Server.EnumProcesses Method (Boolean)
Enumerates a list of processes running on the instance of Microsoft SQL Server with the option to exclude system processes.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in microsoft.sqlserver.smo.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Function EnumProcesses ( _
excludeSystemProcesses As Boolean _
) As DataTable
public DataTable EnumProcesses (
bool excludeSystemProcesses
)
public:
DataTable^ EnumProcesses (
bool excludeSystemProcesses
)
public DataTable EnumProcesses (
boolean excludeSystemProcesses
)
public function EnumProcesses (
excludeSystemProcesses : boolean
) : DataTable
Parameters
excludeSystemProcesses
A Boolean value that specifies whether to include system processes in the results.If True, system processes are excluded.
If False, system processes are included.
Return Value
A DataTable object value that contains a list of processes running on the instance of SQL Server. The table describes the different columns of the returned DataTable.
Column |
Data type |
Description |
Urn |
The URN string that represents the process. "Server[@Name='PCNAME']/Process[@Spid='51']", for example. |
|
Name |
String |
The name of the process. |
Spid |
The SQL Server process ID that uniquely identifies the process, see sys.sysprocesses (Transact-SQL). |
|
Login |
String |
The login running the process. |
Host |
String |
The name of the computer on which the process is running. |
Status |
String |
The status of the process. Running and sleeping, for example. |
Command |
String |
The command currently being executed. |
Database |
String |
The database is which the process is running. |
Cpu |
Int32 |
The cumulative time taken by the process in seconds. See sys.sysprocesses (Transact-SQL). |
MemUsage |
Int32 |
The number of pages in the procedure cache that are currently allocated to the process. A negative number indicates that the process is freeing up memory allocated by another process. |
BlockingSpid |
The SQL Server procedure ID of the procedure that is blocking the referenced procedure.. |
|
IsSystem |
Boolean |
The value that specifies whether the process is a system process or not. |
Program |
String |
The name of the program the process |
ExecutionContextID |
Int16 |
The ID value that uniquely identifies the execution context under which the process is running. |
Remarks
Updated text:
This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.
Example
'Connect to the local, default instance of SQL Server.
Dim srv As Server
srv = New Server
'Call the EnumCollations method and return collation information to DataTable variable.
Dim d As DataTable
'Select the returned data into an array of DataRow.
d = srv.EnumCollations
'Iterate through the rows and display collation details for the instance of SQL Server.
Dim r As DataRow
Dim c As DataColumn
For Each r In d.Rows
Console.WriteLine("============================================")
For Each c In r.Table.Columns
Console.WriteLine(c.ColumnName + " = " + r(c).ToString)
Next
Next
Thread Safety
Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Platforms
Development Platforms
For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.
Target Platforms
For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.
See Also
Reference
Server Class
Server Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace
Other Resources
How to: Use an Enumeration Method that Returns a DataTable Object in Visual Basic .NET
Calling Methods
Managing Servers
sys.sysprocesses (Transact-SQL)
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