obtaining return values from DBCC INDEXDEFRAG in a sp

Hi All,
I am writing a stored procedure that performs a DBCC INDEXDEFRAG on a number
of indexes.
I wish to then manipulate the values from the result set (Pages Scanned,
Pages Moved, Pages Removed). However I cannot seem to find a way to do this
Can anyone help please?
Thanks in advance
DanCreate a table with the same structure as the DBCC returns and then use below technique:
INSERT theTable
EXEC('DBCC...')
--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"Dan" <dan.parker@._nospam_pro-bel.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
> I am writing a stored procedure that performs a DBCC INDEXDEFRAG on a number of indexes.
> I wish to then manipulate the values from the result set (Pages Scanned, Pages Moved, Pages
> Removed). However I cannot seem to find a way to do this
> Can anyone help please?
> Thanks in advance
> Dan
>|||You can't do that as the insert/exec creates a user transaction and
INDEXDEFRAG cannot run inside a user transaction. There's no way to capture
the results from INDEXDEFRAG except using an external text file.
Dan - what do you want to do with the values, out of interest?
Regards
--
Paul Randal
Dev Lead, Microsoft SQL Server Storage Engine
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@.hotmail.nomail.com> wrote in
message news:uZVSYG5qEHA.2732@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Create a table with the same structure as the DBCC returns and then use
below technique:
> INSERT theTable
> EXEC('DBCC...')
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
>
> "Dan" <dan.parker@._nospam_pro-bel.com> wrote in message
> news:uJ2XdA5qEHA.4044@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I am writing a stored procedure that performs a DBCC INDEXDEFRAG on a
number of indexes.
> >
> > I wish to then manipulate the values from the result set (Pages Scanned,
Pages Moved, Pages
> > Removed). However I cannot seem to find a way to do this
> >
> > Can anyone help please?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Dan
> >
>|||Ah, thanks Paul. I didn't consider the transaction aspect of it...
--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"Paul S Randal [MS]" <prandal@.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> You can't do that as the insert/exec creates a user transaction and
> INDEXDEFRAG cannot run inside a user transaction. There's no way to capture
> the results from INDEXDEFRAG except using an external text file.
> Dan - what do you want to do with the values, out of interest?
> Regards
> --
> Paul Randal
> Dev Lead, Microsoft SQL Server Storage Engine
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> "Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@.hotmail.nomail.com> wrote in
> message news:uZVSYG5qEHA.2732@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Create a table with the same structure as the DBCC returns and then use
> below technique:
>> INSERT theTable
>> EXEC('DBCC...')
>> --
>> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
>> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
>> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
>>
>> "Dan" <dan.parker@._nospam_pro-bel.com> wrote in message
>> news:uJ2XdA5qEHA.4044@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> > Hi All,
>> >
>> > I am writing a stored procedure that performs a DBCC INDEXDEFRAG on a
> number of indexes.
>> >
>> > I wish to then manipulate the values from the result set (Pages Scanned,
> Pages Moved, Pages
>> > Removed). However I cannot seem to find a way to do this
>> >
>> > Can anyone help please?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance
>> >
>> > Dan
>> >
>>
>|||Hi Paul,
I want to put them into a "User Friendly" report, that basically lists the
time, index defragged and the pages scanned, moved, etc.
Regards
Dan
"Paul S Randal [MS]" <prandal@.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:%23GZ7H38qEHA.708@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> You can't do that as the insert/exec creates a user transaction and
> INDEXDEFRAG cannot run inside a user transaction. There's no way to
> capture
> the results from INDEXDEFRAG except using an external text file.
> Dan - what do you want to do with the values, out of interest?
> Regards
> --
> Paul Randal
> Dev Lead, Microsoft SQL Server Storage Engine
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> "Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@.hotmail.nomail.com> wrote
> in
> message news:uZVSYG5qEHA.2732@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Create a table with the same structure as the DBCC returns and then use
> below technique:
>> INSERT theTable
>> EXEC('DBCC...')
>> --
>> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
>> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
>> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
>>
>> "Dan" <dan.parker@._nospam_pro-bel.com> wrote in message
>> news:uJ2XdA5qEHA.4044@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> > Hi All,
>> >
>> > I am writing a stored procedure that performs a DBCC INDEXDEFRAG on a
> number of indexes.
>> >
>> > I wish to then manipulate the values from the result set (Pages
>> > Scanned,
> Pages Moved, Pages
>> > Removed). However I cannot seem to find a way to do this
>> >
>> > Can anyone help please?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance
>> >
>> > Dan
>> >
>>
>|||I'm afraid the only way to do it is to output the results to a flat file and
then post-process.
Regards
--
Paul Randal
Dev Lead, Microsoft SQL Server Storage Engine
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Dan" <dan.parker@._nospam_pro-bel.com> wrote in message
news:uE0WCTFrEHA.3428@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hi Paul,
> I want to put them into a "User Friendly" report, that basically lists the
> time, index defragged and the pages scanned, moved, etc.
> Regards
> Dan
>
> "Paul S Randal [MS]" <prandal@.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:%23GZ7H38qEHA.708@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > You can't do that as the insert/exec creates a user transaction and
> > INDEXDEFRAG cannot run inside a user transaction. There's no way to
> > capture
> > the results from INDEXDEFRAG except using an external text file.
> >
> > Dan - what do you want to do with the values, out of interest?
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > --
> > Paul Randal
> > Dev Lead, Microsoft SQL Server Storage Engine
> >
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > rights.
> >
> > "Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@.hotmail.nomail.com> wrote
> > in
> > message news:uZVSYG5qEHA.2732@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> Create a table with the same structure as the DBCC returns and then use
> > below technique:
> >>
> >> INSERT theTable
> >> EXEC('DBCC...')
> >>
> >> --
> >> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> >> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> >> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
> >>
> >>
> >> "Dan" <dan.parker@._nospam_pro-bel.com> wrote in message
> >> news:uJ2XdA5qEHA.4044@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >> > Hi All,
> >> >
> >> > I am writing a stored procedure that performs a DBCC INDEXDEFRAG on a
> > number of indexes.
> >> >
> >> > I wish to then manipulate the values from the result set (Pages
> >> > Scanned,
> > Pages Moved, Pages
> >> > Removed). However I cannot seem to find a way to do this
> >> >
> >> > Can anyone help please?
> >> >
> >> > Thanks in advance
> >> >
> >> > Dan
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>

obtaining return values from DBCC INDEXDEFRAG in a sp

Hi All,
I am writing a stored procedure that performs a DBCC INDEXDEFRAG on a number
of indexes.
I wish to then manipulate the values from the result set (Pages Scanned,
Pages Moved, Pages Removed). However I cannot seem to find a way to do this
Can anyone help please?
Thanks in advance
Dan
Create a table with the same structure as the DBCC returns and then use below technique:
INSERT theTable
EXEC('DBCC...')
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"Dan" <dan.parker@._nospam_pro-bel.com> wrote in message
news:uJ2XdA5qEHA.4044@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi All,
> I am writing a stored procedure that performs a DBCC INDEXDEFRAG on a number of indexes.
> I wish to then manipulate the values from the result set (Pages Scanned, Pages Moved, Pages
> Removed). However I cannot seem to find a way to do this
> Can anyone help please?
> Thanks in advance
> Dan
>
|||You can't do that as the insert/exec creates a user transaction and
INDEXDEFRAG cannot run inside a user transaction. There's no way to capture
the results from INDEXDEFRAG except using an external text file.
Dan - what do you want to do with the values, out of interest?
Regards
Paul Randal
Dev Lead, Microsoft SQL Server Storage Engine
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@.hotmail.nomail.com> wrote in
message news:uZVSYG5qEHA.2732@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Create a table with the same structure as the DBCC returns and then use
below technique:[vbcol=seagreen]
> INSERT theTable
> EXEC('DBCC...')
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
>
> "Dan" <dan.parker@._nospam_pro-bel.com> wrote in message
> news:uJ2XdA5qEHA.4044@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
number of indexes.[vbcol=seagreen]
Pages Moved, Pages
>
|||Ah, thanks Paul. I didn't consider the transaction aspect of it...
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"Paul S Randal [MS]" <prandal@.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:%23GZ7H38qEHA.708@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> You can't do that as the insert/exec creates a user transaction and
> INDEXDEFRAG cannot run inside a user transaction. There's no way to capture
> the results from INDEXDEFRAG except using an external text file.
> Dan - what do you want to do with the values, out of interest?
> Regards
> --
> Paul Randal
> Dev Lead, Microsoft SQL Server Storage Engine
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> "Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@.hotmail.nomail.com> wrote in
> message news:uZVSYG5qEHA.2732@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> below technique:
> number of indexes.
> Pages Moved, Pages
>
|||Hi Paul,
I want to put them into a "User Friendly" report, that basically lists the
time, index defragged and the pages scanned, moved, etc.
Regards
Dan
"Paul S Randal [MS]" <prandal@.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:%23GZ7H38qEHA.708@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> You can't do that as the insert/exec creates a user transaction and
> INDEXDEFRAG cannot run inside a user transaction. There's no way to
> capture
> the results from INDEXDEFRAG except using an external text file.
> Dan - what do you want to do with the values, out of interest?
> Regards
> --
> Paul Randal
> Dev Lead, Microsoft SQL Server Storage Engine
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> "Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@.hotmail.nomail.com> wrote
> in
> message news:uZVSYG5qEHA.2732@.TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> below technique:
> number of indexes.
> Pages Moved, Pages
>
|||I'm afraid the only way to do it is to output the results to a flat file and
then post-process.
Regards
Paul Randal
Dev Lead, Microsoft SQL Server Storage Engine
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Dan" <dan.parker@._nospam_pro-bel.com> wrote in message
news:uE0WCTFrEHA.3428@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hi Paul,
> I want to put them into a "User Friendly" report, that basically lists the
> time, index defragged and the pages scanned, moved, etc.
> Regards
> Dan
>
> "Paul S Randal [MS]" <prandal@.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:%23GZ7H38qEHA.708@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>