How to: Start a Trace Automatically after Connecting to a Server (SQL Server Profiler)

This topic describes how to start traces automatically after connecting to an instance of SQL Server by using SQL Server Profiler.

To start a trace automatically after connecting to a server with SQL Server Profiler

  1. On the Tools menu, click Options.

  2. Select the Start tracing immediately after making a connection check box.

Note

If Start tracing immediately after making connection is selected, the Trace Properties dialog box fails to appear and the trace begins instead. To edit trace properties, you must first turn this setting off.

See Also

Other Resources

Introducing SQL Server Profiler
SQL Server Profiler Reference

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance