Tip: Using TRY and CATCH Blocks in T-SQL

You can handle errors in T-SQL almost the same way as in C# or Visual Basic. You can make use of a Try and catch block to trap errors and provide feedback on the error.

A small example follows:

BEGIN TRY
    SELECT *
        FROM TABLE
        WHERE Name LIKE '%Hannes%'
END TRY


BEGIN CATCH
SELECT 
        ERROR_NUMBER() AS ErrorNumber,
        ERROR_SEVERITY() AS ErrorSeverity,
        ERROR_STATE() as ErrorState,
        ERROR_PROCEDURE() as ErrorProcedure,
        ERROR_LINE() as ErrorLine,
        ERROR_MESSAGE() as ErrorMessage;

END CATCH 

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