Collaboration Data Objects, also called CDO, is designed to simplify writing programs that create or manipulate Internet messages. CDO for Windows 2000 is an integral part of the Windows 2000 and higher series of operating systems. It is easy to send SMTP email from SQL Server using CDOsys. It is an alternate method to SQLMail. This article illustrates how to use CDOSys to send formatted emails from Query Analyzer and SQL Server Alerts.
2005-04-25
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SQL Server excels in many areas, including the tight integration of it's internal SQLMail system with Outlook and Exchange. But if you want to use another mail system, SMTP, Lotus Notes, or Groupwise, you are left to your own resources to configure your system. Fortunately new author Chris Shepherd has taken time to dig in and document how to get SQL Server to work with Novell's Groupwise mail system. Read about his setup and troubleshooting tips.
2005-01-27
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SQL Server has a great build in messaging system with SQLMail. Unfortunately it requires Outlook and Exchange to work properly. Some people don't like this or do not run Exchange and have issues getting it to work. Gregory Larsen takes a look at how you can use SMTP to send email from SQL Server.
2004-11-23
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What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
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