Question

Is there a way to automatically refresh the result of a query in the SQL Server Management Studio (SQL Server 2008 R2)?

Currently I’m debugging an application which automatically inserts and updates data in a database and I’d like to track the progress without having to deposit a heavy object on the F5 key.

Answer 1

Try this:

SELECT GETDATE()              --your query to run
raiserror('',0,1) with nowait --to flush the buffer
waitfor delay '00:00:10'      --pause for 10 seconds
GO 5                          --loop 5 times

It will run the query 5 times, pausing for 10 seconds between each run

Output:

Beginning execution loop

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2011-03-25 11:03:57.640
(1 row(s) affected)

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2011-03-25 11:04:07.640
(1 row(s) affected)

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2011-03-25 11:04:17.640
(1 row(s) affected)

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2011-03-25 11:04:27.640
(1 row(s) affected)

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2011-03-25 11:04:37.640
(1 row(s) affected)

Batch execution completed 5 times.