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To open the trace file: Open SQL Profiler, Start > Programs > Microsoft SQL Server > Profiler. Select File > Open >Trace File. Navigate to the directory where the trace file was stored and open it.

Viewing. The default trace logs can be opened and examined by SQL Server Profiler or queried with Transact-SQL by using the fn_trace_gettable system function. SQL Server Profiler can open the default trace log files just as it does normal trace output files.

DBCC TRACESTATUS returns a column for the trace flag number and a column for the status. This indicates whether the trace flag is ON (1) or OFF (0). The column heading for the trace flag number is either Global or Session, depending on whether you are checking the status for a global or a session trace flag.

How to capture a SQL Profiler trace Give the Trace a name. Set the template to the requested template by support, typically "Standard (default)" will work. Check "Save to file" option and choose the file save location. Optionally set the file size and rollover setting if required. Click Run.

To open a trace file On the File menu, click Open, and then click Trace File. In the Open File dialog box, select the trace data file you want to open.

SQL Trace uses data columns in the trace output to describe events that are returned when the trace runs. The following table describes the SQL Server Profiler data columns, which are the same data columns as those used by SQL Trace, and indicates the columns that are selected by default.

The trace files can be read using fn_trace_gettable function that displays the recorded events in a table format. The records can be aggregated and searched using SQL queries.

To use a SQL Trace template, follow these steps: Determine what version of SQL Server you have and double-click the link below to download the zip file of SQL templates. ... Within SQL Profiler, click on File | New Trace. ... Click RUN to start the trace and the SQL Profiler window will open and the trace is now running.