Read Profiler Trace file

Hi,
I want write some application that will read the content of trace file without help of SQL Server.

I don't want to connect to SQL Server and fn_trace_gettable function.

Any idea about how can we get to know about the trace file format .

Is there already any tool or application exist that does this thing.

Thanks in advance.

Pushkar

You put trace on sql server all the time? If trace is on, you can't access current trace file since it's locked by the trace.

Take look at Lumigent's sql auditing tool Entegra.

Hi,

I am not reading the trace file for which trace is running.
I reading the trace file which were saved previously.

Thanks
Pushkar

Then open another profiler session and load the trace file there.