STATISTICS XML
Similar to the STATISTICS PROFILE option, the SET STATISTICS XML option allows a query to execute while also returning the execution plan information. The execution plan information returned is similar to the XML document displayed with the SET SHOWPLAN_XML statement.
To set the STATISTICS XML option for individual query sessions in SSMS or another query tool, you type the following statement:
SET STATISTICS XML ONGO
Note
With all the fancy graphical tools available, why would you want to use the text-based analysis tools? Although the graphical tools are useful for analyzing individual queries one at a time, they can be a bit tedious if you have to perform analysis on a number of queries. As an alternative, you can put all the ...
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