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The document discusses several ways to send messages and generate files from SQL Server including sending WhatsApp messages by integrating with messaging APIs, sending emails with attachments using sp_send_dbmail, and generating PDFs by using SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS).

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The document discusses several ways to send messages and generate files from SQL Server including sending WhatsApp messages by integrating with messaging APIs, sending emails with attachments using sp_send_dbmail, and generating PDFs by using SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS).

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It is not possible to send a WhatsApp message directly from SQL Server as it is a

database management system and not a messaging platform. However, you can achieve
this functionality by integrating SQL Server with a third-party messaging API.

There are several APIs available that can be used to send WhatsApp messages
programmatically, such as Twilio, Nexmo, and WhatsApp Business API. To use these
APIs, you will need to sign up for an account and obtain the necessary credentials
and API keys.

Once you have the API credentials, you can use SQL Server's built-in support for
HTTP requests (using the sp_OACreate and sp_OAMethod stored procedures) to make API
calls to send WhatsApp messages. You can write a stored procedure or user-defined
function in SQL Server that takes the necessary parameters (such as the recipient's
phone number and the message text), formats them into a JSON payload, and sends an
HTTP POST request to the messaging API.

Here is an example of a SQL Server stored procedure that sends a WhatsApp message
using the Twilio API:

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CREATE PROCEDURE SendWhatsAppMessage
@ToPhoneNumber varchar(20),
@MessageText nvarchar(max)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE @url nvarchar(max);
DECLARE @postData nvarchar(max);

SET @url =
'https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/<account_sid>/Messages.json';
SET @postData = 'To=whatsapp:' + @ToPhoneNumber + '&From=<twilio_number>&Body='
+ @MessageText;

EXEC sp_OACreate 'MSXML2.XMLHTTP', @obj OUT;


EXEC sp_OAMethod @obj, 'open', NULL, 'POST', @url, 'false';
EXEC sp_OAMethod @obj, 'setRequestHeader', NULL, 'Content-Type',
'application/x-www-form-urlencoded';
EXEC sp_OAMethod @obj, 'setRequestHeader', NULL, 'Authorization', 'Basic
<base64_encoded_auth_string>';
EXEC sp_OAMethod @obj, 'send', NULL, @postData;
EXEC sp_OADestroy @obj;
END

Note that this example is specific to the Twilio API and you will need to replace
the placeholders <account_sid>, <twilio_number>, and <base64_encoded_auth_string>
with the appropriate values from your Twilio account. Also, keep in mind that using
third-party APIs to send messages may incur additional costs, depending on the
provider and the volume of messages sent.
To send an email with an attachment from SQL Server, you can use the sp_send_dbmail
stored procedure. This stored procedure is available in SQL Server and allows you
to send email messages directly from within a T-SQL script or stored procedure.

To include an attachment in the email, you need to specify the attachment file name
and file path in the @file_attachments parameter of the sp_send_dbmail stored
procedure. Here's an example:

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EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_send_dbmail
@profile_name = 'YourMailProfile',
@recipients = '[email protected]',
@subject = 'Test Email with Attachment',
@body = 'Please find attached the requested file.',
@file_attachments = 'C:\Temp\testfile.txt';
In this example, the @file_attachments parameter specifies the full path of the
file to be attached to the email.

You can also specify multiple attachments by separating their file paths with
semicolons. For example:

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EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_send_dbmail
@profile_name = 'YourMailProfile',
@recipients = '[email protected]',
@subject = 'Test Email with Attachments',
@body = 'Please find attached the requested files.',
@file_attachments = 'C:\Temp\testfile1.txt;C:\Temp\testfile2.txt';
Note that the SQL Server service account needs to have permission to access the
file(s) being attached in order to attach them to the email. Additionally, the
maximum size of an attachment that can be sent via sp_send_dbmail is determined by
the mail server's configuration.
To generate PDF files from SQL Server, you can use a combination of SQL Server
Reporting Services (SSRS) and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS).

Create an SSRS report that retrieves the data from the SQL Server database and
formats it as a report. This report can include tables, charts, and other
visualizations as required.

Configure the SSRS report to render in PDF format. This can be done by setting the
OutputFormat property of the report to "PDF".

Create an SSIS package that includes a data flow task that retrieves the data from
the SQL Server database and passes it to the SSRS report. This can be done using an
SSRS data source component and an SSRS report component in the SSIS package.

Configure the SSIS package to generate a PDF file from the SSRS report. This can be
done using an SSIS file system task that saves the rendered PDF file to a specified
directory.

Here's an overview of the steps involved:

Create an SSRS report that retrieves the data from the SQL Server database and
formats it as a report.

Configure the SSRS report to render in PDF format.

Create an SSIS package that includes a data flow task that retrieves the data from
the SQL Server database and passes it to the SSRS report.

Configure the SSIS package to generate a PDF file from the SSRS report using an
SSIS file system task.

Here's an example of how to generate a PDF file from an SSRS report using an SSIS
package:

Create an SSRS report that retrieves the data from the SQL Server database and
formats it as a report. Set the OutputFormat property of the report to "PDF".

Create a new SSIS package and add a data flow task.

In the data flow task, add an SSRS data source component and configure it to use
the SQL Server database as the data source and the SSRS report as the report.

Add an SSRS report component and connect it to the SSRS data source component.

Add a file system task to the control flow of the SSIS package and configure it to
save the rendered PDF file to a specified directory.

Configure the SSIS package to run on a schedule or trigger it manually.


When the SSIS package is executed, it will retrieve the data from the SQL Server
database, pass it to the SSRS report, render the report in PDF format, and save the
PDF file to the specified directory using the file system task.

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