[dba-SQLServer] Where does it go?

Francisco Tapia fhtapia at gmail.com
Mon Oct 4 17:14:02 CDT 2010


I know jc said monitor but it sounds like he wants to see each execution...activity monitor does show you what is running but more high-level as actual select statements or update statements are not completely visible. 

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On Oct 4, 2010, at 2:32 PM, "Stuart McLachlan" <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg> wrote:

> In the Management Studio,   
> In 2005, it's under 
> Server -  Management  -  Activity monitor.
> 
> I don't have an instance of 2008 here but IIRC, it's in the same place.
> 
> You can see details of all running processes
> 
> -- 
> Stuart
> 
> 
> On 4 Oct 2010 at 16:20, jwcolby wrote:
> 
>> I have code which mistakenly allowed me to start a query multiple
>> times.  Since fixed.  However that does raise the question... what
>> happens inside sql server when this occurs.
>> 
>> the code in question was updating a specific field to null when that
>> field was equal to ' ' (space). 
>>  IOW I am cycling through a bunch of fields where I have ' '
>>  representing no value, to get a 
>> consistent null to represent no value.
>> 
>> What happens inside SQL Server if I start this same query multiple
>> times on the same field?  I use a command object to start the query
>> running.  I assume that if I were to set that command object to null
>> back in C#, SQL Server is running the query and continues merrily on
>> its way?
>> 
>> So if i do this three times it???  Runs that same query three times? 
>> Sequentially (end to end?). Consecutively (simultaneously)?
>> 
>> Is there something in SQL Server I can go to see processes or threads
>> that are running and see the sql statement that represents the
>> process?  To see what SQL Statements are currently executing?
>> 
>> -- 
>> John W. Colby
>> www.ColbyConsulting.com
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