How to trace T-SQL function calls

Question

I\'m trying to debug a rather complicated formula evaluator written in T-SQL UDFs (don\'t ask) that recursively (but indirectly through an intermediate func

Answer 1

I second the SQL Profiler suggestion. Take some time to set it up so that only the events you are interested in are logged to cut output size. You can output the trace to a file - I have frequently then loaded that file back into a table to enable analysis. (extremely handy for performance analysis, though no doubt someone will tell me that 2008 has this all built in somwehere...)

Sometimes you won't have permissions to run SQL Profiler as it does slow the server down - ask your DBA to grant you permission on your Dev server. They shouldn't have any problems with that.