Incorrect syntax near ''

Question

I'm trying to run the following fairly simple query in SQL Server Management Studio:

SELECT TOP 1000 * 
FROM 
    master.sys.procedures as procs
left join 
    master.sys.parameters as params on procs.object_id = params.object_id

This seems totally correct, but I keep getting the following error:

Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Line 6
Incorrect syntax near ''.

It works if I take out the join and only do a simple select:

SELECT TOP 1000 *
FROM 
    master.sys.procedures as procs

But I need the join to work. I don't even have the string '' in this query, so I can't figure out what it doesn't like.

Answer 1

Such unexpected problems can appear when you copy the code from a web page or email and the text contains unprintable characters like individual CR or LF and non-breaking spaces.