sysmail_help_profile_sp (Transact-SQL)
Lists information about one or more mail profiles.
Syntax
sysmail_help_profile_sp [ [ @profile_id = ] profile_id | [ @profile_name = ] 'profile_name' ]
Arguments
[ @profile_id = ] profile_id
The profile id to return information for. profile_id is int, with a default of NULL.[ @profile_name = ] 'profile_name'
The profile name to return information for. profile_name is sysname, with a default of NULL.
Return Code Values
0 (success) or 1 (failure)
Result Sets
Returns a result set with the following columns.
Column name |
Data type |
Description |
profile_id |
int |
The profile id for the profile. |
name |
sysname |
The profile name for the profile. |
description |
nvarchar(256) |
The description for the profile. |
Remarks
When a profile name or profile id is specified, sysmail_help_profile_sp returns information about that profile. Otherwise, sysmail_help_profile_sp returns information about every profile in the SQL Server instance.
The stored procedure sysmail_help_profile_sp is in the msdb database and is owned by the dbo schema. The procedure must be executed with a three-part name if the current database is not msdb.
Permissions
Execute permissions for this procedure default to members of the sysadmin fixed server role.
Examples
A. Listing all profiles
The following example shows listing all profiles in the instance.
EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sysmail_help_profile_sp;
Here is a sample result set, reformatted for line length:
profile_id name description
----------- ----------------------------- ------------------------------
56 AdventureWorks2008R2 Administrator Administrative mail profile.
57 AdventureWorks2008R2 Operator Operator mail profile.
B. Listing a specific profile
The following example shows listing information for the profile AdventureWorks2008R2 Administrator.
EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sysmail_help_profile_sp
@profile_name = 'AdventureWorks2008R2 Administrator' ;
Here is a sample result set, reformatted for line length:
profile_id name description
----------- ----------------------------- ------------------------------
56 AdventureWorks2008R2 Administrator Administrative mail profile.
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