SQL Server

Send Email With Attachments

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Demonstrates how to send an email with attachments. 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

    -- This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    -- The mailman object is used for sending (SMTP) and receiving (POP3) email.
    DECLARE @mailman int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.MailMan', @mailman OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- Set the SMTP server.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'SmtpHost', 'smtp.my-tls-mail-server.com'

    -- Set the SMTP login/password (if required)
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'SmtpUsername', 'MY_SMTP_USERNAME'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'SmtpPassword', 'MY_SMTP_PASSWORD'

    -- Connect to SMTP port 465 using TLS.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'SmtpSsl', 1
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'SmtpPort', 465

    -- Create a new email object
    DECLARE @email int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Email', @email OUT

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @email, 'Subject', 'This is a test'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @email, 'Body', 'This is a test'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @email, 'From', 'Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com>'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @email, 'AddTo', @success OUT, 'Chilkat Admin', 'admin@chilkatsoft.com'
    -- To add more recipients, call AddTo, AddCC, or AddBcc once per recipient.

    -- Add some attachments.
    -- The AddFileAttachment method returns the value of the content-type it chose for the attachment.
    DECLARE @contentType nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @email, 'AddFileAttachment', @contentType OUT, 'qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg'
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @email
        RETURN
      END
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @email, 'AddFileAttachment', @contentType OUT, 'qa_data/pdf/fishing.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 @mailman
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @email
        RETURN
      END

    -- Call SendEmail to connect to the SMTP server and send.
    -- The connection (i.e. session) to the SMTP server remains
    -- open so that subsequent SendEmail calls may use the
    -- same connection.  
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'SendEmail', @success OUT, @email
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @email
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'CloseSmtpConnection', @success OUT
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.'
      END


    PRINT 'Mail with attachments sent!'

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @email


END
GO