Error Message:
Msg 173, Level 15, State 1, Line 3
The definition for column ‘%1!’ must include a data type.
Severity level:
15.
Description:
This error message appears when you try to create a column in a CREATE TABLE statement without specifying a datatype for that column.
Consequences:
The SQL statement cannot be parsed and further execution is stopped.
Resolution:
Error of the Severity level 15 are generated by the user and can be fixed by the SQL Server user. For each column in a CREATE TABLE there mandatorily has to be an explicit specification of the datatype for that column.
Versions:
All versions of SQL Server.
Example(s):
CREATE TABLE t
(
c1
)
DROP TABLE t
Remarks:
It is not allowed to create a table with column(s) for which the user has not specified a datatype. There is no standard datatype that is applied in such cases.