Incorrect syntax near 'THROW'

Question

IF @SQL IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
    BEGIN TRY 
        EXEC sp_executesql @SQL
        PRINT \'SUCCESS: \' + @SQL
    END TRY 
    BEGIN CATCH
        SET @ErrorMessage =          


        

Answer 1

I just hit the same error but for a completely different reason. The machine I'm using is slightly old but has SSMS 2012 (the version that THROW was introduced). However the actual SQL server is 10.5 (which is 2008 R2; see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/statements/alter-database-transact-sql-compatibility-level) and so the command is not valid.

Hopefully there won't be too many instances of ten year old setups out there but double check if you get this and you're sure your syntax is correct!