xp_trace_getserverfilter (T-SQL)

Retrieves the current server filter, which is configured by executing xp_trace_setserverfilter and associated with the specified trace queue.

xp_trace_getserverfilter {queue_handle}

queue_handle: Is an integer that represents the handle for the trace queue. queue_handle is used to reference the trace queue and is placed in an output parameter by xp_trace_addnewqueue.

0 (success) or >1 (failure)

Column name	Description
EventQueue	The trace queue number
IncludeServerFilter	Server name include filter for the trace queue
ExcludeServerFilter	Server name exclude filter for the trace queue

The output describes the included and the excluded servers for the trace.

Execute permissions for xp_trace_getserverfilter default to members of the sysadmin fixed server role but can be granted to other users.

This example retrieves the server filter value information for the trace queue.

USE master

DECLARE @queue_handle int, @column_value int

SET @column_value = 16|32|8192|128|512

EXEC xp_trace_addnewqueue 1000,

5,

95,

90,

@column_value,

@queue_handle OUTPUT

EXEC xp_trace_getserverfilter @queue_handle

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