Line %d: Specified scale %d is invalid.

Error Message:
Msg 1002, Level 15, State 1, Line 3
Line %d: Specified scale %d is invalid.

Severity level:
15.

Description:
This error message appears when you try to specify an invalid value in a DECIMAL data type declaration.

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. The specified scale value must be valid.

Versions:
This error messages was introduce with SQL Server 2005.

Example(s):
CREATE TABLE #t
(
 c1 DECIMAL(10,-1)
)

Remarks:
In the above example the provided scale value of -1 is not logical, invalid and therefore raises the error.

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