xp_trace_getwritefilter (T-SQL)

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

xp_trace_getwritefilter {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
MinWrite	Minimum write value for the trace queue
MaxWrite	Maximum write value for the trace queue

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

This example retrieves the write 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_getwritefilter @queue_handle

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