SQL Profiler and SQL Trace: These two features are the graphic and textual interface to trace SQL Server performance data by capturing and saving details about a given set of trig­gering “events.” ...

Enter the SQL Profiler. This monitoring tool is designed to trace any activity that occurs on a SQL Server database server.

When SQL Server Management Studio is already open, the easiest way to open SQL Profiler is to click on the Tools dropdown menu. Then select "SQL Server Profiler" from the menu.

One feature that helps us quickly set up a trace on our current connection is new in SSMS 2008, namely “Trace Query in SQL Server Profiler”. Let’s take a look.

The flaw shows up in the use of SQL Profiler in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 to audit connections to SQL Server 2000 by using the Audit Login event class. When log-in names contain leading zero ...