EventString Element (DTA)
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Specifies a Transact-SQL script workload directly in the XML input file.
Syntax
<Workload>
<EventString Weight="...">
...code removed here...
</EventString>
</Workload>
Element Attributes
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Weight | Optional. Specifies the query weight factor (a factor of importance) for the specified event. Use a float data type to specify the weight. For example, Weight="100.01". The minimum value you can specify for Weight is "0". |
Element Characteristics
| Characteristic | Description |
|---|---|
| Data type and length | string, length is unlimited. |
| Default value | None. |
| Occurrence | Required once if no other type of workload is specified. You must specify an EventString, a File, or a Database child element for the Workload parent, but only one type can be used. For example, if you specify a workload with the EventString element, then you cannot also specify a workload with the File element in the same XML input file. |
Element Relationships
| Relationship | Elements |
|---|---|
| Parent element | Workload Element (DTA) |
| Child elements | None. |
Example
For a usage example of this element, see the XML Input File Sample with Inline Workload (DTA) .