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Server 2008. I know that functions cannot raise errors in the usual way - if you try to include the RAISERROR statement SQL returns: Msg 443, Level 16, State 14, Procedure ..., Line ... Invalid use of a side-effecting operator 'RAISERROR' within a function. But the fact is, the function takes some input, which may be invalid and, if it is, there is no meaningful value the function can return. What do I do then? I
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could, of course, return NULL, but it would be difficult for any developer using the function to troubleshoot this. I could also cause a division by zero or something like that - this would generate an error message, but a misleading one. Is there any way I can have my own error message reported somehow? sql sql-server tsql sql-server-2008 user-defined-functions share|improve this question edited Sep 28 '09 at 4:57 marc_s 454k938701033 asked Sep 28 '09 at 1:33 EMP 23.5k33129192 add a comment| 9 Answers 9 active oldest votes up vote 152 down vote accepted You can use CAST to throw meaningful error: create function dbo.throwError() returns nvarchar(max) as begin return cast('Error happened here.' as int); end Then Sql Server will show some help information: Msg 245, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 Conversion failed when converting the varchar value 'Error happened here.' to data type int. share|improve this answer answered Jan 13 '11 at 15:33 Vladimir Korolev 1,814199 1 YES!!! It works! That's brilliant! –EMP Jan 13 '11 at 22:24 71 Great answer, but JEEZ wotta hack. >:( –JohnL4 Oct 12 '11 at 16:34 2 For an inline-table-valued-function where the RETURN is a simple select, this alone doesn't work because nothing is returned - not even null, and in my case I wanted to throw an error when nothing was found.
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and reference Dev centers Samples Retired content We’re sorry. The content you requested has been removed. sql server error_message You’ll be auto redirected in 1 second. Microsoft SQL Server Language Reference Transact-SQL Reference (Database Engine) Control-of-Flow Language (Transact-SQL) Control-of-Flow Language (Transact-SQL) TRY...CATCH (Transact-SQL) TRY...CATCH http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1485034/how-to-report-an-error-from-a-sql-server-user-defined-function (Transact-SQL) TRY...CATCH (Transact-SQL) BEGIN...END (Transact-SQL) BREAK (Transact-SQL) CONTINUE (Transact-SQL) ELSE (IF...ELSE) (Transact-SQL) END (BEGIN...END) (Transact-SQL) GOTO (Transact-SQL) IF...ELSE (Transact-SQL) RETURN (Transact-SQL) THROW (Transact-SQL) TRY...CATCH (Transact-SQL) WAITFOR (Transact-SQL) WHILE (Transact-SQL) TOC Collapse the table of content Expand the table of content This documentation is archived and is not being maintained. This https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175976.aspx documentation is archived and is not being maintained. TRY...CATCH (Transact-SQL) Other Versions SQL Server 2012 THIS TOPIC APPLIES TO: SQL Server (starting with 2008)Azure SQL DatabaseAzure SQL Data Warehouse Parallel Data Warehouse Implements error handling for Transact-SQL that is similar to the exception handling in the Microsoft Visual C# and Microsoft Visual C++ languages. A group of Transact-SQL statements can be enclosed in a TRY block. If an error occurs in the TRY block, control is passed to another group of statements that is enclosed in a CATCH block. Transact-SQL Syntax ConventionsSyntax Copy -- Syntax for SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Parallel Data Warehouse BEGIN TRY { sql_statement | statement_block } END TRY BEGIN CATCH [ { sql_statement | statement_block } ] END CATCH [ ; ] Argumentssql_statement Is any Transact-SQL statement.statement_block Any group of Transact-SQL statements in a batch or enclosed in a BEGIN…END block.RemarksA
up Recent PostsRecent Posts Popular TopicsPopular Topics Home Search Members Calendar Who's On Home » SQL Server 2005 » SQL Server 2005 http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic524905-149-1.aspx General Discussion » How to use the try catch block in Function? How to use the try catch block in Function? Rate Topic Display Mode Topic Options Author Message Swamy MagamSwamy Magam Posted Friday, June 27, 2008 6:11 AM SSC Journeyman Group: General Forum Members Last Login: Friday, January 15, 2010 5:07 AM Points: 82, Visits: 129 HiI am trying write a function in that function i sql server am use the try catch block, when i am complie that function it is the throwing complie error.my functioncreate function GetEmployeeid(@Deptno varchar(Max))returns varchar(Max)asBeginDeclare @employeeid Varchar(Max)BEGIN TRYSelect top 1 Employeeid from temployee where deptno=@deptnoEnd Try BEGIN Catch print 'geting errror'End Catchreturn(@employeeid )EndComplie Error Is:Msg 443, Level 16, State 14, Procedure GetEmployeeid, Line 7Invalid use of side-effecting or time-dependent operator in 'BEGIN TRY' within a function.Msg 444, Level 16, State error handling in 2, Procedure GetEmployeeid, Line 8Select statements included within a function cannot return data to a client.Msg 443, Level 16, State 14, Procedure GetEmployeeid, Line 9Invalid use of side-effecting or time-dependent operator in 'END TRY' within a function.Msg 443, Level 16, State 14, Procedure GetEmployeeid, Line 10Invalid use of side-effecting or time-dependent operator in 'BEGIN CATCH' within a function.Msg 443, Level 16, State 14, Procedure GetEmployeeid, Line 11Invalid use of side-effecting or time-dependent operator in 'PRINT' within a function.Msg 443, Level 16, State 14, Procedure GetEmployeeid, Line 12Invalid use of side-effecting or time-dependent operator in 'END CATCH' within a function.Thanks In Advance Please help me. RegardsSwamy. Post #524905 Andrew Gothard-467944Andrew Gothard-467944 Posted Friday, June 27, 2008 7:13 AM SSC-Enthusiastic Group: General Forum Members Last Login: Wednesday, September 29, 2010 5:23 AM Points: 194, Visits: 2,357 Afraid you can't use TRY - CATCH in a T-SQL UDF. Post #524957 Swamy MagamSwamy Magam Posted Friday, June 27, 2008 7:22 AM SSC Journeyman Group: General Forum Members Last Login: Friday, January 15, 2010 5:07 AM Points: 82, Visits: 129 Thank u ,How to capture the error's in User Defined Functions in SQL-Server.RegardsSwamy. Post #524970 GSquaredGSquared Posted Friday, June 27, 2008 12:23 PM SSChampion Group: General Forum