Question

I currently have this snippet of code which checks that an input variable is within a certain range:

IF (@vThingID < 17 OR @vThingID > 16381)
BEGIN
    raiserror('Thing ID out of range: must be between 17 and 16381')
    RETURN
END

This is T-SQL code that is inside a stored procedure. The error message, on “compiling” to a stored procedure, is this:

Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Server *–, Procedure np*****, Line 19
Incorrect syntax near ‘)’.

I’ve tried changing all the syntax- removing the parentheses, taking out the OR statement, putting semicolons after certain lines, etc. It just doesn’t seem to make any difference, and I can’t spot any syntax errors here.

Answer 1

The severity and state of the RAISERROR function are not optional. Check the documentation and decide which values make the most sense for you.