SQL Server Error : 111, Severity: 15. ‘%ls’ must be the first statement in a q

SQL Server Error : 111 Details

SQL Server Error: 111
Severity: 15
Event Logged or not: No
Description:
‘%ls’ must be the first statement in a query batch.
Severity 15 Description:
Indicates syntax errors in the Transact-SQL command.

 

Cause for Resolving the Error

Example below of some code that would cause this error:
DROP VIEW IF EXISTS vOne;

CREATE VIEW vOne AS
SELECT * FROM table1;

Msg 111, Level 15, State 1, Line 3
‘CREATE VIEW’ must be the first statement in a query batch.

Above, we are executing two statements: a DROP VIEW and a CREATE VIEW.

The CREATE VIEW command cannot be coupled with other statements in the same batch, according to T-SQL batch restrictions.

In other words, CREATE VIEW can be the batch’s only statement.

Solution for Resolving the Error

The above problem can be fixed by simply inserting a batch separator after the first statement.

The GO keyword in SQL Server denotes the end of a batch. Specifically, SQL Server tools understand GO as a command to transfer the current batch of T-SQL statements to a SQL Server instance.

As a result, we may rephrase the prior statement as follows:

 

DROP VIEW IF EXISTS vOne;

GO

CREATE VIEW vOne AS

SELECT * FROM table1;

GO

By dividing the statements into two different batches, adding GO solves the problem.

It’s worth noting that GO isn’t technically a part of T-SQL. It’s a command that SQL Server tools recognise for the purpose of grouping statements into batches.

Depending on the tool you use to connect to SQL Server, you may be able to alter the batch separator. For example, in SSMS, go to Tools > Options > Query Execution > SQL Server and look for an option that says “Specify a word or character that can be used to split batches” or something similar.

SQL Server Error Code and solution summary

SQL Server Error: 111
Severity: 15
Event Logged or not: No
Description:
‘%ls’ must be the first statement in a query batch.

By dividing the statements into two different batches, adding GO solves the problem. GO isn’t technically a part of T-SQL. It’s a command that SQL Server tools recognize for the purpose of grouping statements into batches.