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# DBCC OUTPUTBUFFER (Transact-SQL)
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Returns the current output buffer in hexadecimal and ASCII format for the specified *session_id*.
  
![Topic link icon](../../database-engine/configure-windows/media/topic-link.gif "Topic link icon") [Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions](../../t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql.md)
  
## Syntax  
```syntaxsql
DBCC OUTPUTBUFFER ( session_id [ , request_id ])  
[ WITH NO_INFOMSGS ]  
```  
  
## Arguments  
 *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*:  
  
```sql
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.  
  
## Remarks  
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.
  
## Result Sets  
DBCC OUTPUTBUFFER returns the following (values may vary):
  
```sql
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.  
```  
  
## Permissions  
Requires membership in the **sysadmin** fixed server role.
  
## Examples  
The following example returns current output buffer information for an assumed session ID of `52`.
  
```sql
DBCC OUTPUTBUFFER (52);  
```  
  
## See Also  
[DBCC (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/database-console-commands/dbcc-transact-sql.md)  
[sp_who (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-who-transact-sql.md)  
[Trace Flags (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/database-console-commands/dbcc-traceon-trace-flags-transact-sql.md)