Use of PARSEONLY Keyword in SQL Server

Syntax:

SET PARSEONLY { ON | OFF }

* When SET PARSEONLY is ON, SQL Server only parses the statement.
* When SET PARSEONLY is OFF, 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.

Examples


 Eg 1:   SET PARSEONLY ON;
            SELECT * FROM Lawrence_Setup
//This will parse the query. It wont compile and execute. It will check the syntax error only.


  Eg 2:  SET PARSEONLY OFF;
            SELECT * FROM Lawrence_Setup  
//This will compile and execute the query and also It will return the output vales based on the query