Query processor could not produce a query plan because of the hints defined in this query. Resubmit the query without specifying any hints and without using SET FORCEPLAN.

Error Message:
Msg 8622, Level 16, State 2, Line 2
Query processor could not produce a query plan because of the hints defined in this query. Resubmit the query without specifying any hints and without using SET FORCEPLAN.

Severity level:
16.

Description:
This error message appears when you try to specify conflicting hints in a query.

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

Resolution:
Error of the Severity level 16 are generated by the user and can be fixed by the SQL Server user. The statement cannot be run this way. Consider removing the hints or changing them.

Versions:
All versions of SQL Server.

Example(s):
IF OBJECT_ID (‘dbo.t’) IS NOT NULL
    DROP TABLE dbo.t;

CREATE TABLE dbo.t
(
    c1 int PRIMARY KEY,
    s1 varchar(20)
);
GO

SELECT
    *
FROM
    dbo.t WITH (INDEX = 0 INDEX = 1);

Remarks:
In the above example we try to execute a query with a conflicting specification of query hints. This raises the error.

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