fn_trace_gettable error if rollover trace file is empty

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fn_trace_gettable error if rollover trace file is empty

Pam Brisjar

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January 16, 2012 at 11:44 am

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Select *
FROM ::
FN_TRACE_GETTABLE('D:\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\LOG\log.trc', DEFAULT) AS fgt
(the default trace)
Here's the error I get:
Msg 567, Level 16, State 2, Line 1
File 'D:\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\LOG\log_2513.trc' either does not exist or is not a recognizable trace file. Or there was an error opening the file.
the _2513 file is 0 KB
Plenty of data in the other files.
How can I bypass this?

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padhis SSCommitted Points: 1762 More actions · Answer 1

Have you tried opening the same trace file using Sql server profiler?

Pam Brisjar SSChampion Points: 12094 More actions · Answer 2

The file is empty. Opening it up in Profiler reminds me of this. Opening a prior one in profiler then telling it to get the next (blank) one it doesn't conplain.

Pam Brisjar SSChampion Points: 12094 More actions · Answer 3

Bumping in case anyone who might have a solution missed it when it was posted...

Lowell SSC Guru Points: 323522 More actions Follow · Answer 4

Pam just to be sure the path tot eh file is correct, does this work for you?

i think it works, but does it do what you were looking for?

--get teh path from the database.

declare @path varchar(500)

SELECT @path = path FROM sys.traces WHERE is_default = 1

Select *

FROM ::

FN_TRACE_GETTABLE(@path, DEFAULT) AS fgt

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Pam Brisjar SSChampion Points: 12094 More actions · Answer 5

The path is fine. It finds everything just fine. The only issue is that the one rollover file is blank.

Tom257 SSChampion Points: 11543 More actions · Answer 6

Another reason I found for this error was spaces in the filename or path

sys.fn_trace_gettable('C:\Documents and Settings\tbrown\My Documents\share\Trace20120403 1200.trc', null)

caused the error, whereas the same trace file renamed

sys.fn_trace_gettable('C:\temp\Trace20120403_1200.trc', null)

worked fine. This was in 2008, so I guess the same bug is in 2005

fn_trace_gettable error if rollover trace file is empty

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