TRY_CONVERT fails on SQL Server 2012

Question

The following SQL statement fails on SQL Server 2012(SP1) 11.0.3401.0 Version

DECLARE @b VARCHAR(10) = \'12312.2\'
SELECT TRY_CONVERT(DECIMAL(10,2),@b)


        

Answer 1

Make sure that you have specified on which database you want to run the query on.

use [Database_Name]
go    
>>>>query here <<<
go

In my case I had a number of different databases on the server with different compatibility levels.

Answer 2

Check that the database compatibility level for the particular database you are using the function in is set to SQL Server 2012 (110) under properties/options/compatibility level for the database.