Invalid ROWS value or REPEATABLE seed "%I64d" in the TABLESAMPLE clause for table "%.*ls". The value or seed must be greater than 0.

Error Message:
Msg 479, Level 15, State 0, Line 1
Invalid ROWS value or REPEATABLE seed “%I64d” in the TABLESAMPLE clause for table “%.*ls”. The value or seed must be greater than 0.

Severity level:
15.

Description:
This error message appears when you try to use an invalid value for the ROWS or REPEATABLE option of the TABLESAMPLE clause.

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

Resolution:
Error 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. You must use a valid value for these options.

Versions:
This error message was introduced with SQL Server 2005.

Example(s):
SELECT *
  FROM Northwind.dbo.Orders
  TABLESAMPLE (0 ROWS)

Remarks:
In the above example we try to use an invalid value of 0 for the ROWS option of the TABLESAMPLE clause. This raises the error.

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