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Asked: 2026-05-28T18:26:21+00:00

When you use SQL Server Management Studio to generate a script for creating a

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When you use SQL Server Management Studio to generate a script for creating a table, the last thing it does is set ansi_padding off.

I’ve run into a problem where this statement is causing an issue further down the line when working with xml.

The error message implies that the ansi_padding must be on when using the XQuery features, and googling confirms. However, I’d really like to see some official documentation stating this as a requirement, to make sure there isn’t anything else we’re taking for granted.

I understand the implications of this option and have since removed the statement, but I still want to know:

Is ansi_padding ‘on’ officially required for working with xml columns in SQL Server?

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    Yes, it is officially required.

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188285.aspx

    Quoted from above link:

    When querying xml type columns or variables using xml data type
    methods, the following options must be set as shown.

    SET Options

    Required Values

    ANSI_NULLS

    ON

    ANSI_PADDING

    ON

    ANSI_WARNINGS

    ON

    ARITHABORT

    ON

    CONCAT_NULL_YIELDS_NULL

    ON

    NUMERIC_ROUNDABORT

    OFF

    QUOTED_IDENTIFIER

    ON

    If the options are not set as shown, queries and modifications on xml
    data type methods will fail.

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