sending mail using default mail client

[ganders]

hi

the following code opens an outlook mailitem. but what happens, if the user doesnt have outlook installed on his machine??
is there a way to detect the users default mailclient and open a mailitem of this mailclient (i.e. netscape,..)?

best regards


Dim pApp As Outlook.Application
Dim pMail As Outlook.MailItem
pApp = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
pMail = pApp.CreateItem(Outlook.OlItemType.olMailItem)
pMail.Display()

 

[mark007]

You could shellexecute a hyperlink mailto:emailaddy@server.com?subject=subject

This would do the same as clicking an email address on a web page i.e. open a new mail in the default mail app.

 

[ganders]

attachments?

hi

tx for your reply. the problem is: the newly created mail sould contain an attachment. and as far as i know, this isnt supported in the mailto-protocol.

or is it??

how can i open a mailitem containing an attachment?

regards

 

[mark007]

In that case Im pretty sure what you are trying to accomplish is not possible.

Only possible ways round it that I can think of are:
1. Write code for all possible applications and ask the user/look up in the registry which piece of code is required or
2. write an smtp calss and ask the user for their details then send it yourself.