How do I view a SQL query log?

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View Log Files Right-click SQL Server Logs, point to View, and then click either SQL Server Log or SQL Server and Windows Log. Expand SQL Server Logs, right-click any log file, and then click View SQL Server Log. You can also double-click any log file.

How do I check SQL query logs?

View the logs1In SQL Server Management Studio, select Object Explorer. ... 2In Object Explorer, connect to an instance of SQL Server, and then expand that instance.3Find and expand the Management section (assuming you have permissions to see it).4Right-click SQL Server Logs, select View, and then choose SQL Server Log.

How do I view SQL Server history logs?

To view the job history log1In Object Explorer, connect to an instance of the SQL Server Database Engine, and then expand that instance.2Expand SQL Server Agent, and then expand Jobs.3Right-click a job, and then click View History.4In the Log File Viewer, view the job history.5To update the job history, click Refresh.

How do I view SQL transactions?

Use DBCC OPENTRAN to verify whether an open transaction exists within the transaction log. The inactive part of the log can be truncated if you use the BACKUP LOG statement, an open transaction can avoid the log from truncating entirely. To recognize an open transaction, use sp_who to get the system process ID.

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