SQL Server Error Msg 6854 – Invalid column alias ‘%.*ls’ for formatting column as XML processing instruction in FOR XML PATH – it must be in ‘processing-instruction(target)’ format.

In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “6854 – Invalid column alias ‘%.*ls’ for formatting column as XML processing instruction in FOR XML PATH – it must be in ‘processing-instruction(target)’ format.” in Microsoft SQL Server, the reason why it appears and the solution to fix it.

SQL Server Error Message

6854 – Invalid column alias ‘%.*ls’ for formatting column as XML processing instruction in FOR XML PATH – it must be in ‘processing-instruction(target)’ format.

Reason for the Error

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Solution

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