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title: Create a Transact-SQL Script for Running a Trace
titleSuffix: SQL Server Profiler
description: Find out how to create a Transact-SQL script from an existing trace file or table in SQL Server Profiler.
author: markingmyname
ms.author: maghan
ms.date: 03/01/2017
ms.service: sql
ms.subservice: profiler
ms.topic: conceptual
---

# Create a Transact-SQL Script for Running a Trace (SQL Server Profiler)
 [!INCLUDE [SQL Server Azure SQL Managed Instance](../../includes/applies-to-version/sql-asdbmi.md)]
  This topic describes how to create a Transact-SQL script from an existing trace file or table by using [!INCLUDE[ssSqlProfiler](../../includes/sssqlprofiler-md.md)].  
  
### To create a Transact-SQL script to run a trace  
  
1.  Open a trace file or table. For more information, see [Open a Trace File (SQL Server Profiler)](../../tools/sql-server-profiler/open-a-trace-file-sql-server-profiler.md) or [Open a Trace Table (SQL Server Profiler)](../../tools/sql-server-profiler/open-a-trace-table-sql-server-profiler.md).  
  
2.  On the**File**menu, point to **Export**, point to **Script Trace Definition**, and then click the version that corresponds to the server you want to trace.  
  
3.  In the **Save As** dialog box, enter a name for the script file, and then click **Save**.  
  
## See Also  
 [SQL Server Profiler Templates and Permissions](../../tools/sql-server-profiler/sql-server-profiler-templates-and-permissions.md)   
 [SQL Server Profiler](../../tools/sql-server-profiler/sql-server-profiler.md)