Error Message:
Msg 183, Level 15, State 1, Line 3
The scale (%d) for column ‘%.*ls’ must be within the range %d to %d.
Severity level:
15.
Description:
This error message appears when you try to create a column of type DECIMAL (synonym NUMERIC) in which the number of decimal places is greater than the number of digits that column can store altogether.
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. You must either reduces the number of decimal places in the column definition or choose a wider data type that can store the specified number of decimal places.
Versions:
All versions of SQL Server
Example(s):
CREATE TABLE #t
(
MyDecimal DECIMAL(10,11)
)
Remarks:
This error message is raised only in case of table columns. When you try that with a variable instead, error 192 is raised.