| title | Find a Value or Data Column While Tracing | |
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| titleSuffix | SQL Server Profiler | |
| description | Discover how to use SQL Server Profiler to search for a specific value or data column in trace output while the trace is running. | |
| author | rwestMSFT | |
| ms.author | randolphwest | |
| ms.date | 06/05/2025 | |
| ms.service | sql | |
| ms.subservice | profiler | |
| ms.topic | how-to | |
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[!INCLUDE SQL Server Azure SQL Managed Instance]
This article describes how to search for a specific value or data column in the trace output while the trace is running by using [!INCLUDE ssSqlProfiler].
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Select any row in the trace results while the trace is running.
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On the Edit menu, select Find.
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In the Find dialog box, enter a search value in the Find what text box and optionally specify a data column.
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To find the next occurrence of a value, select Find Next.
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To find the previous occurrence of a value, select Find Previous.
The search starts at the row you selected in Step 1.