T-SQL: An error occurred while executing batch. Error message is: Arithmetic Overflow for select * from MyTable

Question

I'm doing a simple query like this:

select * from MyTable

This results in the following error:

An error occurred while executing batch. Error message is: Arithmetic Overflow

I can run select top 14 * from MyTable and it works without a problem but on the 15th value the error occurs, select top 15 * from MyTable shows Arithmetic Overflow error.

The table consists of columns with data types: int, float and smallint.

I have confirmed that the error does not occur in the int or smallint columns so it is happening in a float column.

Two questions:

How can this happen in the first place since I'm only selecting existing values?
How can I find and view the specific value causing the error?

Running Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - 9.00.5057.00 on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition with Service Pack 2.

Update with Design:

USE [myDB]
GO
/****** Object:  Table [dbo].[MyTable]    Script CMte: 12/10/2019 10:35:13 ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[MyTable](
    [DeliveryYearID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
    [DeliveryID] [int] NOT NULL,
    [DeliveryYear] [int] NOT NULL,
    [VolumeDelivery_H] [int] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__Volum__74C75C08]  DEFAULT (0),
    [VolumeDelivery_S] [int] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__Volum__75BB8041]  DEFAULT (0),
    [SurchargeSale_fast] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__Surch__76AFA47A]  DEFAULT (0),
    [SurchargeAdjust_fast] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__Surch__77A3C8B3]  DEFAULT (0.0),
    [SurchargeSale_moving] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__Surch__7897ECEC]  DEFAULT (0),
    [SurchargeAdjust_moving] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__Surch__798C1125]  DEFAULT (0.0),
    [FixedCharge_fast] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__Fixed__7A80355E]  DEFAULT (0),
    [FixedCharge_moving] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__Fixed__7B745997]  DEFAULT (0),
    [OfferedPriceP1_Edit_fast] [float] NOT NULL,
    [OfferedPriceP2_Edit_fast] [float] NOT NULL,
    [OfferedPriceP3_Edit_fast] [float] NOT NULL,
    [OfferedPriceP4_Edit_fast] [float] NOT NULL,
    [OfferedSurcharge_Edit_moving] [float] NOT NULL,
    [movingTak_moving] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__movingT__7C687DD0]  DEFAULT (0),
    [movingTakPremie_moving] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__movingT__7D5CA209]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_VolumeDelivery] [float] NOT NULL,
    [C_ChargePerUnit] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Cha__7E50C642]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_SurchargeBase] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Sur__7F44EA7B]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_VolumeSurcharge_moving] [float] NOT NULL,
    [C_VolumeCost] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Vol__00390EB4]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_VolumeCostP1] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Vol__012D32ED]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_VolumeCostP2] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Vol__02215726]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_VolumeCostP3] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Vol__03157B5F]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_VolumeCostP4] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Vol__04099F98]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_VolumeDeliveryP1] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Vol__04FDC3D1]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_VolumeDeliveryP2] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Vol__05F1E80A]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_VolumeDeliveryP3] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Vol__06E60C43]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_VolumeDeliveryP4] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Vol__07CM307C]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_SurchargUYNrmin_fast] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Sur__08CE54B5]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_SurchargUYNrminP1_fast] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Sur__09C278EE]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_SurchargUYNrminP2_fast] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Sur__0AB69D27]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_SurchargUYNrminP3_fast] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Sur__0BAAC160]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_SurchargUYNrminP4_fast] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Sur__0C9EE599]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_movingSurcharge_moving] [float] NOT NULL,
    [C_EffectSurcharge_moving] [float] NOT NULL,
    [C_BalanceSurcharge_moving] [float] NOT NULL,
    [C_ProfileSurcharge_moving] [float] NOT NULL,
    [C_movingKundPrisTak_moving] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Spo__0D9309D2]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_SeparateCost_fast] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Sep__0E872E0B]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_SeparateCost_moving] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Sep__0F7B5244]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_VolumePrice] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Vol__106F767D]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_VolumePriceP1] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Vol__11639AB6]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_VolumePriceP2] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Vol__1257BEEF]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_VolumePriceP3] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Vol__134BE328]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_VolumePriceP4] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Vol__14400761]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_MonthFirst] [smallint] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Mon__15342B9A]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_MonthLast] [smallint] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_Mon__16284FD3]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_SurchargeSaleAdjust_AP] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_MyTable_C_SurchargeSaleAdjust_AP]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_HourlyPercentage] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_MyTable_C_HourlyPercentage]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_OffertRisk_fast] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_MyTable_C_OffertRisk_fast]  DEFAULT (0.0),
    [C_SurchargeCertificate_fast] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_MyTable_C_SurchargeCertificate_fast]  DEFAULT (0.0),
    [C_TB_Sum] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_TB___23582DBF]  DEFAULT (0),
    [C_TB_PerUnit] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF__tblSaleOb__C_TB___244C51F8]  DEFAULT (0),
    [SurchargeMarketInvestment_fast] [float] NOT NULL DEFAULT ((0)),
    [SurchargeMarketInvestment_moving] [float] NOT NULL DEFAULT ((0)),
    [C_StructuralCostSurcharge] [float] NOT NULL DEFAULT ((0)),
    [C_FASTPRISBAS_P0] [float] NOT NULL DEFAULT ((0)),
    [C_movingPRISBAS_P0] [float] NOT NULL DEFAULT ((0)),
    [C_StructuralCostSurcharge_fast] [float] NOT NULL DEFAULT ((0)),
    [C_StructuralCostSurcharge_moving] [float] NOT NULL DEFAULT ((0)),
    [C_StructuralCostCoefficient] [float] NOT NULL DEFAULT ((0.0)),
    [C_Other_Swedish_Storage] [float] NOT NULL DEFAULT ((0.0)),
    [C_Physical_Profile_Risk] [float] NOT NULL DEFAULT ((0.0)),
    [C_Transport_Plus_Storage_Included] [float] NOT NULL DEFAULT ((0.0)),
    [C_Transport_Plus_Storage_Separate] [float] NOT NULL DEFAULT ((0.0)),
    [C_Transmission_TE_IUP_HYU] [float] NOT NULL DEFAULT ((0.0)),
    [SellerSurcharge_IUP_HYU] [float] NOT NULL DEFAULT ((0.0)),
    [AdjustedSurcharge_IUP_HYU] [float] NOT NULL DEFAULT ((0.0)),
    [C_BuyOtherPe] [float] NOT NULL DEFAULT ((0.0)),
    [BuySurcharge_HYU_in_EFR] [float] NOT NULL DEFAULT ((0.0)),
    [BuySurcharge_EFR_in_HYU] [float] NOT NULL DEFAULT ((0.0)),
    [Offered_BuySurcharge_HYU] [float] NOT NULL DEFAULT ((0.0)),
    [C_Profile_Cost_CM_EFR] [float] NOT NULL DEFAULT ((0.0)),
    [C_Volume_Risk] [float] NOT NULL DEFAULT ((0.0)),
    [C_Other_LJR_BDU] [float] NULL,
    [CorrectionValue] [float] NOT NULL DEFAULT ((0)),
    [C_UYN_Exit_Cost] [float] NOT NULL DEFAULT ((0.0)),
    [C_CapacityCost_HYU_Included] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_MyTable_C_CapacityCost_HYU_Included]  DEFAULT ((0)),
    [C_CapacityCost_HYU_Separate] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_MyTable_C_CapacityCost_HYU_Separate]  DEFAULT ((0)),
    [C_SurchargeP1_Etage_HYU] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_MyTable_C_SurchargeP1_Etage_HYU]  DEFAULT ((0)),
    [C_SurchargeP2_Etage_HYU] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_MyTable_C_SurchargeP2_Etage_HYU]  DEFAULT ((0)),
    [C_SurchargeP3_Etage_HYU] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_MyTable_C_SurchargeP3_Etage_HYU]  DEFAULT ((0)),
    [C_SurchargeP4_Etage_HYU] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_MyTable_C_SurchargeP4_Etage_HYU]  DEFAULT ((0)),
    [C_SurchargeP1_Etage_EFR] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_MyTable_C_SurchargeP1_Etage_HYU1]  DEFAULT ((0)),
    [C_SurchargeP2_Etage_EFR] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_MyTable_C_SurchargeP2_Etage_HYU1]  DEFAULT ((0)),
    [C_SurchargeP3_Etage_EFR] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_MyTable_C_SurchargeP3_Etage_HYU1]  DEFAULT ((0)),
    [C_SurchargeP4_Etage_EFR] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_MyTable_C_SurchargeP4_Etage_HYU1]  DEFAULT ((0)),
    [C_Surcharge_Etage_HYU] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_MyTable_C_Surcharge_Etage_HYU]  DEFAULT ((0)),
    [C_Surcharge_Etage_EFR] [float] NOT NULL CONSTRAINT [DF_MyTable_C_Surcharge_Etage_EFR]  DEFAULT ((0)),
 CONSTRAINT [MyTable2_PK] PRIMARY KEY NONCLUSTERED 
(
    [DeliveryYearID] ASC
)WITH (PAD_INDEX  = OFF, STATISTICS_NORECOMPUTE  = OFF, IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF, ALLOW_ROW_LOCKS  = ON, ALLOW_PAGE_LOCKS  = ON, FILLFACTOR = 90) ON [PRIMARY]
) ON [PRIMARY]
GO
ALTER TABLE [dbo].[MyTable]  WITH CHECK ADD  CONSTRAINT [MyTable3_MyTable_FK1] FOREIGN KEY([DeliveryID])
REFERENCES [dbo].[MyTable3] ([DeliveryID])
ON DELETE CASCADE
GO
ALTER TABLE [dbo].[MyTable] CHECK CONSTRAINT [MyTable3_MyTable_FK1]

Update 2:

Found the column causing the error: [C_SurchargUYNrminP2_fast]

select top 15 [C_SurchargUYNrminP2_fast] from MyTable

Update 3:

Tested the query suggested by @LukStorms. Error received:

Msg 9100, Level 23, State 2, Line 2 Possible index corruption detected. Run DBCC CHECKDB.

-- Change col1 to your actual primary key column(s), col2 to the column from the 2570 error, table1 to the table from the CHECKDB output
SELECT col1, col2 FROM table1
WHERE col2<>0.0 AND (col2 < 2.23E-308 OR col2 > 1.79E+308) AND (col2 < -1.79E+308 OR col2 > -2.23E-308)

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/923247/troubleshooting-dbcc-error-2570-in-sql-server-2005-and-later-versions

Update 4:

Command: DBCC CHECKTABLE(N'dbo.MyTable') WITH DATA_PURITY

Msg 2570, Level 16, State 3, Line 1 Page (1:30707), slot 8 in object ID 1330364054, index ID 1, partition ID 72057615345844224, alloc unit ID 72057615349710848 (type "In-row data"). Column "C_SurchargUYNrminP2_fast" value is out of range for data type "float". Update column to a legal value.

I don't see how you could be getting that error with this table definition. — GSerg, Dec 10 '19 at 10:07
@TheGameiswar Updated question with design, 14 rows work but the 15th does not work. Do you need anything else? — Ogglas, Dec 10 '19 at 10:09
@EdHarper No, not that I can tell at least. Please see create definitions. — Ogglas, Dec 10 '19 at 10:10
@GSerg I don't understand it either. Found the column now at least. Any idea how to investigate it further? — Ogglas, Dec 10 '19 at 10:15
Was the data bulk loaded? Check [this help page](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/923247/troubleshooting-dbcc-error-2570-in-sql-server-2005-and-later-versions). — LukStorms, Dec 10 '19 at 10:19
I had a similar problem when someone somehow managed to store Double.NaN as value in Database Table. — PrfctByDsgn, Dec 10 '19 at 10:20
@LukStorms Don't know, the system has been running since 2006 and the knowledge about these parts of the system are very scarce. — Ogglas, Dec 10 '19 at 10:36
That help page has an example for floats. `SELECT col1, col2 FROM table1 WHERE col2<>0.0 AND (col2 < 2.23E-308 OR col2 > 1.79E+308) AND (col2 < -1.79E+308 OR col2 > -2.23E-308)` Just a bit troubling that your table has so many floats O_o — LukStorms, Dec 10 '19 at 10:39
@LukStorms Thanks! Unfortunately it returned the error `Msg 9100, Level 23, State 2, Line 2 Possible index corruption detected. Run DBCC CHECKDB.`. Will investigate further. — Ogglas, Dec 10 '19 at 10:45
Try running `DBCC CHECKTABLE(N'dbo.MyTable') WITH DATA_PURITY`. I've seen column value corruption introduced by mal-formed parameter values in old SQL Server versions, before strict TDS checks were introduced. — Dan Guzman, Dec 10 '19 at 11:05
@DanGuzman Thanks! See update for result. Is there anyway that I can view the actual value? — Ogglas, Dec 10 '19 at 11:13
You can dump the page using [`DBCC PAGE`](https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sqlserverstorageengine/2006/06/10/how-to-use-dbcc-page/). `DBCC TRACEON(3604); --return output to client DECLARE @db_id int = DB_ID(); DBCC PAGE(1,30707, 1);DBCC TRACEOFF(3604);`. The info might not be particularly useful. To fix it, the easiest method might be to update the problem value to zero since the intended value is lost. — Dan Guzman, Dec 10 '19 at 11:30
@DanGuzman Thanks! Used `printopt 3 – page header plus detailed per-row interpretation` to see the actual value. Got the corresponding primary key this way so the value could be updated. — Ogglas, Dec 10 '19 at 11:53

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 10 '19 at 11:49

Thanks to @DanGuzman and everyone else in comments.

Found the corrupt values with the command:

DBCC CHECKTABLE(N'dbo.MyTable') WITH DATA_PURITY

Msg 2570, Level 16, State 3, Line 1 Page (1:30707), slot 8 in object ID 1330364054, index ID 1, partition ID 72057615345844224, alloc unit ID 72057615349710848 (type "In-row data"). Column "C_SurchargUYNrminP2_fast" value is out of range for data type "float". Update column to a legal value.

I could then use DBCC PAGE to find the corrupt value and the corresponding primary key. With this help I could update the value.

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sqlserverstorageengine/2006/06/10/how-to-use-dbcc-page/

DBCC TRACEON ( 3604 )
DBCC PAGE ( 'myDB' , 1 , 30707 , 3 )
DBCC TRACEOFF ( 3604 )

Slot 8 Column 1 Offset 0x4 Length 4

DeliveryID = 123

Slot 8 Column 33 Offset 0xf0 Length 8

C_SurchargUYNrminP2_fast = -1.#IND

T-SQL: An error occurred while executing batch. Error message is: Arithmetic Overflow for select * from MyTable

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