On Transact SQL language the Msg 3701 Level 11 - Cannot drop the table means that we have in our statement the table name misspelled or do not have permission to drop table.
Msg 3701 Level 11 Example:
We have the table mytable.
| Id | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Object 1 |
| 2 | Object 2 |
Invalid drop the table:
USE model;
GO
DROP TABLE mytable144;
GO
| Message |
|---|
| Msg 3701, Level 11, State 5, Line 1 |
| Cannot drop the table 'mytable144', because it does not exist or you do not have permission. |
Correct drop the table:
USE model;
GO
DROP TABLE mytable;
GO
| Message |
|---|
| Command(s) completed successfully. |
Other error messages:
- Is not a constraint
- Create View or Function failed because no column name was specified
- Cannot define PRIMARY KEY constraint on nullable column in table
- Column is invalid in the select list because it is not contained in either an aggregate function or the GROUP BY clause
- String or binary data would be truncated
- The database name component of the object qualifier must be the name of the current database
- No item by the name of '%' could be found in the current database.