Sniffing queries to SQL Server

Question

Is there a way to sniff SQL queries sent to a SQL Server db on any level (above transport level)? Perhaps there's some kind of a tracer in ASP.NET or built-in log in SQL Server ?

Answer 1

SQL Server Profiler perhaps? This will pick up what queries are executed. You can also get statistics, query plans and many other items of interest from this.

Answer 2

The tool your looking for is SQL Server Profiler , learn to use it and to love it.

Try starting with a filter on ApplicationName and/or HostName for your IIS server running your ASP.NET application. Profiler can get quite chatty.

Answer 3

When you are in SQL Management Studio, open the query editor and set it to the correct database you would like to profile. Run the following query:

select db_id()

That will tell you your database id .

• Go to Tools > SQL Profile Manager.
• Click file > New trace ...
• Connect to your database server.
• On the window that shows up, click on the Events Selection tab.
• Click the Show All Columns checkbox.

• Then click Column Filters and choose DatabaseID in the Edit Filter box.

  On the right, choose "Equals" and put in the database id from the query above.

• Click OK and then Run.