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# sys.fn_trace_geteventinfo (Transact-SQL)
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  Returns information about an event being traced.  
  
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## Syntax  
  
```  
  
fn_trace_geteventinfo ( trace_id )  
```  
  
## Arguments  
 *trace_id*  
 Is the ID of the trace. *trace_id* is **int**, with no default.  
  
## Tables Returned  
  
|Column name|Data type|Description|  
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|  
|**eventid**|**int**|ID of the traced event|  
|**columnid**|**int**|ID numbers of all columns collected for each event|  
  
## Remarks  
 When passed the ID of a specific trace, **fn_trace_geteventinfo** returns information about that trace. When passed an invalid ID, this function returns an empty rowset.  
  
## Permissions  
 Requires ALTER TRACE permission on the server.  
  
## Examples  
 The following example returns information about trace number 2.  
  
```  
SELECT * FROM fn_trace_geteventinfo(2) ;  
GO  
  
```  
  
## See Also  
 [sp_trace_setevent (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-trace-setevent-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_trace_setfilter (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-trace-setfilter-transact-sql.md)   
 [Create a Trace (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/sql-trace/create-a-trace-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_trace_create (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-trace-create-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_trace_generateevent (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-trace-generateevent-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_trace_setstatus (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-trace-setstatus-transact-sql.md)   
 [sys.fn_trace_getinfo (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-functions/sys-fn-trace-getinfo-transact-sql.md)   
 [sys.fn_trace_gettable (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-functions/sys-fn-trace-gettable-transact-sql.md)   
 [sys.fn_trace_getfilterinfo (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-functions/sys-fn-trace-getfilterinfo-transact-sql.md)