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[99mel]

Does anyone know how to bring up a compose email message?<br><br>Like in HTML u've got mailto: whoever.&nbsp;&nbsp;All i'm wanting to do is the user to click on a button and that brings up a compose message with certain attached files.<br><br>Any help much appreciated<br><br>Mel

 

[Karl Blessing]

In windows most of the time if you run at command line like<br>Shell(&quot;mailto:<A HREF="mailto:kb@kb.com">kb@kb.com</A>&quot it'll do the same, since I know windows98 will do it, execute it as if it were an exectuable, and the system should pick up from there. <p>Karl<br><a href=mailto:kb244@kb244.8m.com>kb244@kb244.8m.com</a><br><a href=

http://kb244.8m.com>

</a><br>Experienced in , or have messed with : VC++, Borland C++ Builder, VJ++6(starting),VB-Dos, VB1 thru VB6, Delphi 3 pro, Borland C++ 3(DOS), Borland C++ 4.5, HTML,Visual InterDev 6, ASP(WebProgramming), QBasic(least i didnt start with COBOL)

 

[MikeLacey]

Mel,<br><br>I don't think Karl got that quite right (sorry Karl &lt;grin&gt it's <FONT FACE=monospace><b>ShellExecute</font></b> and not <FONT FACE=monospace><b>Shell</font></b>. You might like to try this:<br><br><FONT FACE=monospace><b><br>' in the declarations section of the form<br>Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib &quot;shell32.dll&quot; Alias &quot;ShellExecuteA&quot; (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters As String, ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long<br><br>' then, when you want to send the email<br>Dim File, Result<br><br>File = &quot;mailto:mailto:<A HREF="mailto:kb@kb.com">kb@kb.com</A>&quot;<br><br>Result = ShellExecute(0, &quot;OPEN&quot;, File, &quot;&quot;, App.Path & &quot;\&quot;, 0)<br><br><br></font></b><br> <p>Mike<br><a href=mailto:michael.j.lacey@ntlworld.com>michael.j.lacey@ntlworld.com</a><br><a href=

http://www.cargill.com/>

Cargill's Corporate Web Site</a><br>

 

[Karl Blessing]

um same principles, and Shell does work, try it yourself. <p>Karl<br><a href=mailto:kb244@kb244.8m.com>kb244@kb244.8m.com</a><br><a href=

http://kb244.8m.com>

</a><br>Experienced in , or have messed with : VC++, Borland C++ Builder, VJ++6(starting),VB-Dos, VB1 thru VB6, Delphi 3 pro, Borland C++ 3(DOS), Borland C++ 4.5, HTML,Visual InterDev 6, ASP(WebProgramming), QBasic(least i didnt start with COBOL)

 

[99mel]

That works fine.<br><br>I'm wondering can i place an attachment in that e-mail now? through the code?<br><br>thanks for ya help<br><br>mel

 

[Karl Blessing]

well the attachement is usally just rawwrite, in outlook, try looking at the mails source by right clicking, properties, then next tab, and there should be a source, or advance button at the bottom, it'll give you an idea how to setup the textual part of the email, then where to just start writing the raw binary information. <p>Karl<br><a href=mailto:kb244@kb244.8m.com>kb244@kb244.8m.com</a><br><a href=

http://kb244.8m.com>

</a><br>Experienced in , or have messed with : VC++, Borland C++ Builder, VJ++6(starting),VB-Dos, VB1 thru VB6, Delphi 3 pro, Borland C++ 3(DOS), Borland C++ 4.5, HTML,Visual InterDev 6, ASP(WebProgramming), QBasic(least i didnt start with COBOL)