Send xlsx formatted file as attachment using TSQL - excel

Question

For weeks I've been searching the answer for this problem I have. I need to send by email query results from the day before in an excel sheet.
Requirements are:
Extract some data from database from the day before -- OK
Send this query result as Excel file (format xlsx) by email -- NOK
Problems:
Output is only in CSV even when I change the format in #query_attachment_filename. When I use xlsx the generated file cannot be opened.
Missing leading zeros in first 2 columns
My half-working code now:
use xxx
DECLARE #AWBPREFIX VARCHAR(255)
DECLARE #Query VARCHAR(MAX)
SET #AWBPREFIX = '[sep=,' + CHAR(13) + CHAR(10) + 'AWB.PREFIX]'
SET #Query = '
SET NOCOUNT ON
SELECT AWB.PREFIX AS ' + #AWBPREFIX + ',
AWB.SERIAL,
AWB.ORIGIN,
AWB.DEST,
AWB_MOVE.CARRIER,
AWB.PIECES,
AWB.WEIGHT,
AWB_MOVE.PIECES,
AWB_MOVE.WEIGHT,
AWB.NATURE_GOODS,
AWB_MOVE.CARRIER,
AWB_MOVE.FLIGHT_NUMBER,
AWB_MOVE.FLIGHT_DATE,
AWB_MOVE.ORIGIN,
AWB_MOVE.DEST,
AWB_MOVE.ULD_NUMBER,
AWB_MOVE.SHC_LIST
FROM
xxx..AWB
INNER JOIN
AWB_MOVE ON AWB.SEQ = AWB_MOVE.AWB_SEQ
GROUP BY
AWB.PREFIX,
AWB.SERIAL,
AWB.ORIGIN,
AWB.DEST,
AWB_MOVE.CARRIER,
AWB.PIECES,
AWB.WEIGHT,
AWB_MOVE.PIECES,
AWB_MOVE.WEIGHT,
AWB.NATURE_GOODS,
AWB_MOVE.CARRIER,
AWB_MOVE.FLIGHT_NUMBER,
AWB_MOVE.FLIGHT_DATE,
AWB_MOVE.ORIGIN,
AWB_MOVE.DEST,
AWB_MOVE.ULD_NUMBER,
AWB_MOVE.SHC_LIST,
AWB_MOVE.action_status
HAVING AWB_MOVE.FLIGHT_DATE = dateadd(dd,-1,cast(getdate() as date)) AND AWB_MOVE.DEST ="BRU" AND AWB_MOVE.action_status <>"NOT"'
EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_send_dbmail
#profile_name = 'Batch',
#recipients = 'xxx',
#execute_query_database = 'xxx',
#subject ='Import extracts',
#query =#Query,
#query_result_header = 1,
#query_result_separator=',',
#query_result_no_padding=1,
#query_result_width=32767,
#attach_query_result_as_file = 1,
#query_attachment_filename = 'import_batch.csv'
I cannot use SSIS due to office restrictions.
Can someone help me please?
Thanks
Michael

Answer 1

sp_send_dbmail will not make a .xlsx file for you. However, you can use the method described here to make the .csv from sp_send_dbmail readable in excel.
If you have SSRS in your environment, you might be able to create a report subscription which publishes to excel.

Answer 2

I am able to create .XLS files as an attachment, but not .XLSX. I get a warning when opening it, but click "Yes" and it opens.
Try that.
There may be a better way that I have not found.
EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_send_dbmail
#profile_name = 'My_SQL_MailProfile',
#recipients = 'me#myemail.com',
#query = 'select * from My_Table' ,
#subject = 'Test email as XLS',
#attach_query_result_as_file = 1,
#query_attachment_filename='filename.xls', --- XLS worked. XLSX shows as "corrupted"
#query_result_separator=' ' -- tab