Web Listing 1: SQL Script to Create the Two Jobs to Start and Stop the Automated Trace
-- First job starts the trace.
BEGIN TRANSACTION  
  DECLARE @JobID BINARY(16)  
  DECLARE @ReturnCode INT    
  SELECT @ReturnCode = 0     
BEGIN 
  -- Add the job.
  EXECUTE @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_job @job_id = @JobID OUTPUT , 
	@job_name = N'Start Trace', @owner_login_name = N'sa', 
	@description = N'No description available.', @category_name = N'[Uncategorized 
(Local)]', 
	@enabled = 0, @notify_level_email = 0, @notify_level_page = 0, @notify_level_netsend 
= 0, @notify_level_eventlog = 2, @delete_level= 0
  IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback 

  -- Add the job steps.
  EXECUTE @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobstep @job_id = @JobID, @step_id = 1, 
@step_name = N's1', @command = N'DECLARE @path_file nvarchar(200)
	SELECT @path_file=output_path_file FROM tracer WHERE tid = 1
	EXEC _duration_trace @path_file, null', @database_name = N'TracerDB', @server = N'',
	 @database_user_name = N'', @subsystem = N'TSQL', @cmdexec_success_code = 0, 
	@flags = 0, @retry_attempts = 0, @retry_interval = 1, @output_file_name = N'', 
	@on_success_step_id = 0, @on_success_action = 1, @on_fail_step_id = 0, 
	@on_fail_action = 2
  IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback 
  EXECUTE @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_update_job @job_id = @JobID, @start_step_id = 1 

  IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback 

  -- Add the job schedules.
  EXECUTE @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobschedule @job_id = @JobID, @name = 
N's1', @enabled = 1, @freq_type = 8, @active_start_date = 20031023, @active_start_time = 
80000, @freq_interval = 32, @freq_subday_type = 8, @freq_subday_interval = 1, 
@freq_relative_interval = 0, @freq_recurrence_factor = 1, @active_end_date = 99991231, 
@active_end_time = 145959
  IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback 

  -- Add the target servers
  EXECUTE @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobserver @job_id = @JobID, @server_name = 
N'(local)' 
  IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback 

END
COMMIT TRANSACTION          
GOTO   EndSave              
QuitWithRollback:
  IF (@@TRANCOUNT > 0) ROLLBACK TRANSACTION 
EndSave: 

-- Second job stops the trace, sweeps in the data, and deletes the trace file.
BEGIN TRANSACTION            
  DECLARE @JobID BINARY(16)  
  DECLARE @ReturnCode INT    
  SELECT @ReturnCode = 0     
BEGIN 
  -- Add the job.
  EXECUTE @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_job @job_id = @JobID OUTPUT , @job_name = 
N'Stop Trace', @owner_login_name = N'sa', @description = N'No description available.', 
@category_name = N'[Uncategorized (Local)]', @enabled = 0, @notify_level_email = 0, 
@notify_level_page = 0, @notify_level_netsend = 0, @notify_level_eventlog = 2, @delete_level= 
0
  IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback 

  -- Add the job steps.
  EXECUTE @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobstep @job_id = @JobID, @step_id = 1, 
@step_name = N's1', @command = N'DECLARE @trace_ID int, @path_file nvarchar(200)
		SELECT @path_file=output_path_file FROM tracer WHERE tid = 1

		SELECT @trace_ID = traceid
		FROM ::fn_trace_getinfo(0) 
		WHERE property = 2
		AND value = @path_file

		EXEC sp_trace_setstatus @trace_ID, 0	--<< stop
		EXEC sp_trace_setstatus @trace_ID, 2	--<< Close', 
	@database_name = N'TracerDB', @server = N'', 
	@database_user_name = N'', @subsystem = N'TSQL', @cmdexec_success_code = 0, 
	@flags = 0, @retry_attempts = 0, @retry_interval = 1, @output_file_name = N'', 
	@on_success_step_id = 0, @on_success_action = 3, @on_fail_step_id = 0, 
	@on_fail_action = 2

  IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback 
  EXECUTE @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobstep @job_id = @JobID, @step_id = 2, 
@step_name = N's2', 
		@command = N'DECLARE @path_file_ext nvarchar(200)
		SELECT @path_file_ext=output_path_file_ext FROM tracer WHERE tid = 1

		INSERT myTrace
		SELECT * 
		FROM::fn_trace_gettable(@path_file_ext, default)', 
		@database_name = N'TracerDB', @server = N'', @database_user_name = N'', 
		@subsystem = N'TSQL', @cmdexec_success_code = 0, @flags = 0, 
		@retry_attempts = 0, @retry_interval = 1, @output_file_name = N'', 
		@on_success_step_id = 0, @on_success_action = 3, @on_fail_step_id = 0, 
		@on_fail_action = 2

  IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback 
  EXECUTE @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobstep @job_id = @JobID, @step_id = 3, 
@step_name = N's3', 
		@command = N'DECLARE @path_file_ext nvarchar(200), @cmd sysname
		SELECT @path_file_ext=output_path_file_ext FROM tracer WHERE tid = 1

		SET @cmd = ''del '' +  @path_file_ext

		EXEC master.dbo.xp_cmdshell @cmd',
		@database_name = N'TracerDB', @server = N'', @database_user_name = N'', 
		@subsystem = N'TSQL', @cmdexec_success_code = 0, @flags = 0, 
		@retry_attempts = 0, @retry_interval = 1, @output_file_name = N'', 
		@on_success_step_id = 0, @on_success_action = 1, @on_fail_step_id = 0, 
		@on_fail_action = 2

  IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback 
  EXECUTE @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_update_job @job_id = @JobID, @start_step_id = 1 

  IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback 

  -- Add the job schedules.
  EXECUTE @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobschedule @job_id = @JobID, @name = 
N'S1', @enabled = 1, @freq_type = 8, @active_start_date = 20031023, @active_start_time = 
81000, @freq_interval = 32, @freq_subday_type = 8, @freq_subday_interval = 1, 
@freq_relative_interval = 0, @freq_recurrence_factor = 1, @active_end_date = 99991231, 
@active_end_time = 145959
  IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback 

  -- Add the target servers.
  EXECUTE @ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobserver @job_id = @JobID, @server_name = 
N'(local)' 
  IF (@@ERROR <> 0 OR @ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback 

END
COMMIT TRANSACTION          
GOTO   EndSave              
QuitWithRollback:
  IF (@@TRANCOUNT > 0) ROLLBACK TRANSACTION 
EndSave: