I don't believe you'll find anyone more pro-xp_CmdShell or pro_BCP than myself but I can't figure out why you bothered with either for this task since sp_SendDBMail could have easily handled this task. And having to install a 3rd party piece of shareware on a server certainly doesn't make for a 'T-SQL Only' project, IMHO. Why didn't you just use sp_SendDBMail which can take a 2GB VARCHAR(MAX) body with the custom HTML formatting from your article? --Jeff Moden RBAR is pronounced ree-bar and is a Modenism for Row- By- Agonizing- Row. First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code: Stop thinking about what you want to do to a row. Think, instead, of what you want to do to a column.

If you think its expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur. -- Red Adair Helpful Links. Jeff Moden (6/19/2013) I don't believe you'll find anyone more pro-xp_CmdShell or pro_BCP than myself but I can't figure out why you bothered with either for this task since sp_SendDBMail could have easily handled this task. And having to install a 3rd party piece of shareware on a server certainly doesn't make for a 'T-SQL Only' project, IMHO. Why didn't you just use sp_SendDBMail which can take a 2GB VARCHAR(MAX) body with the custom HTML formatting from your article?

Thanks for the feedback Jeff! Basically, I think you are right.

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