In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “Batch/procedure exceeds maximum length of %d characters.” in Microsoft SQL Server, the reason why it appears and the solution to fix it.
SQL Server Error Message
123 – Batch/procedure exceeds maximum length of %d characters.
Reason for the Error
The error message “Batch/procedure exceeds maximum length of %d characters” typically indicates that a SQL batch or stored procedure has exceeded the maximum allowed size limit in the database management system.
Here are some examples of scenarios that could trigger this error message:
- A SQL script or batch file contains too many statements or is too long in terms of characters, causing it to exceed the maximum length limit.
- A stored procedure that contains a large number of SQL statements or code blocks that exceed the maximum size limit for a stored procedure.
- A dynamic SQL statement or query that is constructed programmatically and becomes too long, exceeding the maximum length allowed by the database management system.
- An application that generates SQL code dynamically and constructs queries that become too long and exceed the maximum length limit.
Solution
In each of these cases, the solution to the error message may involve restructuring the code to reduce the size or number of SQL statements, or finding an alternative approach that does not exceed the maximum size limit
