Check Job-Status

Hi NG,
I defined a database maintenance task as a job. The job will normally be
executed by the SQL-Server according it's schedule. Furthermore I'd like to
start the job on demand.
Before I execute my job with EXEC msdb..sp_start_job @.job_name='my_job_name'
I have to check if it is already running. This could be checked with
sp_help_job.
The stored procedure sp_help_job returns multiple rowsets, how can I found
out if the job is still running or if it is idle?
DECLARE @.retval int
EXEC @.retval = msdb..sp_help_job @.job_name='my_job_name',
@.execution_status=4 returns 4 rowsets. If a job is already running I get the
following error:
Server: Msg 22022, Level 16, State 1, Line 0
SQLServerAgent Error: Request to run job Job for 'my_job_name' (from User
sa) refused because the job already has a pending request from User sa.
I tried to check on @.@.ERROR or @.@.ROWCOUNT but both variables are related to
the last rowset of SP sp_help_job .
Thanks for suggestions, rene
Hi
The column msdb.dbo.sysjobhistory.run_status will give you the status of the
job.
Integer
Status of the job execution:
0 = Failed
1 = Succeeded
2 = Retry
3 = Canceled
4 = In progress
Regards
Mike
"Re Fo" wrote:

> Hi NG,
> I defined a database maintenance task as a job. The job will normally be
> executed by the SQL-Server according it's schedule. Furthermore I'd like to
> start the job on demand.
> Before I execute my job with EXEC msdb..sp_start_job @.job_name='my_job_name'
> I have to check if it is already running. This could be checked with
> sp_help_job.
> The stored procedure sp_help_job returns multiple rowsets, how can I found
> out if the job is still running or if it is idle?
> DECLARE @.retval int
> EXEC @.retval = msdb..sp_help_job @.job_name='my_job_name',
> @.execution_status=4 returns 4 rowsets. If a job is already running I get the
> following error:
> Server: Msg 22022, Level 16, State 1, Line 0
> SQLServerAgent Error: Request to run job Job for 'my_job_name' (from User
> sa) refused because the job already has a pending request from User sa.
> I tried to check on @.@.ERROR or @.@.ROWCOUNT but both variables are related to
> the last rowset of SP sp_help_job .
> Thanks for suggestions, rene
>
>
>
>
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