How to mail individually in sql mail

SQL Server's built-in mail functionality, also known as SQL Mail, allows you to send emails from your SQL Server database. To mail individually in SQL Mail, you can use the sp_send_dbmail stored procedure. Here's an example:

Step 1: Configure SQL Mail

Before you can use SQL Mail, you need to configure it. You can do this by following these steps:

  1. Open the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and connect to your database.
  2. Expand the "Management" folder in the Object Explorer.
  3. Right-click on "SQL Server Agent" and select "Properties".
  4. In the "SQL Server Agent" Properties window, click on the "Alert System" tab.
  5. Click on the "Database Mail" button.
  6. In the "Database Mail" window, click on the "New Database Mail Profile" button.
  7. Fill in the required information, such as the profile name, SMTP server, and email address.
  8. Click "OK" to save the changes.

Step 2: Create a stored procedure to send individual emails

Create a stored procedure that uses the sp_send_dbmail stored procedure to send individual emails. Here's an example:

CREATE PROCEDURE sp_send_individual_email
    @email_address nvarchar(50),
    @subject nvarchar(50),
    @body nvarchar(max)
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @recipients nvarchar(max)
    SET @recipients = @email_address

    EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_send_dbmail
        @profile_name = 'Your Database Mail Profile',
        @recipients = @recipients,
        @subject = @subject,
        @body = @body,
        @body_format = 'HTML'
END
GO

Replace "Your Database Mail Profile" with the name of the database mail profile you created in Step 1.

Step 3: Call the stored procedure to send individual emails

To send individual emails, simply call the stored procedure and pass in the required parameters. Here's an example:

EXEC sp_send_individual_email '[email protected]', 'Hello John', 'Hello, this is a test email.'

This will send an email to John Doe with the subject "Hello John" and the body "Hello, this is a test email."

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