Syntax error: Duplicate specification of the action "%.*s" in the trigger declaration.

Error Message:
Msg 1034, Level 15, State 1, Procedure, Line 2
Syntax error: Duplicate specification of the action “%.*s” in the trigger declaration.

Severity level:
15.

Description:
This error message appears when in a trigger definition the event for which the trigger should fire is specified more than once.

Consequences:
The SQL statement cannot be parsed and further execution is stopped.

Resolution:
Errors of the Severity Level 15 are generated by the user and can be fixed by the SQL Server user. The statement cannot be executed this way. The duplicate event specification must be removed from the trigger definition.

Versions:
All versions of SQL Server.

Example(s):
IF OBJECT_ID (‘dbo.t’) IS NOT NULL
    DROP TABLE dbo.t;
GO
CREATE TABLE dbo.t (c1 int);
GO
CREATE TRIGGER dbo.t_i ON dbo.t
FOR INSERT, INSERT
AS
SELECT 1;
Go

Remarks:
In the above example we specify the INSERT event for the trigger more than once. This raises the error.

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