Enable Database Mail in 2012

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  • Easy one, thanks!

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  • Not so easy for me - have seen 2012 yet let alone used it.

    Combination of elimination and guesswork got me there though

    Thanks

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  • It would be new to me that sp_configure is an extended stored procedure.

    I think it is just a normal system stored procedure.

    But still a good question:)

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    Chris Büttner

  • I could be wrong but I don't think this is new to 2012 - I think the OP was just specifying a single known version for accuracy. Pretty sure it works on 2008 although as a developer I don't tend to do a lot of config professionally...

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  • good question:)

  • The extra point is good! 😀

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  • Easy one for me.Thank you.

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  • Nice easy one today.

    alex.d.garland (11/7/2012)


    I could be wrong but I don't think this is new to 2012 - I think the OP was just specifying a single known version for accuracy. Pretty sure it works on 2008 although as a developer I don't tend to do a lot of config professionally...

    Yes, it can be done with sp_configure on 2008 (and 2008 R2). But those two versions also offered two other methods of doing it (the database mail configuration wizard, and the policy based management surface area configuration tool (both inherited from 2005). Maybe in 2012 it isn't possible any more to do it three different ways, just the one way. Certainly a quick search in BoL doesn't throw up any method other than sp_configure to do in in 2012. If so it makes sense to specify 2012 to avoid any argument about whether it should be a "tick multiple boxes" question instead of a check one button question.

    Tom

  • Was a little nervous answering this one. Seemed too easy to be the right answer.

  • i remembered using sp_configure to enable this in 2008 R2 and was happy to see that it was the same in 2012.

  • Thanks to everyone's positive comments!

    My explanation is however not correct "The extended stored procedure "sp_configure""...

    Chris Büttner correctly identified that sp_configure is a stored procedure used to enable extended stored procedures. Good Catch.

    Today in the lab, I will see if there is another way to enable the Database Mail extended stored procedures in SQL 2012.

    Best Regards,

    Mike

  • Thanks for the good question Mike.

  • Thanks for a really easy one!

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