copy Sql Trace into a table

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copy Sql Trace into a table

sanra001

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November 26, 2007 at 2:38 pm

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Hi
I am trying to import sql trace info into a table. For example if I have a trace file created in c:\mytrace diretcory. Is there a way to get this into a table? I have looked at the following statement:
INSERT INTO tblTrace SELECT * FROM ::fn_trace_gettable("c:\mytrace\test.trc")
However is there a way to append to this table. Fo example if there is a new file created , will this pickup the new file and insert the info into the tblTrace table?
Any help is much appreciated.
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Kenneth.Fisher SSC-Insane Points: 20396 More actions · Answer 1

INSERT INTO tblTrace SELECT * FROM ::fn_trace_gettable("c:\mytrace\test.trc")

This statement should append the data in the test.trc into tblTrace each time you run it just like a normal insert. Now it will append the entire contents of the test.trc file, so if you have a running trace you may have to add a where condition to limit it to new data. Based on startdate or something similar.

Kenneth

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noeld SSC Guru Points: 96590 More actions · Answer 2

If what you are after is to implement some sort of "rollover" file read, that logic is up to you. There is nothing built-in for that.

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sanra001 Mr or Mrs. 500 Points: 527 More actions · Answer 3

Thanks for the input.

I have the following

declare @rc int

EXEC @rc = prSQLSecurityAudit 'C:\Trace\LOG'

SELECT * FROM :: fn_trace_getinfo(default)

select * into Trace_Table from :: fn_trace_gettable('C:\Trace\LOG',default )

However when I run this again I get Table already exists. But I do not want to drop the table.

Also Each time the Trace procedure prSQLSecurityAudit Runs its creating a new file in the c:\trace\log directory. I want to copy the contents of this new file to the table and keep the old trace files in the table as well.

is there a better way to do this?

Thanks

Kenneth.Fisher SSC-Insane Points: 20396 More actions · Answer 4

declare @rc int

EXEC @rc = prSQLSecurityAudit 'C:\Trace\LOG'

SELECT * FROM :: fn_trace_getinfo(default)

-- INTO TableName trys to create a new table.

-- This inserts into an existing table

INSERT INTO Trace_Table

SELECT * FROM :: fn_trace_gettable('C:\Trace\LOG',default )

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sanra001 Mr or Mrs. 500 Points: 527 More actions · Answer 5

Thanks,However when I run the job now it says

C:\MSSQL\LOG either does not exist or is not a recognizable trace file. Or there was an error opening the file.

The trace file is int his directory. Do we need to specify the trace file also in the file path?

Then how would we load new trace files each time we run this job?

Thanks