• I am sticking the code being used now here:

    CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[sp_send_cdosysmail]

    @From varchar(100) ,

    @To varchar(100) ,

    @Subject varchar(100)=" ",

    @Body varchar(4000) =" ",

    @attachment nvarchar(100)= " ",

    @bodytype varchar(10)=" "

    /*********************************************************************

    This stored procedure takes the parameters and sends an e-mail.

    All the mail configurations are hard-coded in the stored procedure.

    Comments are added to the stored procedure where necessary.

    References 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)

    declare @Comment 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

    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',

    'mail.to-me.com'

    -- 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'.

    Select @bodytype=

    CASE @bodytype

    when ' ' then 'TextBody'

    else @bodytype

    end

    print @attachment

    EXEC @hr = sp_OASetProperty @iMsg, @bodytype, @Body

    if @attachment is not null

    begin

    EXEC @hr = sp_OAMethod @iMsg, 'AddAttachment',@Comment out, @attachment

    end

    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 have to.

    -- Clean up the objects created.

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @iMsg

    Kindest Regards,
    David

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