SQL Server

Transition from MailMan.LoadXmlEmail to Email.SetFromXmlText

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated LoadXmlEmail method calls with Email.SetFromXmlText. SQL Server

-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

    DECLARE @mailman int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.MailMan', @mailman OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- ...
    -- ...

    DECLARE @xmlFilePath nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @xmlFilePath = 'c:/test/example.xml'

    -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    -- The LoadXmlEmail method is deprecated:

    DECLARE @emailObj int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @mailman, 'LoadXmlEmail', @emailObj OUT, @xmlFilePath
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @mailman, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman
        RETURN
      END

    -- ...
    -- ...

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @emailObj

    -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    -- Do the equivalent using Email.SetFromXmlText.

    DECLARE @sb int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sb OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sb, 'LoadFile', @success OUT, @xmlFilePath, 'utf-8'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @sb, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sb
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @email int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Email', @email OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sb, 'GetAsString', @sTmp0 OUT
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @email, 'SetFromXmlText', @success OUT, @sTmp0
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sb
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @email
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @mailman
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sb
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @email


END
GO