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Asked: 2026-06-07T22:05:46+00:00

I’m trying to make a program that emails the results of a query (in

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I’m trying to make a program that emails the results of a query (in a dataset) to a user… My code is:

Public Class Form1

    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

        Me.Paid_Out_TbTableAdapter.Fill(Me.dataset.Paid_Out_Tb)
        Me.ReportViewer1.RefreshReport()
        Try
            Dim SmtpServer As New SmtpClient()
            Dim mail As New MailMessage()
            SmtpServer.Credentials = New  _
            Net.NetworkCredential("Bob", "password")
            SmtpServer.Port = 25
            SmtpServer.Host = "server"
            mail = New MailMessage()
            mail.From = New MailAddress("email@email.com")
            mail.To.Add("Email@email.com")
            mail.Subject = "Test Mail"
            mail.Body = (Me.DataSet.Paid_Out_Tb.ToString)
            SmtpServer.Send(mail)
            MsgBox("mail send")
        Catch ex As Exception
            MsgBox(ex.ToString)
        End Try
    End Sub

Everything works except sending the email body… How can i get the results to email as the body?

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can use Linq and VB’s new inline xml literals capability to generate the html. Try this:

    Dim payOuts = _
<html>
    <body>
        <table>
            <tr><th>My First Column Header</th><th>My Second Column Header</th></tr>
            <%= From paidOut In Me.DataDeliveryServiceDataSet.Paid_Out_Tb.AsEnumerable _
                Select <tr>
                            <td><%= paidOut.MyFirstColum %></td>
                            <td><%= paidOut.MySecondColum %></td>
                       </tr> %>
        </table>
    </body>
</html>

mail.IsBodyHtml = True 
mail.Body = payouts.ToString

    Be sure to include a reference to System.Data.DataSetExtensions.dll in your project if it isn’t already there. You’ll also need Imports System.Linq on your class. See the Using LINQ and XML Literals to transform a DataTable into a HTML table blog posting by Éric Moreau for a good explanation.

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