(SQL Server) Send HTML Email with Attachments

Demonstrates how to send an HTML email with file attachments.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads

ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

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

    DECLARE @mailman int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.MailMan" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.MailMan', @mailman OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'SmtpHost', 'smtp.my-starttls-mail-server.com'

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'SmtpUsername', 'MY-SMTP-USERNAME'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'SmtpPassword', 'MY-SMTP-PASSWORD'

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'StartTLS', 1
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'SmtpPort', 587

    -- Create a new email object
    DECLARE @email int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Email" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Email', @email OUT

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @email, 'Subject', 'Test SMTP API to Send HTML Email with Attachments'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @email, 'From', 'Joe Programmer <joe@my-starttls-mail-server.com>'
    DECLARE @success int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @email, 'AddTo', @success OUT, 'Chilkat Support', 'support@chilkatsoft.com'

    -- Add a plain-text alternative body, which will likely never be seen.
    -- (It is shown if the receiving email client is incapable of displaying HTML email.)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @email, 'AddPlainTextAlternativeBody', @success OUT, 'This is a plain-text alternative body...'

    -- Our HTML will include an image, so add the related image here.
    DECLARE @contentIdStarfish nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @email, 'AddRelatedFile', @contentIdStarfish 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

    -- The src attribute for the image tag is set to the contentIdStarfish:
    DECLARE @sbHtml int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sbHtml OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbHtml, 'Append', @success OUT, '<html><body><p>This is an HTML email with an embedded image.</p>'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbHtml, 'Append', @success OUT, '<p><img src="cid:CONTENT_ID_STARFISH" /></p></body></html>'
    DECLARE @numReplacements int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbHtml, 'Replace', @numReplacements OUT, 'CONTENT_ID_STARFISH', @contentIdStarfish

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sbHtml, 'GetAsString', @sTmp0 OUT
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @email, 'AddHtmlAlternativeBody', @success OUT, @sTmp0

    -- Finally, add some attachments to the email.
    -- Add a file attachment.
    DECLARE @success int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @email, 'AddFileAttachment2', @success OUT, 'qa_data/pdf/fishing.pdf', 'application/pdf'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @email
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbHtml
        RETURN
      END

    -- Add an attachment where the content is contained in a string.
    DECLARE @content nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @content = 'This is the content of the 2nd attached file.'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @email, 'AddStringAttachment', @success OUT, 'someText.txt', @content

    -- Send the HTML email.
    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
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sbHtml
        RETURN
      END

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

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


    PRINT 'HTML email with attachments sent!'

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


END
GO