SQL Data Type - Bit

We have SQL 2000 and SQL 2005 server
we run this in SQL 2000 server and SQL 2005 Server

DECLARE @bit bit
SET @bit = 'TRUE'
IF @bit = 1
PRINT 'Yes, this is true!'
ELSE
PRINT 'No, this is FALSE!'


SQL 2000 result :
Server: Msg 245, Level 16, State 1, Line 3
Syntax error converting the varchar value 'TRUE' to a column of data type bit.

SQL 2005 result :
Yes, this is true!


SQL 2000 bit data type won't accept 'True'!

thanks for my colleague for this finding.


SQL 2000 - Bit
Integer data type 1, 0, or NULL.

SQL 2005 - Bit
An integer data type that can take a value of 1, 0, or NULL.
The string values TRUE and FALSE can be converted to bit values: TRUE is converted to 1 and FALSE is converted to 0.