How To Send Mail Using SQL Server: Part 1

Introduction

In this article I am explaining how to send a mail using SQL Server 2008. In this part I will just configure my email account and send a test email. Use the following procedure to send an email using SQL Server.

There are the following three parts of this tutorial:
Step 1

Log in to SQL Server 2008 with a correct user name and password.

Step 2

Expand the Management tab then select SQL Server Logs then right-click on Database Mail then select Configure Database Mail.

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Step 3

The following window appears:

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Click Next.
 
Step 4

Select the Set up Database Mail by performing the following tasks: radio button.

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Step 5

Click Next then a confirmation box appears; click OK on that.

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Step 6

When you click OK then write the profile name description and click on Add.

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Step 7

Then a new window apears where you provide your profile name and configure Outgoing Mail Server(SMTP) then click Basic authentication and provide your email id and password then click OK.

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Step 8

Then in the new window it will show your profile, check that and click Next.

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Step 9

Then in the new window the Configure System Parameters description is shown.

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Step 10

Click Next. It will show a confirmation about your profile; click Finish.

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Step 11

Now the email service has been configured, click Close.

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Step 11

Send a test email by right-clicking on database mail and click Send Test E-Mail.

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Step 12

Provide the Test Email Id and click On Send Test E-Mail. Then check your mail to see if you got the mail. Enjoy!!

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Note:

After the Account and the Profile are created successfully, we need to configure the Database Mail. To configure it, we need to enable the Database Mail XPs parameter using the sp_configure Stored Procedure, as shown here:
  1. sp_CONFIGURE 'show advanced', 1  
  2. GO  
  3. RECONFIGURE  
  4. GO  
  5. sp_CONFIGURE 'Database Mail XPs', 1  
  6. GO  
  7. RECONFIGURE  
  8. GO 

Output Message

The Configuration option "show advanced options" changed from 0 to 1. Run the RECONFIGURE statement to install.
The configuration option "Database Mail XPs" changed from 1 to 1. Run the RECONFIGURE statement to install.

Use the following query to send mail using query:

Send Mail Query

USE msdb;--Must Use msdb databse otherwise you will get error.

  1. GO  
  2. EXEC sp_send_dbmail @profile_name='MyTestMail',  
  3. @recipients='[email protected]',  
  4. @subject='My Test Mail Service.',  
  5. @body='Database Mail Received Successfully.'  
This is the body of the this message

Note:

If you are using a database other than msdb then use a stroed procedure like msdb.dbo.sp_send_dbmail. The log can be checked in sysmail_log table as shown below:
  1. SELECT * FROM sysmail_mailitems  
  2. GO  
  3. SELECT * FROM sysmail_log  
  4. GO  
  5. select * from sysmail_log 
Summary
 
In this illustration you learned about configuring and sending mail using SQL Server 2008. Please provide your valuable comments about this article.
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