFF";
 }

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`@@ -77,20 +77,17 @@ CREATE TABLE [dbo].[MultiIndexTable](`
`77`	`77`	`) ON [PRIMARY]`
`78`	`78`	`) ON [PRIMARY]`
`79`	`79`
`80`		`-SET ANSI_PADDING ON`
`81`	`80`
`82`	`81`	`CREATE UNIQUE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Category_Name] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]`
`83`	`82`	`(`
`84`	`83`	`[Category] ASC,`
`85`	`84`	`[Name] ASC`
`86`	`85`	`) ON [PRIMARY]`
`87`		`-SET ANSI_PADDING ON`
`88`	`86`
`89`	`87`	`CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Name] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]`
`90`	`88`	`(`
`91`	`89`	`[Name] ASC`
`92`	`90`	`) ON [PRIMARY]`
`93`		`-SET ANSI_PADDING ON`
`94`	`91`
`95`	`92`	`CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Status_Desc] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]`
`96`	`93`	`(`
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`@@ -62,20 +62,17 @@ CREATE TABLE [dbo].[MultiIndexTable](`
`62`	`62`	`) ON [PRIMARY]`
`63`	`63`	`) ON [PRIMARY]`
`64`	`64`
`65`		`-SET ANSI_PADDING ON`
`66`	`65`
`67`	`66`	`CREATE UNIQUE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Category_Name] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]`
`68`	`67`	`(`
`69`	`68`	`[Category] ASC,`
`70`	`69`	`[Name] ASC`
`71`	`70`	`) ON [PRIMARY]`
`72`		`-SET ANSI_PADDING ON`
`73`	`71`
`74`	`72`	`CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Name] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]`
`75`	`73`	`(`
`76`	`74`	`[Name] ASC`
`77`	`75`	`) ON [PRIMARY]`
`78`		`-SET ANSI_PADDING ON`
`79`	`76`
`80`	`77`	`CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Status_Desc] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]`
`81`	`78`	`(`
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`@@ -79,20 +79,17 @@ CREATE TABLE [dbo].[MultiIndexTable](`
`79`	`79`	`) ON [PRIMARY]`
`80`	`80`	`) ON [PRIMARY]`
`81`	`81`
`82`		`-SET ANSI_PADDING ON`
`83`	`82`
`84`	`83`	`CREATE UNIQUE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Category_Name] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]`
`85`	`84`	`(`
`86`	`85`	`[Category] ASC,`
`87`	`86`	`[Name] ASC`
`88`	`87`	`) ON [PRIMARY]`
`89`		`-SET ANSI_PADDING ON`
`90`	`88`
`91`	`89`	`CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Name] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]`
`92`	`90`	`(`
`93`	`91`	`[Name] ASC`
`94`	`92`	`) ON [PRIMARY]`
`95`		`-SET ANSI_PADDING ON`
`96`	`93`
`97`	`94`	`CREATE NONCLUSTERED INDEX [IX_MultiIndexTable_Status_Desc] ON [dbo].[MultiIndexTable]`
`98`	`95`	`(`