String or binary data would be truncated
Msg 8152, Level 16, State 13, Line 2
String or binary data would be truncated.
The statement has been terminated.
A lovely error in a 300 lines of SQL update statement in SQL Server 2005, it does not say what field was truncated, what line was truncated.
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This feature is shipped in SQL Server 2017 CU12, SQL Server 2019 CTP and upcoming SQL Server 2016 CP2 CU. Read more at https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sql_server_team/string-or-binary-data-would-be-truncated-replacing-the-infamous-error-8152/
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Anonymous
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mfreeman@bdo.com
commented
Based on the new error messages in SQL 2019, it appears that this is in process, but some official word here would be helpful.
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Bob Sovers
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This appears to be a duplicate of "binary or string data would be truncated => error message enhancments"
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Bob Sovers
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This appears to be a duplicate of "binary or string data would be truncated => error message enhancments"
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Hundredth Vector
commented
Dear Guy,
Per the linked item, as of August 2016, David [MSFT] @ SQLServer appears to be working on this issue. Because of the advanced age and impact of this issue, it would be helpful if a timeframe were set for resolution. Many loyal developers would be grateful for whatever assistance you can lend to communicating the importance of this issue.
Regards,
Mark
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DWalker07
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I opened the Connect item 339410, which is linked here, nearly 10 years ago... and there was a previous item before that. It's about time this gets fixed!
If it's fixed in Azure, then Azure will be better than "regular" Microsoft SQL Server....
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Bernard Vander Beken
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To improve SQL Server usability, the Database should include the column name that caused the error.
Example and workaround:
http://blogs.lessthandot.com/index.php/DataMgmt/DBProgramming/how-to-find-what-column/ -
When you try to insert data into a column that is larger than the column, the error message is poor:
String or binary data would be truncated.
The statement has been terminated.Example:
create table holdSmaller
(
value varchar(2),
value1 varchar(2),
value2 varchar(2)
)
go
insert into holdSmaller
values ('12','1','123')Msg 8152, Level 16, State 14, Line 1
String or binary data would be truncated.
The statement has been terminated.