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An easier way to deal with sp_who2

As a DBA sp_who2 is a stored procedure I use on a daily basis, however, it is not possible to filter its output or manipulate it in any way.

To help with this I use the simple script below as a snippet that exports the output of sp_who2 to a temporary table where I can play with the results much easier.

-- Export sp_who2 to temp table
IF EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM tempdb..sysobjects WHERE id=OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#spwho2')) DROP TABLE #spwho2
CREATE TABLE #spwho2(
    [SPID] INT
    ,[Status] VARCHAR(30)
    ,[Login] VARCHAR(50)
    ,[HostName] VARCHAR(30)
    ,[BlkBy] VARCHAR(30)
    ,[DBName] VARCHAR(30)
    ,[Command] VARCHAR(50)
    ,[CPUTime] INT
    ,[DiskIO] INT
    ,[LastBatch] VARCHAR(30)
    ,[ProgramName] VARCHAR(100)
    ,[SPID2] INT
    ,[RequestID] INT
)
INSERT INTO #spwho2
EXEC sp_who2

SELECT [SPID]
       ,[Status]
       ,[Login]
       ,[HostName]
       ,[BlkBy]
       ,[DBName]
       ,[Command]
       ,[CPUTime]
       ,[DiskIO]
       ,[LastBatch]
       ,[ProgramName]
       ,[SPID2]
       ,[RequestID]
FROM #spwho2








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