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SQL Server Profiler behavior?

I want to monitor only sp's. Does SQL Server Profiler listen to all events and then filters the desired data (e.g. sp's)? Or rather the sql emits only Profiler pre-configured events ?
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To run SQL Server Profiler or to use the SQL Server Agent's Jobs function in SSMS or …?

I have a problem here - I wish to keep track of all transaction executed on the SQL Server but was wondering how should I proceed. If I were to use the SQL Server Profiler and configure it to store ...
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How to get SQL Profiler record the user which login to your web application but the SQL username and password is specify in the web.config file?

I have a web application that will retrieve data from a database. I have specify in the web application web.config file to have the username sa and password password. Data ...
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What does “*password------------” mean in a profile deadlock report?

In SQL Server 2008 R2, I got several deadlock reports that have "*password------------" in the input buffer. It looks like an attack but in that case I don't know the reason or the kind of attack. ...
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Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - Catching user role changes with SQL Server Profiler?

I'm trying to figure out why one of my SQL server users keeps losing sysadmin role when I uninstall a particular program. Can I use the SQL Server Profiler to track down the action that causes this to ...
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Debugging\Profiling CONTEXT_INFO

i have a problem with CONTEXT_INFO in SQL Server 2008. My problem is identical to this question: Why is my CONTEXT_INFO() empty? We use CONTEXT_INFO to store the application user in it and the use ...
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Can I grant a user ALTER TRACE permission to a single database?

I have a development user who requires the ability to use SQL Profiler on a single database. Is there a way to enable this without granting a server-wide ALTER TRACE permission? (The user should not ...
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Does SQL profiler affect server performance?

I am facing a problem where the sql server 2008 fails for some high load. I need to find that load case and need to optimize the code so that it can handle the load. I have found on the internet that ...
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SQL Server: How can I read server-side traces with limited permission?

I am trying to set up a trace on a remote server. I am able to generate the trace, set filters, and even stop and delete the trace through sql server without an issue. However, the file created with ...
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User Windows login name has been changed in AD yet session in SQL 2008 Profiler shows the old Windows login name

Background: a user had her name changed in Active Directory from Domain\oldname to Domain\newname and successfully logged into the network with Domain\newname and yet Domain\oldname appears in ...
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SQL Server Profiler is available for SQL Server 2008 Dev Edition?

I just upgrade from SQL Server 2008 Express with advance services to Dev Edition. I wonder whether SQL Profiler is available for the Dev Edition? Please let me know how to access that if it is ...
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Is it normal for the SQL Server Profiler SP:StmtCompleted event to give 0 duration?

I'm trying to diagnose a slow running stored procedure in SQL Server. The procedure is quite long and complicated. I have been trying to figure out which statement is causing the issue. I have run a ...
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How do I record SQL transactions with SQL Server Express

With a test migration from 2000 to 2008R2 Express, one function from the client application fails silently. I'd like to find out what SQL is running and why it fails. I think I would have attacked ...
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Running a sql server Trace of 1 GB using sqlcmd

I am load testing two sql server instances. I have a trace file from sql server 2000 database with a file size of little less than 1 GB. I am running this using the sqlcmd utility and it is been ...
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For every insert statement I see sp_executesql in SQL Server Profiler

Working on tuning our database and queries for one of our products, I decided to pop open Profiler in the QA environment and see what it shows. I saw for every insert I called, a call was made to ...
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SQL Profiler - Scripting a trace with HostName filter

I have a stock of scripted trace definitions that I use for different levels of diagnostics, none of which filter by HostName. I needed to filter traffic by host today so: Fired up Profiler Created ...
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When should extended events be used instead of SQL Profiler/perfmon?

The extended events seem like a better technology and less stress on the server, but the SQL Profiler/perfmon has better tooling. Also the extended events seem to have a steeper learning curve. In ...
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SQL Profiler tutorials for newbie

The MSDN documentation tough to understand. Are there any online tutorials available to learn SQL Profiler? If possible, videos or simple blog posts would be preferred.