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sysmail_help_status_sp (Transact-SQL)

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.

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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.

EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sysmail_help_status_sp ;
GO

Result set:

Status
-------
STARTED