---
title: Find a Value or Data Column While Tracing
titleSuffix: SQL Server Profiler
description: Discover how to use SQL Server Profiler to search for a specific value or data column in trace output while the trace is running.
author: rwestMSFT
ms.author: randolphwest
ms.date: 03/01/2017
ms.service: sql
ms.subservice: profiler
ms.topic: how-to
ms.collection:
  - data-tools
---

# Find a Value or Data Column While Tracing (SQL Server Profiler)

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This topic describes how to search for a specific value or data column in the trace output while the trace is running by using [!INCLUDE[ssSqlProfiler](../../includes/sssqlprofiler-md.md)].  
  
### To find a value or data column while running a trace  
  
1.  Click any row in the trace results while the trace is running.  
  
2.  On the **Edit** menu, click **Find**.  
  
3.  In the**Find** dialog box, enter a search value in the **Find what** text box and optionally specify a data column.  
  
4.  To find the next occurrence of a value, click **Find Next**.  
  
5.  To find the previous occurrence of a value, click **Find Previous**.  
  
     The search starts at the row you selected in Step 1.  
  
## See Also  
 [SQL Server Profiler](../../tools/sql-server-profiler/sql-server-profiler.md)   
 [SQL Server Profiler Templates and Permissions](../../tools/sql-server-profiler/sql-server-profiler-templates-and-permissions.md)