SQL Server

Add File Attachments to an Email

Demonstrates how to add one or more file attachments to an email. SQL Server

-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

    DECLARE @email int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Email', @email OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @email, 'Subject', 'This is a test'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @email, 'Body', 'This is a test'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @email, 'From', 'support@chilkatsoft.com'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @email, 'AddTo', @success OUT, 'Chilkat Admin', 'admin@chilkatsoft.com'

    -- To add file attachments to an email, call AddFileAttachment
    -- once for each file to be attached.  The method returns
    -- the content-type of the attachment if successful, otherwise
    -- returns cknull
    DECLARE @contentType nvarchar(4000)

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @email, 'AddFileAttachment', @contentType OUT, 'something.pdf'
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @email
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @email, 'AddFileAttachment', @contentType OUT, 'something.xml'
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @email
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @email, 'AddFileAttachment', @contentType OUT, 'something.zip'
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @email
        RETURN
      END
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @email, 'SaveEml', @success OUT, 'email.eml'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @email
        RETURN
      END


    PRINT 'Saved EML!'

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @email


END
GO