(SQL Server) Send High Priority Email (SMTP, X-Priority header)

Demonstrates how to send high-priorty email (or lower priority email) by setting the X-Priority header field.

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CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    --  The mailman object is used for sending and receiving email.
    DECLARE @mailman int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.MailMan2', @mailman OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    --  Any string argument automatically begins the 30-day trial.
    DECLARE @success int

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'UnlockComponent', @success OUT, '30-day trial'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT

        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    --  Set the SMTP server (obviously, use your SMTP server, not chilkatsoft.com)
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'SmtpHost', 'smtp.chilkatsoft.com'

    --  Set the SMTP login/password (if required)
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'SmtpUsername', 'myUsername'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @mailman, 'SmtpPassword', 'myPassword'

    --  Create a new email object
    DECLARE @email int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Email2', @email OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @email, 'Subject', 'This is a test'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @email, 'Body', 'This is a test'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @email, 'From', 'Chilkat Support <support@chilkatsoft.com>'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @email, 'AddTo', NULL, 'Chilkat Admin', 'admin@chilkatsoft.com'
    --  To add more recipients, call AddTo, AddCC, or AddBcc once per recipient.

    --  To send high-priority email,
    --  add the X-Priority header field with the value "1"
    --  to indicate highest-priority.
    --  A value of "3" is normal, which is the same as not setting
    --  the X-Priority header at all, and "5" is the lowest.
    --  "2" and "4" are in-betweens.

    --  Microsoft Outlook might add the following headers when
    --  sending high-priority email.

    --  X-Priority: 1 (Highest)
    --  X-MSMail-Priority: High
    --  Importance: High

    --  The X-Priority header alone is enough to make the email high-priority.

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @email, 'AddHeaderField', NULL, 'X-Priority', '1'

    --  Call SendEmail to connect to the SMTP server and send.
    --  The connection (i.e. session) to the SMTP server remains
    --  open so that subsequent SendEmail calls may use the
    --  same connection.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'SendEmail', @success OUT, @email
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT

        PRINT @sTmp0
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'CloseSmtpConnection', @success OUT
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        PRINT 'Connection to SMTP server not closed cleanly.'
      END

    PRINT 'Mail Sent!'
END
GO