If you’re trying to send mail with SQL Server but it’s not being delivered, try checking the sysmail_faileditems view.
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Check Unsent Mail in SQL Server (T-SQL)
When sending emails from SQL Server, you can check for any unsent mail with the sysmail_unsentitems view.
Fix “profile name is not valid” When Sending Mail from SQL Server
If you try to send mail from SQL Server, but you get a “profile name is not valid” it’s probably because you haven’t specified a valid profile for the @profile_name argument.
How to Remove a Database Mail Account from a Profile in SQL Server (T-SQL)
In SQL Server, you can use the sysmail_delete_profileaccount_sp stored procedure to remove a Database Mail account from a profile.
You can remove the account from a specific profile, or you can remove it from all profiles. You can also remove all accounts from a given profile.
The way it works is, you provide two arguments; the account name or its ID, and the profile name or its ID. If you omit the argument for the profile, the account is removed from all profiles. If you omit the argument for the account, then all accounts are removed from the profile.
Continue readingDelete a Database Mail Profile in SQL Server (T-SQL)
In SQL Server, you can use the sysmail_delete_profile_sp stored procedure to delete an existing Database Mail profile.
You can delete a profile by providing either its name or its ID (but you must provide either one or the other).
Continue readingDelete a Database Mail Account in SQL Server (T-SQL)
In SQL Server, you can use the sysmail_delete_account_sp stored procedure to delete an existing Database Mail account.
You can delete an account by providing either its name or its ID (but you must provide either one or the other).
Continue readingUpdate a Database Mail Account in SQL Server (T-SQL)
In SQL Server, you can use the sysmail_update_account_sp stored procedure in the msdb database to update your existing Database Mail accounts with T-SQL.
Update a Database Mail Profile in SQL Server (T-SQL)
In SQL Server, you can use the sysmail_update_profile_sp stored procedure in the msdb database to update your existing Database Mail profiles with T-SQL.
How to Email Query Results as an Attachment in SQL Server (T-SQL)
In SQL Server, you can send emails using the sp_send_dbmail stored procedure in the msdb database.
One of the choices you have when executing this procedure is whether or not to include the results of a query.
Another choice you have is whether or not to send those results in an attachment.
Continue readingSend Emails with Attachments in SQL Server (T-SQL)
SQL Server provides us with the ability to send emails via its Database Mail solution. This includes a bunch of stored procedures that facilitate the configuration and sending of emails.
To send an email, use the sp_send_dbmail stored procedure. This procedure accepts a bunch of optional arguments, one of which allows you to send attachments.
Actually, there are two arguments that enable you to send attachments. The one you use will depend on the context.
They are:
@file_attachments– Allows you to specify a file to attach to the email.@attach_query_result_as_file– This is only applicable if you’re also using@queryto email the results of a query.
Examples below.
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