• You can't put a custom error in a check constraint.

    Two options.

    1) (recommended)

    Use a check constraint, have the front end app handle the error and produce whatever custom error that you want

    2) use a trigger.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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