SET PARSEONLY (Transact-SQL)

**APPLIES TO:** SQL Server (starting with 2008) Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Data Warehouse Parallel Data Warehouse

Examines the syntax of each Transact\-SQL statement and returns any error messages without compiling or executing the statement.

Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions

Syntax

  
SET PARSEONLY { ON | OFF }  

Remarks

When SET PARSEONLY is ON, SQL Server only parses the statement. When SET PARSEONLY is OFF, SQL Server SQL Server compiles and executes the statement.

The setting of SET PARSEONLY is set at parse time and not at execute or run time.

Do not use PARSEONLY in a stored procedure or a trigger. SET PARSEONLY returns offsets if the OFFSETS option is ON and no errors occur.

Permissions

Requires membership in the public role.

See Also

SET Statements (Transact-SQL)
SET OFFSETS (Transact-SQL)