sys.fn_trace_getinfo (Transact-SQL)
Returns information about a specified trace or all existing traces.
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This feature will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature. Use Extended Events instead. |
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Column name |
Data type |
Description |
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traceid |
int |
ID of the trace. |
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property |
int |
Property of the trace: 1= Trace options. For more information, see @options in sp_trace_create (Transact-SQL). 2 = File name 3 = Max size 4 = Stop time 5 = Current trace status. 0 = stopped. 1 = running. |
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sql_variant |
Information about the property of the trace specified. |
When passed the ID of a specific trace, fn_trace_getinfo returns information about that trace. When passed an invalid ID, this function returns an empty rowset.
fn_trace_getinfo appends a .trc extension to the name of any trace file included in its result set. For information on defining a trace, see sp_trace_create (Transact-SQL). For similar information about trace filters, see sys.fn_trace_getfilterinfo (Transact-SQL).
For a complete example of using trace stored procedures, see Create a Trace (Transact-SQL).

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