DBCC OUTPUTBUFFER (Transact-SQL)

session_id

Is the session ID associated with each active primary connection.

request_id

Is the exact request (batch) to search for within the current session.

The following query returns request_id:

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

WITH

Allows for options to be specified.

NO_INFOMSGS

Suppresses all informational messages that have severity levels from 0 through 10.

DBCC OUTPUTBUFFER displays the results sent to the specified client (session_id). For processes that do not contain output streams, an error message is returned.

To show the statement executed that returned the results displayed by DBCC OUTPUTBUFFER, execute DBCC INPUTBUFFER.

DBCC OUTPUTBUFFER returns the following (values may vary):

Output Buffer                                                            
------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
01fb8028:  04 00 01 5f 00 00 00 00 e3 1b 00 01 06 6d 00 61  ..._.........m.a
01fb8038:  00 73 00 74 00 65 00 72 00 06 6d 00 61 00 73 00  .s.t.e.r..m.a.s.
'...'
01fb8218:  04 17 00 00 00 00 00 d1 04 18 00 00 00 00 00 d1  ................
01fb8228:   .

(33 row(s) affected)

DBCC execution completed. If DBCC printed error messages, contact your system administrator.

Requires membership in the sysadmin fixed server role.

The following example returns current output buffer information for an assumed session ID of 52.

DBCC OUTPUTBUFFER (52);

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