Posted by Erland Sommarskog on 11/21/07 22:11

Madhivanan (madhivanan2001@gmail.com) writes:
> IMO, it should throw error saying "Length is not specified"
> Sometimes it becomes tedius to debug if you forget to specify column
> width

Yes, the default of 1 is silly.

While not explicitly mentioned, this is typically something that should
be flagged when SET STRICT_CHECKS ON is in effect, a SET option which I
have suggested in
https://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=260762.

Votes are welcome!



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