Setting up continuous trace file

Does anyone know exactly how to create a trace that runs continuously on a server and writes the data to a table? Now I know how to create a trace file with the profiler, but I want something set up so that I don't have to have the profiler running on the server all the time. As well as soemthing that will restart itself if the server is rebooted. I have been looking at these x(xp_trace.*) procedures. Is this the way to do it?

I have to trap login information in a table and have a scheduled job that runs once a month and look for specific data in the table and send out e-mails based on certain values.

I have written the procedure which does this I just need to know how to set up the trace so it runs in the background continuously.

Can anyone help?

Thanks............

The only way I can think of is to run the trace as a service. You will need to use the NT/Win2K Resource Kit to set this up.

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Paul at 1/29/2002 11:26:35 AM


Does anyone know exactly how to create a trace that runs continuously on a server and writes the data to a table? Now I know how to create a trace file with the profiler, but I want something set up so that I don't have to have the profiler running on the server all the time. As well as soemthing that will restart itself if the server is rebooted. I have been looking at these x(xp_trace.*) procedures. Is this the way to do it?

I have to trap login information in a table and have a scheduled job that runs once a month and look for specific data in the table and send out e-mails based on certain values.

I have written the procedure which does this I just need to know how to set up the trace so it runs in the background continuously.

Can anyone help?

Thanks............