sys.fn_trace_geteventinfo (Transact-SQL)

Returns information about an event being traced.

Important

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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Syntax

fn_trace_geteventinfo ( trace_id )

Arguments

  • trace_id
    Is the ID of the trace. trace_id is int, with no default.

Tables Returned

Column name

Data type

Description

eventid

int

ID of the traced event

columnid

int

ID numbers of all columns collected for each event

Remarks

When passed the ID of a specific trace, fn_trace_geteventinfo returns information about that trace. When passed an invalid ID, this function returns an empty rowset.

Permissions

Requires ALTER TRACE permission on the server.

Examples

The following example returns information about trace number 2.

SELECT * FROM fn_trace_geteventinfo(2) ;
GO

See Also

Tasks

Create a Trace (Transact-SQL)

Reference

sp_trace_setevent (Transact-SQL)

sp_trace_setfilter (Transact-SQL)

sp_trace_create (Transact-SQL)

sp_trace_generateevent (Transact-SQL)

sp_trace_setstatus (Transact-SQL)

sys.fn_trace_getinfo (Transact-SQL)

sys.fn_trace_gettable (Transact-SQL)

sys.fn_trace_getfilterinfo (Transact-SQL)