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SQL Server High CPU Query Use Monitoring with PowerShell
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Question of the Day
Multiple Query Trace Flags
I want to enable two trace flags, 4199 and 4137, for a single query. How should I do this:
-- A
SELECT
a.AddressID
, a.AddressLine1
, a.AddressLine2
, a.City
, a.StateProvinceID
, a.PostalCode
, p.FirstName
, p.LastName
FROM
Person.Address a
INNER JOIN person.Person AS p
ON p.rowguid = a.rowguid
WHERE
City = 'SEATTLE'
AND PostalCode = 98104
OPTION (QUERYTRACEON 4199, 4137);
-- B
SELECT
a.AddressID
, a.AddressLine1
, a.AddressLine2
, a.City
, a.StateProvinceID
, a.PostalCode
, p.FirstName
, p.LastName
FROM
Person.Address a
INNER JOIN person.Person AS p
ON p.rowguid = a.rowguid
WHERE
City = 'SEATTLE'
AND PostalCode = 98104
OPTION (QUERYTRACEON 4199, QUERYTRACEON 4137);
-- C
SELECT
a.AddressID
, a.AddressLine1
, a.AddressLine2
, a.City
, a.StateProvinceID
, a.PostalCode
, p.FirstName
, p.LastName
FROM
Person.Address a
INNER JOIN person.Person AS p
ON p.rowguid = a.rowguid
WHERE
City = 'SEATTLE'
AND PostalCode = 98104
OPTION (QUERYTRACEON 4199), (QUERYTRACEON 4137);
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