1 - set up SQLMail, or else make use of samepl code from MS using sp_OACreate to send smtp message (see version below).2 - well, look into making use of sp_help_job and similar stored procedures to return information about a job (check BOL re sp_help_job, sp_help_jobstep, etc.)if exists (select * from dbo.sysobjects where id = object_id(N'[dbo].[up_spoa_sendmail]') and OBJECTPROPERTY(id, N'IsProcedure') = 1)drop procedure [dbo].[up_spoa_sendmail]GOSET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON GOSET ANSI_NULLS ON GOCREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[up_spoa_sendmail] @From varchar(100) , @To varchar(100) , @Subject varchar(100)=" ", @Body varchar(4000) =" "/*********************************************************************This stored procedure takes the above parameters and sends an e-mail. All of the mail configurations are hard-coded in the stored procedure. Comments are added to the stored procedure where necessary.Reference to the CDOSYS objects are at the following MSDN Web site:http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cdosys/html/_cdosys_messaging.asp***********************************************************************/ AS Declare @iMsg int Declare @hr int Declare @source varchar(255) Declare @description varchar(500) Declare @output varchar(1000)--************* Create the CDO.Message Object ************************ EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'CDO.Message', @iMsg OUT--***************Configuring the Message Object ******************-- This is to configure a remote SMTP server.-- http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cdosys/html/_cdosys_schema_configuration_sendusing.asp-- sendusing value of 2 sets for send message over the network (SMTP over the network)-- http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cdosys/html/_cdosys_cdosendusing_enum.asp EXEC @hr = sp_OASetProperty @iMsg, 'Configuration.fields("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/sendusing").Value','2'-- This is to configure the Server Name or IP address. -- Replace MailServerName by the name or IP of your SMTP Server. EXEC @hr = sp_OASetProperty @iMsg, 'Configuration.fields("http://schemas.microsoft.com/cdo/configuration/smtpserver").Value', 'smtpmailserver' --<---- Save the configurations to the message object. EXEC @hr = sp_OAMethod @iMsg, 'Configuration.Fields.Update', null-- Set the e-mail parameters. EXEC @hr = sp_OASetProperty @iMsg, 'To', @To EXEC @hr = sp_OASetProperty @iMsg, 'From', @From EXEC @hr = sp_OASetProperty @iMsg, 'Subject', @Subject-- If you are using HTML e-mail, use 'HTMLBody' instead of 'TextBody'. EXEC @hr = sp_OASetProperty @iMsg, 'TextBody', @Body EXEC @hr = sp_OAMethod @iMsg, 'Send', NULL-- Sample error handling. IF @hr <>0 select @hr BEGIN EXEC @hr = sp_OAGetErrorInfo NULL, @source OUT, @description OUT IF @hr = 0 BEGIN SELECT @output = ' Source: ' + @source PRINT @output SELECT @output = ' Description: ' + @description PRINT @output END ELSE BEGIN PRINT ' sp_OAGetErrorInfo failed.' RETURN END END-- Do some error handling after each step if you need to.-- Clean up the objects created. EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @iMsgGOSET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER OFF GOSET ANSI_NULLS ON GO--exec up_spoa_sendmail 'SQLMail_sender',Target@Somewhere','CDO mail test','determine whether we can use this'
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