sysmail_help_status_sp (Transact-SQL)
Applies to:
SQL Server
Displays the status of Database Mail queues. Use sysmail_start_sp
to start the Database Mail queues and sysmail_stop_sp
to stop the Database Mail queues.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
Syntax
sysmail_help_status_sp
[ ; ]
Return code values
0
(success) or 1
(failure).
Result set
Column name | Data type | Description |
---|---|---|
Status |
nvarchar(7) | The status of the Database Mail. Possible values are STARTED and STOPPED . |
Permissions
By default, only members of the sysadmin fixed server role can access this procedure.
Examples
The following example displays the status of Database Mail.
EXEC msdb.dbo.sysmail_help_status_sp;
GO
Result set:
Status
-------
STARTED