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Leo Peysakhovich

Posted Tuesday, September 06, 2005 10:34 PM

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Post #217492

Clinton Herring

Posted Tuesday, October 18, 2005 6:54 AM

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Leo, I used a similar approach some years back but then found a better way...it makes use of xp_sqlagent_enum_jobs which gives the actual running status of a job (among other things).

if (select object_id('tempdb.dbo.#jobstauts')) > 0
drop table dbo.#jobstauts
create table #jobstauts(
JobID UNIQUEIDENTIFIER null,
LastRunDate int null,
LastRunTime int null,
NextRunDate int null,
NextRunTime int null,
NextRunScheduleID int null,
RequestedToRun int null,
RequestSource int null,
RequestSourceID sysname null,
Running int null,
CurrentStep int null,
CurrentRetryAttempt int null,
State int null
)

declare @jobid UNIQUEIDENTIFIER
set @jobid = convert(UNIQUEIDENTIFIER,(select job_id
from msdb.dbo.sysjobs
where name = ''))
insert into dbo.#jobstauts
exec master.dbo.xp_sqlagent_enum_jobs 1, 'sa', @jobid
if (select Running from dbo.#jobstauts) = 1 -- running
Begin
(additional code>
End

Post #229699

Posted Tuesday, October 18, 2005 7:21 AM

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Thanks, but I clearly indicated the usage of the extended stored procedure at the beginning of the article:

In addition, there is an article written by Gregory A. Larsen. http://www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/10894_3491201_2 His article shows how to find that any job is running. But to give the answer "Is job running?" for the particular job the article is using undocumented stored procedure xp_sqlagent_enum_jobs. Microsoft SQL Server has always had nifty undocumented functions that people are tempting to use. However, Microsoft has always recommended not using those functions because they can change in future releases. Using undocumented features rarely burning DBA. But with SQL Server 2005 it may be the issue.

Please read the article carefully. This proc is undocumented. I am trying to show the way to stay within the documented boundary.

Leo P.

Post #229708

Posted Tuesday, October 18, 2005 7:51 AM

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just tested xp_sqlagent_enum_jobs on sql server 2005:

working fine.

How many DBA do you know who do not use "undocumented" sp, DBCC, etc?

Post #229718

Posted Tuesday, October 18, 2005 8:05 AM

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The article is good but I think is overcomplicating the solution. Greg Larsen's Article besides using an undocummented feature is also missing a simple posibility:

select *
from openrowset('SQLOLEDB',
'Trusted_Connection=yes; Initial Catalog=Local',
'SET FMTONLY OFF; exec msdb.dbo.sp_help_job ')
-- Where ...

And you get your problem solved

- without any undocumented feature

- with a very simple query

- without artificilly altering your jobs

Hope this helps

* Noel

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Posted Tuesday, October 18, 2005 8:10 AM

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Good one.

Thank you for "undocumented" way to get jobs info

Post #229728

Posted Tuesday, October 18, 2005 8:15 AM

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All the functions used in that query are documented!!

Not all possible queries can be in BOL

Cheers,

* Noel

Post #229730

Posted Tuesday, October 18, 2005 9:03 AM

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You could also use the following I got from an earlier article on this site.

msdb.dbo.sp_get_composite_job_info NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 1, NULL, NULL

Jeff

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Clinton Herring

Posted Tuesday, October 18, 2005 9:18 AM

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Yes, you clearly stated that but what's your beef with "undocumented"? This extended proc is documented somewhere (inside Microsoft)...it's just not available to us, though I'm sure some one could get their hands on it if they persisted and had the right contacts. And fear of change!? In SQL Server land??!! All the !documented! stuff has changed from version to version and sometimes between service packs. I had to change the code below (which I no longer use) because of changes bewteen SQL 7.0 and SQL 2k. (BTW MS also recommends that we don't read system tables directly either.)

Use msdb
go
if exists (select *
from dbo.sysobjects
where id = object_id(N'[dbo].[usp_JobStatus]')
and OBJECTPROPERTY(id, N'IsProcedure') = 1)
Drop procedure [dbo].[usp_JobStatus]
Go
Create procedure [dbo].[usp_JobStatus]
@jobname sysname = null,
@datetime datetime = null,
@status int = -1 Output
as

/*******************************************************************/
--Name : dbo.usp_JobStatus
--Server : Generic
--Database : msdb
--
--Description : Returns the run_status of the most recent step 0
-- of a job passed by name, otherwise returns -1
-- : Works in ISQL/W, ISQL, OSQL & Query Analyzer
--Date : 04/25/2003
--Author : Clint Herring
--
--History : Date Initials Modifications
-- 07/15/2004 CH Updated to take into account
-- differences between SQL 7.0 and SQL 2k
/*******************************************************************/

/*
Run_Status
0 = Failed
1 = Succeeded
2 = Retry
3 = Canceled
4 = In progress
5 = Hasn't run since midnight of parameter date
6 = Job doesn't exist
*/

Set NOCOUNT On
declare @date int
declare @time int
declare @jobid varchar(36)
declare @stepid int

select @jobid = job_id from msdb.dbo.sysjobs where name = @jobname
If @jobid is null return 6
select @date = convert(int, convert(varchar(8), @datetime, 112))
select @time = datepart(hour, @datetime)*10000 +
datepart(minute, @datetime)*100 +
datepart(second, @datetime)
select @stepid = step_id
from msdb.dbo.sysjobhistory
where job_id = @jobid
and instance_id =
(select max(instance_id) from msdb.dbo.sysjobhistory where job_id = @jobid)
If (@stepid = 0 or @stepid is null)
Begin
select @status =
Isnull((select b.run_status
from msdb.dbo.sysjobs a
join msdb.dbo.sysjobhistory b
on a.job_id = b.job_id
where name = @jobname
and step_id = 0
and instance_id =
(select max(instance_id)
from msdb.dbo.sysjobhistory c
where c.step_id = 0
and c.job_id = a.job_id
and c.run_date >= @date
and c.run_time + c.run_duration +
case when (c.run_time + c.run_duration)%100 >60 then 40 else 0 end +
case when (c.run_time + c.run_duration)%10000 >6000 then 4000 else 0 end
>= @time)),5)
End
Else
Begin
Set @status = 4
End
go

/* Example usage
use msdb
If (select object_id('tempdb.dbo.#tmpstatus')) > 0
drop table #tmpstatus
Create table #tmpstatus (name sysname null, status int null)
declare @status int
declare @date datetime
declare @name sysname
set @date = '07/16/2004' --date part prior to last run
select @name = min(name) from sysjobs
Print 'The following jobs statuses are as of ' + convert(varchar(26),@date,113)
while @name is not null
begin
exec msdb.dbo.usp_JobStatus @name, @date, @status output
insert into #tmpstatus values (@name, @status)
select @name = min(name) from sysjobs where name > @name
end
select convert(varchar(40),name) [job name],
case when status = 0 then 'Failed'
when status = 1 then 'Succeeded'
when status = 2 then 'Retry'
when status = 3 then 'Canceled'
when status = 4 then 'In progress'
else 'has not run since ' + convert(varchar(26),@date,113)
end [status]
from #tmpstatus
*/

Post #229769

Clinton Herring

Posted Tuesday, October 18, 2005 9:53 AM

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I think master.dbo.xp_sqlagent_enum_jobs reads from memory (pretty sure) and appears to give you what Enterprise Manager (EM) returns whereas msdb.dbo.sp_get_composite_job_info and msdb.dbo.sp_help_job get their information from the systemtables. The difference appears to be that the current status of a job is written to the tables after the fact, for instance, viewing job history in EM tells the last step that completed (or failed) and one assumes that the next step is running. The extended proc tells what step is currently running.

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