@@PACK_SENT (Transact-SQL)

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Returns the number of output packets written to the network by SQL Server since it was last started.

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Syntax

@@PACK_SENT

Return Types

integer

Remarks

To display a report containing several SQL Server statistics, including packets sent and received, run sp_monitor.

Examples

The following example shows the usage of @@PACK_SENT.

SELECT @@PACK_SENT AS 'Pack Sent';

Here is a sample result set.

Pack Sent  
-----------  
291

See Also

[@@PACK_RECEIVED (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/functions/pack-received-transact-sql.md)
sp_monitor (Transact-SQL)
System Statistical Functions (Transact-SQL)