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DBCC INPUTBUFFER / OUTPUTBUFFER

Display the last statement sent from a client to a database instance.

Syntax
      DBCC INPUTBUFFER (session_id [, request_id ])
[WITH NO_INFOMSGS ] DBCC OUTPUTBUFFER (session_id [, request_id ])
[WITH NO_INFOMSGS ] Key: session_id - The session ID request_id - A specific request (batch) within the session. NO_INFOMSGS - Suppress all information messages (severity 0-10)

To find the request_ids for a given session id (@@spid = current session):

SELECT request_id
FROM sys.dm_exec_requests
WHERE session_id = @@spid

Example

-- Display session # 52
DBCC INPUTBUFFER (52); DBCC OUTPUTBUFFER (52);

"A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client." - proverb

Equivalent Oracle command:

Select from v$SESSION



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