Cannot bind a default to a computed column or to a column of data type timestamp, varchar(max), nvarchar(max), varbinary(max), xml or sqlclr type.

Error Message:
Msg 15101, Level 16, State 1, Procedure sp_bindefault, Line 158
Cannot bind a default to a computed column or to a column of data type timestamp, varchar(max), nvarchar(max), varbinary(max), xml or sqlclr type.

Severity level:
16.

Description:
This error message appears when you try to bind a via CREATE DEFAULT generated default to a column that has an invalid datatype for a default or is a computed column.

Consequences:
The T-SQL statement can be parsed, but causes the error at runtime.

Resolution:
Errors of the Severity Level 16 are generated by the user and can be fixed by the SQL Server user. The statement cannot be executed this way. The column must have a valid datatype.

Versions:
All versions of SQL Server.

Example(s):
USE tempdb;
GO
IF OBJECT_ID(‘tempdb..#t’) > 0
 DROP TABLE #t
GO
IF OBJECT_ID(‘MyDefault’) > 0
 DROP DEFAULT MyDefault;
GO
CREATE TABLE #t
(
 c1 TIMESTAMP NOT NULL
)
GO
CREATE DEFAULT MyDefault AS 42;
Go
EXEC sp_bindefault ‘MyDefault’, ‘#t.c1’;

Remarks:
in the above example we try to bind the default MyDefault to a column of the type TIMESTAMP. This raises the error.

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