Sp_OAMethod, AttachFile, Attachment Comes Through As Ascii Text
May 11, 2007
hey all.
im new to the ASP/SQL scene, so please bare with me.
i have to send an email (with two attachments) through sql server.
the mail arrives, but the attachments are not attachments... they are ascii text in the body. im using an existing stored proc, which apparently works. so there is no reason this shouldn't work.
The file exists, the path is correct. Its obviously seeing and reading the file (otherwise there would be no data to print as ascii)
thanks all.
Also, if you know of a better place where i can post this thread, please let me know
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Is it possible to create the files on a Share using sp_OAMethod.
Hi! I have a COM object with one method that I want to call from a SQL Server 7 stored procedure.
The method in the COM object looks like,
(Public Sub getXmlData(sqlStr As String, xslPath As String, sourceID As String, sendMethod As String)
When I call this method from the SP I get an error,
Source: ODSOLE Extended Procedure Description: sp_OAMethod usage: ObjPointer int IN, MethodName varchar IN [, @returnval <any> OUT [, additional IN, OUT, or BOTH params]]
I am trying to call a working DLL from a stored procedure. The object is made, but when I invoke a method, I get an error message that I guess indicates that I am calling it incorrectly. But I can’t find what’s wrong:
The COM is TDMSQLUtil.dll and is registered on the server, and only has one class and one method.
Public Sub RemoveItems(ByVal ItemNumbers As String, ByRef Col1 As String, _ Col2 As String, ByRef Col3 As String, ByRef Col4 As String, ByRef Col5 As String, ByRef Col6 As String, ByRef Col7 As String, ByRef Col8 As String, ByRef Col9 As String)
I call it with: 1 ) Exec @HResult = sp_OACreate 'TDMSQLUtil.cHandleString', @Object out (this does not return an error)
Where can I find a description of the methods and properties that are available for sp_OAMethod? I've looked in BOL and any other source I could think of but I come up dry everytime.
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I have a DTS package that runs 4x a day and generates an excel spreadsheet, renames that spreadsheet with a datetime stamp and then places it into a folder on our network. I have been asked to email that spreadsheet to someone everytime the package runs.
My question is what would be the best way to handle this and how do I ensure that whatever process I define grabs the correct file? The folder that the Excel file is being placed into has multiple files in it. Is there a way to tell SQL Server which file to grab and email?
Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
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I’m new to T-sql and need help understanding the CHAR() and ASCII functions. I tried to run these commands to better understand them but I get the same results each time. Here is the query with the char command
USE Northwind SELECT FirstName + ' ' + LastName, + CHAR(13) + Address, + CHAR(13) + City, + Region FROM Employees WHERE EmployeeID = 1
Nancy Davolio 507 - 20th Ave. E. Apt. 2A Seattle WA
(1 row(s) affected)
Here is the same command without the char function.
USE Northwind SELECT FirstName + ' ' + LastName, + address, + city, + region from employees where employeeID = 1
address city region ------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- --------------- Nancy Davolio 507 - 20th Ave. E. Apt. 2A Seattle WA
(1 row(s) affected)
As you can see I get the same results back except for the column names being displayed.
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Dear all, I've a different problem while writing some script.
actually i need all the currency symbols and its ascii values. i downloaded from one website, it is showing correctly in msword. but i'm not getting the same thind in EDITPLUS.
Dear all, I've a different problem while writing some script.
actually i need all the currency symbols and its ascii values. i downloaded from one website, it is showing correctly in msword. but i'm not getting the same thing in EDITPLUS.
item custclass totalcustclass ------------------------- 06-5841 INST-CLINPRAC 1 06-5841 INST-MKT/MEDIA 2 06-5841 PROGRAM 1 06-5841 STANDARD 4 06-5845 STANDARD 1 AX-048 INST-MKT/MEDIA 4 KT-048 PROGRAM 2 KT-048 STANDARD 4
i want condition like if item is starting with number then totalcustclass whcih is count(*) remain same giving correct results...but if item startign with ascii character then totalcustclass r getting double so i have to /2..
i want results:
item custclass totalcustclass ------------------------- 06-5841 INST-CLINPRAC 1 06-5841 INST-MKT/MEDIA 2 06-5841 PROGRAM 1 06-5841 STANDARD 4 06-5845 STANDARD 1 AX-048 INST-MKT/MEDIA 2 KT-048 PROGRAM 1 KT-048 STANDARD 2
select item, custclass,
case when item is <ascii> then count(custclass)/2 else count(custclass) as totalcustclass
from itemcustclass
can anyone tell me what condition will come in case?
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PS: earlier i had generated a flat file using data export from Excel & that worked in the target system well. is there any difference in the file encoding generated by excel and integration services?
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Hi, I am using the following stored procedure to send a mail with attachment. But the mail is sent without the attachment. Can anyone help me?
CREATE PROCEDURE DBO.sp_Send_Mail_test( @p_From as nvarchar(50), @p_To as nvarchar(50), @p_Subject as nvarchar(255), @p_Body as varchar(1000), @p_CC as text = null, @p_BCC as text = null, @p_Attachment varchar(500)=null ) AS Declare @Message int Declare @hr int Declare @source varchar(255) Declare @description varchar(500)
EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'CDO.Message', @Message OUT
I am able to send normal mails from SQL Server with no attachments.
But when i am trying to send mail with an attachment i get following error.
Server: Msg 18025, Level 16, State 1, Line 0 xp_sendmail: failed with mail error 0x80004005
I am running SQL Server 2000 , SP3.
select @@version --------------------------------- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 - 8.00.760 (Intel X86) Dec 17 2002 14:22:05 Copyright (c) 1988-2003 Microsoft Corporation Standard Edition on Windows NT 5.0 (Build 2195: Service Pack 4)
We have a DTS package in the old SS2000 that we are still using in SS2005. We change the old xp_sendmail to use the new sp_send_dbmail. This runs fine without attachment. But with attachment, I'm encountering an error when running the package.
The task reported failure on execution. The client connection security context could not be impersonated. Attaching file requires an integrated client login. Syntax error or access violation.
I cannot find much topic on the net about this error.
Dim smtpServer As String = Dts.Variables("MailSMTPServer").Value.ToString Dim htmlMessageTo As String = Dts.Variables("ToLine").Value.ToString Dim htmlMessageFrom As String = Dts.Variables("FromLine").Value.ToString Dim htmlMessageSubject As String = Dts.Variables("MailSubj").Value.ToString Dim htmlMessageBody As String = Dts.Variables("MailBody").Value.ToString Dim htmlMessageLog As String = Dts.Variables("ErrorLog2").Value.ToString Dim htmlMessage As MailMessage Dim mySmtpClient As SmtpClient Dim m As New System.Net.Mail.MailMessage Dim AttachLog As Attachment = New Attachment(htmlMessageLog)
htmlMessage = New MailMessage(htmlMessageFrom, htmlMessageTo, htmlMessageSubject, htmlMessageBody)
mySmtpClient = New SmtpClient("<SMTP Server name>") m.Attachments.Add(AttachLog)
mySmtpClient.Credentials = New NetworkCredential("<emailid>", "<password>")
mySmtpClient.Send(htmlMessage)
Dts.TaskResult = Dts.Results.Success End Sub
Please let me know, how can i see Attachment in my mail.
I am encountering the same problem above and I did exacly as described . But it is not working.
I must send emails every month with dynamically named files as attachments. The files are named according to the date on which they are generated. For example on the first of November 2007, the file will be named myfile_1_11_2007.
I have created a variable called DynamicFileName with package scope, data type string and default value: d:\tests\
In "Send Mail Task Editor" Dialog Box, I have specified the following:
smtpConnection: smtptest.server.com From :nemo@smtptest.server.com To: nemo@smtptest.server.com Subject: Dynamic File Email MessageSourceType: Variable MessageSource: blank Priority: blank Attachments: blank
When I execute the package, I get the following errors: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Error at Send Mail Task [Send Mail Task]: Either the file "d:\tests\myfile_1_7_2007.csv" does not exist or you do not have permissions to access the file.
Error at Send Mail Task: There were errors during task validation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Of course, the file does not exist. It will exist at tun-time. How can I tell the Send Mail Task to use a filename that is dynamic ?
By the way, once I have specified the code for FileAttachments, on trying to edit the Send Mail Task Properties, I can see that the Atachments field has been set to "d: estsmyfile_1_7_2007.csv by itself: I never typed it there !! It seems that the task executes the code even before it is run. If I remove the attachment path manually, on running the dts, I get an error saying that "either the file does not exist or you do not have permission to access the file.
I would be most grateful if anyone could be of help
