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trace question

  • August 21, 2012 at 10:32 am

    #392993

    Is there a way to save a sql server 2008 trace as a sql statement?

  • August 21, 2012 at 10:46 am

    #1528242

    Do you mean a script of the code that creates the trade?

  • August 21, 2012 at 10:51 am

    #1528249

    nah. when i build a trace to say return everything w reads over 1000 i was hoping the trace had an export script to sql and maybe it would show me the sql used behind the scenes for the trace

  • August 21, 2012 at 11:00 am

    #1528253

    BaldingLoopMan (8/21/2012)

    nah. when i build a trace to say return everything w reads over 1000 i was hoping the trace had an export script to sql and maybe it would show me the sql used behind the scenes for the trace

    oh yeah I saw a while back there is no easy way to script out existing traces.

    I threw an article out a few years ago, and the script has evolved a little bit since then:

    Reverse Engineering a Server Side Trace[/url]

    my best script to date can be found at this link here:

    sp_ScriptAnyTrace.txt

    usage is super easy, it's simply exec sp_scriptAnyTrace 2, to script trace#2 for example; you might need to peek at sys.traces to get the traceid first.

    i don't know if it's possible to update that article, the script is quite a bit better than what i wrote two years ago.

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  • August 21, 2012 at 11:14 am

    #1528266

    If you're runnign the trace from Profiler, stop the trace, file > export > script trace definition.

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  • August 21, 2012 at 4:04 pm

    #1528402

    GilaMonster (8/21/2012)

    If you're runnign the trace from Profiler, stop the trace, file > export > script trace definition.

    That's what I'd do. I'd use Profiler to set up the trace, then script it and run as Server side.

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