How to Handle Errors in SQL Server

In this blog we will see how to handle errors in SQL server.

We use try catch blocks just like C#. In this example we will try to divide a number by Zero and let us see how the error message is displayed. When the error comes it goes to catch block.

Write the below script in SQL Server.

BEGIN TRY
DECLARE @number INT

SET @number = 2/0

PRINT 'This will not execute'
END TRY
BEGIN CATCH
SELECT ERROR_NUMBER() AS ErrorNumber,
   ERROR_SEVERITY() AS ErrorSeverity,
   ERROR_STATE() AS ErrorState,
   ERROR_MESSAGE() AS ErrorMessage;
END CATCH;
GO

When we run this script we get the following output.